Cardiovascular Center
Interventional Cardiology
The Cardiovascular Center’s interventional cardiologists each bring areas of specialized expertise to their team of physicians so that even the most challenging diagnoses and treatments can be handled.
Our team of physicians uses cardiac interventions to diagnosis and treat coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease and congenital heart disease. We offer advanced approaches to diagnosis and treatment, often avoiding the need for surgery.
Our patients have access to some of the leading specialists in the field, as many of our physicians actively participate in clinical research studies, bringing the latest in treatment and technology to our hospital.
Contact Us:
(801) 585-7676
Rodney S. Badger, M.D.
Locations| Parkway Health Center | (801) 234-8585 |
| Redstone Health Center | (435) 658-9262 |
| South Jordan Health Center | (801) 585-7676 |
| University Hospital | (801) 587-0555 |
Specialties: Cardiology, General Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Valvular Heart Disease
Nikki Konesavanh, P.A.
Specialties: General Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Physician Assistant
Charles Y. Lui, M.D.
Specialties: Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
Mary Hunt Martin, M.D.
Specialties: Interventional Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology
Theophilus Owan, M.D.
Locations| San Juan Clinic | (435) 587-5054 |
| South Jordan Health Center | (801) 585-7676 |
| University Hospital | (801) 585-2341 |
Specialties: Cardiology, Echocardiography, Interventional Cardiology
Brigham R. Smith, M.D.
Locations| Parkway Health Center | |
| South Jordan Health Center | (801) 585-7676 |
| University Hospital |
Specialties: Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Valvular Heart Disease
Dane E. Sobek, M.D.
Specialties: Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
Anwar Tandar, M.D.
Locations| University Hospital | (801) 585-7676 |
Specialties: Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Valvular Heart Disease
Nancy M. Veit, APRN
Specialties: Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Nurse Practitioner
Imran Zubair, M.D.
Specialties: Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
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- Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought
- Breast Cancer Radiation Has Long-Term Heart Effects: Study
- Brisk Walking Equals Running for Heart Health: Study
- Bypass Beats Stents for Diabetic Heart Patients: Study
- Bypass Patients Fare Equally Well With or Without Heart-Lung Machine
- Calcium Supplements May Be Bad for Your Heart: Study
- Calcium Supplements May Raise Men's Death Risk From Heart Disease
- Calcium Supplements May Raise Odds of Heart Death in Women
- Can Green Tea, Coffee Reduce Stroke Risk?
- Can Parents' Divorce Boost Son's Risk for Stroke?
- Can Tomatoes Lower Stroke Risk?
- Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
- Cardiac Deaths May Lead to Shortage of Donor Livers
- Cardiac Screening for All Young Athletes Carries Big Price Tag: Study
- Cash, Coaching May Boost Healthy Living
- Cell-Based 'Tracking Devices' Might Help Monitor Treatments
- Certain COPD Meds Might Raise Heart Risks, Study Says
- Certain Heart Meds May Give Chemo a Boost
- Chemical in Household Products May Be Linked to Heart Disease: Study
- Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Women
- Childhood Depression May Be Tied to Later Heart Risk: Study
- Childhood Trauma Linked to Later Stroke Risk
- Children Born With Heart Defects Show Growth Lags 3 Years Later
- Cholesterol Drugs Might Boost Kidney Cancer Survival
- Cholesterol Levels Dropping in U.S. Adults, Mostly From Statin Use
- Cholesterol Levels Getting Better for U.S. Kids: CDC
- Cholesterol Levels May Vary By Season
- Cholesterol Screenings Up, But Certain Groups Still Lag: CDC
- Chronic Pain Often Follows Stroke
- Close Relative's Early Death May Raise Your Heart Risk: Study
- Clot Buster Safe for Stroke Patients on Blood Thinners: Study
- 'Clot-Buster' Drug May Still Be Best Stroke Treatment
- Clot-Busting Stroke Drug Safe for Many Who Take Warfarin
- Cocaine Raises Heart Risks for Fit, Young Adults: Study
- Coffee Might Actually Help Your Heart
- Common Antidepressants May Raise Stroke Risk a Bit, Study Finds
- Common Antidepressants Tied to Higher Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Users: Study
- Common Heart Drug Linked to Cancer Risk in Study
- Common Heart Drug Might Dampen Some Autism Symptoms
- Common Heart Drug Might Improve Lung Cancer Survival
- Common Heart Medicine May Not Be Effective for Some: Study
- Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries
- Common Painkillers Might Boost Odds for 2nd Heart Attack
- Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
- Competitive Sports May Boost Heart Function After Breast Cancer
- Compound in Red Meat, Energy Drinks May Have Heart Disease Link
- Consider Weight When Choosing Blood Pressure Meds: Study
- Control of Heart Risks May Vary Among Outpatient Practices
- Controversial Alternative Heart Treatment Shows Hint of Benefit
- Cooking-Oil Combo May Improve Blood Pressure
- Coordinated Care Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival: Study
- Cost of Treating Strokes in U.S. Could Soar to $180B Annually by 2030: Report
- Costlier Heart Device May Not Be Worth It, Study Suggests
- Costly, Repeat Medical Testing Common for Medicare Patients: Study
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- Could Cholesterol Treatment Fight Repeat Heart Attack?
