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Ultrasound Used to Predict Heart Attack Risk
Provides noninvasive way to identify plaques, improve effectiveness of therapy

Statins Help Obese People After Bypass Surgery
Cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce closing of heart arteries, study shows

Heart Drug Used in Ambulance Boosts Survival
High dose of tirofiban plus standard therapy had lower overall mortality, study finds

Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run
Benefit disappears within three years, study finds

U.S. Hospitals Underutilize Proven Heart Failure Therapy
They don't use CRT pacing devices as they should or follow published guidelines, study finds

Studies Refine Obesity’s Risk for Heart Troubles
Not all overweight in metabolic danger, but waist size a factor even in the normal-weight

Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly
Higher adiponectin levels may indicate underlying disease, study finds

Too Much Salt Boosts Blood Pressure
Study rules out the effect of one genetic variation

Turbulence Predicts Death Risk for Heart Failure Patients
Abnormal beating a marker for those most likely to die suddenly, study says

Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly
Walking a few blocks or gardening protects against the abnormal heartbeat, study finds