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 Cardiovascular Information - December 1, 2008
| Washington, D.C. (AHN)-Showing his appreciation for the doctors that saved his life, Vice President Dick Cheney has donated millions of dollars to fund a new heart center at George Washington University Hospital | | Chicago, Illinois (AHN)-A new study suggests heart attacks might be a risk for coffee drinkers with a common genetic trait that makes caffeine linger in their bodies | | New research is reinforcing the longstanding belief that a connection exists between periodontal disease, or severe gum inflammation, and cardiovascular disease. The nature of the relationship is still unclear and patients cannot rely only on good oral hygiene as a way to reduce their risk for heart disease--they must manage other risk factors for the disease as well | | Doctors know that cholesterol-busting statins and beta-blocker blood pressure medicines help prevent cardiovascular disease. Now, new research suggests they may also ward off the heart attacks that sometimes appear as the first sign of cardiovascular trouble. Scientists studied 1,400 patients newly diagnosed with heart disease to try to pinpoint why some had a heart attack while others experienced chest pain known as exercise-induced angina, which is far less dangerous. Twice as many of the chest pain patients had filled prescriptions for a beta blocker or a statin during the previous five months, they found | | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports that 25 people died and 54 experienced serious cardiovascular problems after taking medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder between 1999 and 2003 | |
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