- Could Statins Raise Diabetes Risk?
- Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health?
- CPR Training Should Focus on High-Risk Neighborhoods: Experts
- Cut Salt, Save 500,000 U.S. Lives Over a Decade, Study Finds
- Daily Aspirin May Bolster Aging Brain, Study Shows
- Daily 'Dose' of Dark Chocolate Might Shield the Heart
- Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Risks Seem to Outweigh Gains for Many: Study
- Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk
- Depression May Boost Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged Women, Too
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- Docs Should Ask Heart Patients About Quality of Life
- Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study
- Docs: Heart Device Might Be Breakthrough for Muscular Dystrophy
- Doctor Offers Hunting Safety Tips
- Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids
- Doctors Warn About High Levels of Caffeine in Some Energy Drinks
- Does Sleep Apnea Offer Some Protection During Heart Attack?
- Dog Study Raises Prospect of Biological Pacemaker for Humans
- Drug May Ease Angina in People With Type 2 Diabetes
- Drug May Make Walking Easier for People With Artery Disease
- Drug OK'd for Deadly Genetic Condition Tied to Cholesterol
- Drug-Eluting Stent Approved for Peripheral Arterial Disease
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- Early Menopause May Raise Risk for Brain Aneurysm
- Early Menstruation Tied to Factors That Raise Heart Disease Risk
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- Early Surgery May Benefit Some With Heart Infection
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- Energy Drinks Linked to Changes in Heart Rhythm
- Energy Drinks Pose Risks to Teens, Study Finds
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- EPA Proposes New Cuts on Levels of Soot in Air
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- Estrogen Levels Tied to Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Study
- Even Brief Ozone Exposure May Raise Fatal Heart Risk: Study
- Even in Young Adults, Binge Drinking May Harm Circulation
- Even Light Smoking Boosts Women's Risk of Sudden Heart Death: Study
- Even Mild Depression, Anxiety Hurts the Heart: Study
- Everyday Noise Levels May Affect the Heart
- Excess Salt a Factor in 2.3 Million Deaths Annually Worldwide
- Exercise Improves Effects of Stroke: Study
- Exercise May Ease Depression Tied to Heart Failure
- Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study
- Exercise Safety Tips for People With Heart Disease
- Experimental Drug May Limit Stroke Damage
- Experts Challenge Americans to Reduce Salt Intake
- Experts Dispute Value of Checking Kids' Blood Pressure
- Experts Question Use of Ankle Blood Pressure to Gauge Heart Risks
- Extra Pounds May Offer Protection to Heart Failure Patients
- Extreme Cold Snap Brings Unexpected Health Risks
- Eye-Tracking Tool Might Quickly Spot Stroke
- Fainting in Healthy People May Be First Sign of Heart Trouble
- Fast-Food Breakfast Sandwiches May Slow Down Blood Flow: Study
- FDA Panel Votes Against New Use for Blood Thinner Xarelto
- FDA Proposes Tighter Regulation of Public Defibrillators
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- FDA: Don't Use Pradaxa Blood Thinner in Patients With Artificial Heart Valves
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- First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
- Fish Oil Pills Might Cut Diabetes Risk, Researchers Say
- Fish Oil Supplements Don't Protect Against Heart Trouble: Study
- Fish Oil Supplements Won't Prevent Irregular Heart Beat: Study
- Fish Oil Won't Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Cardiac Surgery: Study
- Fish Oil Won't Save Diabetics' Hearts, Research Suggests
- Fish, But Not Fish Oil Supplements, May Shield Against Stroke
- Fitness May Boost Survival for Women With Breast Cancer
- Flu Season's Approaching So Roll Up Your Sleeve
- Flu Vaccine May Protect Your Heart
- Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial
- Foot Ulcers Tied to Increased Death Risk for People With Diabetes
- For Hospitals, Lowered Death Rates May Not Mean More Readmissions
- For New Mom With Aphasia, 'Giving Up Was Not an Option'
- Friday Is 'National Wear Red Day' for Women's Heart Health
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- Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks
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- Gene-Tweaked Tomatoes, Probiotics Aim to Lower Your Cholesterol
- Get Fit in Middle Age to Cut Heart Failure Risk, Study Says
- Give Your Heart the Gift of a Stress-Free Holiday
- Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
- Guidelines Issued for New Blood Thinner Brilinta
- 'Gut Reaction' May Predict Cardiovascular Risk
- Half of Heart Patients Make Mistakes With Their Meds: Study
- Hard Physical Labor May Boost Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke: Studies
- Health Tip: At Risk for High Cholesterol?
