Halting increases seen in prescriptions for effective treatments
Researchers find link to cytomegalovirus
Heart attacks soared after 1998 soccer thriller against Argentina
Study finds platelets an active participant in formation of lesions
Readily available tools ignored, heart association president says
Two new tools offer information about cardiovascular disease
Drops prevent cardiovascular problems even for those in normal range
Harvard study finds zebrafish can regrow heart muscle without scarring
Three patients on Permax developed valve disorder
Cholesterol-lowering drugs make arteries healthier
Controlling the heart rate works for many patients
Researchers trying catheter device to lower body temperature of heart attack victims
Study finds men with condition at higher death risk
Technique comes up with better way to harvest arteries from arm
But researchers say preventive measures are possible
Two new studies offer seemingly conflicting views
New research outlines best heart-healthy diet strategies
It detects elevated peptide levels
Study says they lower risk of heart disease and death
Researcher boldly says it'll lower homocysteine levels
Lower death rate when patients see cardiologists
Experts say most are actually full-fledged strokes
Dangerous heart rhythms persisted a month after attacks
Study finds first evidence for possible culprit in infant deaths
But it apparently has nothing to do with lower cholesterol
Atkins-like diet may lower bad blood fats while dropping pounds
Robotic arms make operation less invasive and traumatic
But study finds it can save lives anyway
Prevents limb amputation in those with circulatory problems
Having centenarian parents reduces heart disease risk for children
New recommendations suggest increased use of blood pressure drugs for stable angina
Transplants bring healthy cells back to scarred pump
Pacemakers could become obsolete, another study suggests
Ultrasound detects potential time bomb in men over 65
It can shock a failed heart back into rhythm
Scorched sugars drive up vessel-hating chemicals
Study looks at how Mediterranean diet lowers risk of coronary artery disease
Device OK'd for severe congestive heart failure
Moderate workouts reduce and change nature of blood lipids
Improves lung function in people with heart failure
High blood pressure, heart attacks increase risk
It's a place to identify people at risk of stroke
Drugs that keep it open prevent damage in animals
They're 23 percent likelier to die on digitalis, study finds
Survival up, incidence down for women, since 1950
Less energy intake seems to prevent age-related gene changes in pump cells
Reduce deaths years after a heart attack
They admit they don't have all the answers
Females report more nontraditional signs, study says
Finds it does more good than harm in challenge to long-held belief