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Byline: American Heart Association News THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Dr. Anezi Uzendu should not be here to explain what a cardiac arrest looks like. He's [...]

Byline: Patrick Varine July 19--When Murrysville Councilman Tony Spadaro realized that his wife Donna was having a heart attack in January, he knew exactly what to do. Spadaro called 911, [...]

Reports that British rock star David Bowie underwent an emergency angioplasty in a German hospital in June 2004 for blocked artery in his heart, according to his publicist Mitch Schneider. Bowie had complained of a pinched nerve during a European concert tour; Bowie is recovering at home and hopes to resume work in August 2004.

The following editorial appeared in Friday's Washington Post: One would hope that any citizen would cross the street to help a dying man. So when those whose very job is [...]

TUESDAY, July 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The time at which heart attack patients arrive at the hospital may affect their chances for survival, new research suggests. Showing up at [...]

SATURDAY, May 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Some reminders about detecting and treating strokes are offered as Stroke Awareness Month continues. Dr. Henry Woo and Dr. David Fiorella, co-directors of [...]

The article discusses research on the risk of subsequent arterial cardiovascular events in patients with first unprovoked pulmonary embolism, by F. A. Klok, published in the 2009 issue of "Blood."

Argues that Pfizer is taking a risky legal path by refusing to withdraw its painkiller Celebrex from the market over some unclear evidence which suggests that the drug may cause an increased risk of cardiovascular events in people taking high doses. CEO Henry McKinnell who stands firm against withdrawing the drug; Admission from lawyers that the evidence against Celebrex is not as damning as that against Merck's drug Vioxx; Belief that Pfizer could save the medication and itself by putting all the risk information in the public domain and leaving the decision to use to doctors and patients; How keeping the drug on the market while pulling its advertising may have an negative impact; Cases pending against Pfizer over the use of the painkiller.

Reports that the United States Federal Aviation Administration has required all planes operated by U.S. airlines to carry a defibrillator, which is a device that shocks a human heart back into normal rhythm during a heart attack. Required supplies in medical kits; Design of defibrillators in a way that people with no training can use them.

Reports on the collapse, death and subsequent revival of Olympic track and field judge Ken Williamson following the use of defibrillators in New York City.

LIVING ALONE WITH AN AILING HEART Dr. Robert Meals lives alone. He is a heart patient and 95 years old! Almost four years ago, Dr. Meals suffered a myocardial infarction [...]