- Health Tip: Do I Need a Cardiac Stress Test?
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- Health Tip: Don't Ignore Pacemaker Issues
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- Health Tip: Get Heart Healthy
- Health Tip: Get Ready for Cardiac Rehab
- Health Tip: Have Heart Palpitations?
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- Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker
- Health Tip: Poor Sleep Can Hurt Your Heart...
- Health Tip: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?
- Health Tip: Signs of Heart Attack in Women
- Health Tip: Stay Active After a Heart Attack
- Health Tip: Will Cardiac Rehab Help?
- Healthy Diet May Prevent Additional Heart Trouble
- Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Survival Odds for Older Women With Cancer
- Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Job Stress, Study Finds
- Heart Attack Patients Do Better if They Had Chest Pain First
- Heart Attack? Doctors Soon May Have an App for That
- Heart Attacks, Strokes Jumped After Japan Earthquake, Study Finds
- Heart Deaths Rise With Extreme Temperatures, Study Finds
- Heart Defect at Birth Signals Need to Check for Other Disorders: AHA
- Heart Disease Deaths in Europe Dropping: Report
- Heart Disease Risk Factors Also Tied to Death From Prostate Cancer
- Heart Drug Digoxin Tied to Higher Death Risk for Some Patients
- Heart Failure Drug May Only Help Heart's Function, Not Symptoms
- Heart Failure Drugs Put to the Test
- Heart Health Worst in the South, Best in Northeast
- Heart Rhythm Disorder May Raise Older Women's Stroke Risk
- Heart Risks Last Beyond Hospital Discharge, Study Finds
- Heart Risks May Also Point to Dementia Risk
- Heart Scarring May Be More Dangerous Than Thought, Study Suggests
- Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease
- Heart-Healthy Lifestyle May Also Prevent Lethal Blood Clots
- HeartWare Device Approved for Heart Transplant Hopefuls
- Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke
- 'Hercules' Star Kevin Sorbo Knows Stroke Strikes the Young
- High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health
- High Blood Pressure Poses Bigger Stroke Risk for Blacks, Study Says
- High BPA Levels in Kids Linked to Risk for Heart, Kidney Damage: Study
- High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds
- Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds
- Higher Heart Rate Tied to Earlier Death, Even in Fit People
- High-Fiber Diet Helps Heart Too, Expert Says
- High-Tech CT Scan May Get People With Chest Pain Home Faster
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- Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
- HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study
- HIV May Raise Risk of Heart Attack
- Hormone Replacement Therapy: Safe or Not?
- Hormone Therapy in Early Menopause May Benefit Some Women: Study
- Hospital Readmissions All Too Common, U.S. Studies Find
- Hospitals Often Not Alerted About Incoming Stroke Patients
- Hot Flashes Don't Signal Poor Heart Health for Most Women: Study
- How Much Caffeine in That Supplement? Hard to Tell
- How to Quickly Spot Signs of Stroke: Experts
- HRT Update: Therapy May Reduce Fractures, Boost Some Risks
- Hysterectomy May Not Raise Heart Risks After All: Study
- Implantable Defibrillators Linked to Decline in Cardiac Arrests
- Implanted Defibrillator Patients Prefer Device Off if Very Ill: Survey
- Implanted Heart Devices Have Real-World Benefits: Study
- Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say
- Injected 'Hydrogel' May Help Repair Failing Hearts
- Inserting Breathing Tube May Not Be Best for Victims of Cardiac Arrest
- Insomnia May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
- iPads Could Affect Implanted Heart Devices, Early Study Finds
- Irregular Heartbeat May Pose Higher Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
- It's Possible to Be Obese and Heart-Healthy: Studies
- Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk
- Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
- Junk Food Hurts Your Arteries, But Healthy Meal Might Help
- 'Junk Food' May Significantly Hike Risk of Stroke, Researchers Say
- Junk Food Taxes Pay Off, Study Finds
- Juxtapid Approved for LDL Cholesterol Condition
- Katrina, Other Crises Boost Heart Attacks: Studies
- Kcentra Approved to Stop Severe Bleeding in Heart Patients
- Kidney Disease May Be as Harmful to Heart as Heart Attack: Study
- Kids With HIV at Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
- Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
- Less Bystander CPR Done in Poor, Black Neighborhoods, Study Shows
- Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
- Less Salt, More Potassium = Millions of Lives Saved
- Limited Use of Antibiotics OK for Dental Patients: Study
- Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk
- Living Near Fast-Food Outlets Might Boost Obesity Risk
- Living Near Heavy Traffic May Harm Kidney Function
- Loneliness, Living Alone Might Shorten Life
- Long Waits in the ER May Raise PTSD Risk for Heart Patients
- Longer Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest May Be Warranted, Study Suggests
- Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked With Vision Loss: Study
- Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life
- Losing Weight May Lower Cardiac Risks
- Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes
- Maintain Heart Health During Summer
- Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study
- Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors
- Many Medicaid Patients Skip Drugs That Could Prevent Heart Trouble
- Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds
- Many Stroke Patients Don't Call 911, Study Finds
- Many U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors
- Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits
- Marathons Safe for Aging Boomers, Study Finds
- Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses
- Mechanical Blood Clot 'Retrievers' May Aid Stroke Patients
- Medicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study Says
- Meditation Might Cut Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke in Blacks
- Mediterranean Diet Benefits Heart, Even Without Weight Loss: Study
- Men More Prone to Depression After Stroke: Study
- Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
- Menopause Won't Spur Weight Gain, But May Boost Belly Fat: Review
- Metformin Outperforms Common Class of Diabetes Drugs in Study
- Midlife Fitness May Mean Healthier Old Age, Study Finds
- Migraine With Aura May Raise Risk of Heart Trouble
- Mild Hyperthyroidism Tied to Higher Death Risk
- Mild Hyperthyroidism Won't Raise Heart Risk: Study
- 'Mini-Strokes' May Be More Damaging Than Thought
- Minorities Less Likely to Use Hospice Care: Study
- Miscarriages Tied to Elevated Risk for Heart Conditions
- Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review
- Moderate Drinking May Increase Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder: Study
- Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival: Study
- Modest Cardiac Benefit From Chelation Therapy Not Enough to OK Use: Experts
- Money Motivates Weight Loss -- One Step at a Time
- More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
- More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
- More Dietary Fiber Might Help Thwart Stroke: Study
- More Evidence That Exercise in Middle Age Boosts Health
- More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks
- More Evidence Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline
- More Gene Variants Linked to Heart Trouble
- More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds
- More New Drugs a Bad Fit With Grapefruit, Study Finds
- More Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Recognize Stroke Risk: Survey
- Most of World's Adults Consume Too Much Salt, Study Finds
- Mothers' Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Kids' Heart Health
- Multivitamins Won't Help Men Ward Off Heart Disease: Study
- Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
- Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
- New Anti-Clotting Drug Bests Warfarin, Study Says
- New Blood Thinner Effient No Better Than Plavix at Preventing Heart Trouble: Study
- New Blood Thinner May Help Prevent Leg Clots, Study Finds
- New Defibrillator Implanted Just Under the Skin
- New Drug May Help Those Who Can't Take Statins
- New Drugs Might Give Heart Patients an Edge
- New Guidelines Say No to Screening EKGs for Low-Risk Patients
- New Guidelines Seek to Streamline Care for Worst Heart Attacks
- New Method May Help Pinpoint Woman's Final Menstrual Period
- New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery
- New MRI Might Help Spot Heart Disease Early: Study
- New Research Suggests HRT May Lower Heart Risks
- New Stroke Guidelines Stress Treatment Within One Hour of Arrival in ER
- New Symptoms Tied to Death Risk in Severe Kidney Disease
- New Treatments May Help Restore Speech Lost to Aphasia
- New York's Trans-Fat Ban Is Working: Study
- Newer Drug-Releasing Stent Cuts Chances of Cardiac Events: Study
- Newer Psoriasis Drugs May Lower Heart Attack Risk for Patients
- Niacin Won't Help, May Harm Heart Patients: Study
- Niacin-Statin Combo May Cause Side Effects for Heart Patients
- No Need to Fast Before Cholesterol Blood Test: Study
- No Proof That 'Doping' With EPO Gives Athletes an Edge: Review
- Noise, Dirty Air May Be Double Whammy for the Heart
- Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
- Obese New Mothers May Have Higher Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
- Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant
- Obesity Crisis May Be Fueling Big Jump in Sleep Apnea Cases
- Obesity in Middle Age Tied to More Rapid Mental Decline: Study
- Obesity Might Lower Teens' Thinking Skills, Study Suggests
- Obesity Now Puts Kids' Hearts at Risk Later
- Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
- Omega-3s May Not Help Your Heart After All, Study Says
- One in Every 12 Stroke Survivors Contemplates Suicide, Study Finds
- Overactive Thyroid May Raise Risk for Common Irregular Heartbeat
- Oxygen Therapy Spurs Recovery in Some Stroke Patients
- Panel Rules Against HRT for Preventing Chronic Disease
- Patients More Likely to Survive In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Today: Study
- Patients Often Ill-Informed on Impact of Heart Device
- People With Implantable Defibrillators May Need More Mental Health Support
- Personalized Blood Pressure Therapy May Help Diabetics
- Pets a Boon for the Human Heart, Cardiologists Say
- Physically Fit Docs More Likely to Prescribe Exercise, Study Finds
- Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later
- Police Work Takes Heavy Health Toll: Study
- Poor Sleep in Teen Years Linked to Heart Risks in Adulthood
- Popular Diabetes Meds Put to the Test
- Post-Flight Fainting May Signal Dangerous Blood Clot: Study
- Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
- Prediabetes Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Study
- Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug
- Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke
- Programming Change in Defibrillator Implants May Lower Death Risk: Study
- Programming Implanted Defibrillators to React More Slowly Might Be Safer: Study
- PTSD Can Hamper Drug Treatment for Stroke Survivors: Study
- PTSD Symptoms Common After Heart Attack: Study
- Quality of Life Can Suffer for Kids With Heart Devices
- Quick-Reversal Method May Be at Hand for New Blood Thinner
- Quitting Cigarettes Cuts Heart Risks, Even If You Gain Weight
- Racial Gap Persists in Women's Heart Health Knowledge: Survey
- Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
- Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats
- Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
- Reductions in Wood-Burning Stoves Tied to Lower Death Rates
- Regular Exercise May Help Seniors Stave Off Heart Failure
- Relatives Who Witness Loved One's CPR Fare Better: Study
- Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak
- Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
- Rosie O'Donnell's Heart Attack a Lesson for Women
- Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study
- Scans That Gauge Heart Scarring May Spot High-Risk Patients
- Scarring May Raise Death Risk From Fatty Liver Disease
- Schizophrenia Patients Who Take Antipsychotics Live Longer, Study Says
- Science Reveals How Owls Avoid Stroke While Rotating Heads
- Scientists Map Genetic 'Blueprint' of Heart
- Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel
- Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Heart Disease, Study Finds
- Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls
- Self-Esteem, Optimism Help When Caring for Spouse After Stroke
- Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
- Serious Exercise May Benefit Middle-Aged Arteries
- Seriously Stressed? Hair Analysis Tells All, Study Finds
- Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery
- Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Compromise Care, Study Finds
- Short-Term, Early HRT May Cut Women's Alzheimer's Risk: Study
- Sibling's Death May Boost Your Own Risk of Dying From Heart Attack: Study
- Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise
- Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
- Small Babies Can Be Sign of Heart Problems in Mother
- Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring
- Smog May Boost Death Risk for Heart Attack Survivors
- Smoggy Air Tied to Heart Attacks: Study
- Smokers at Higher Risk of Another Stroke: Study
- Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study
- Smoking Bans Reduce Hospitalizations: Study
- Smoking Pot May Raise Stroke Risk in Young Adults
- Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
- Some Diabetics May Not Benefit From Daily Aspirin
- Some Improvement in Heart Risk Factors for Americans: CDC
- Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
- Sound Sleep Helps the Heart, Expert Says
- Southern Diet Might Explain the 'Stroke Belt'
- Sports May Be OK With Defibrillator, Study Says
- Spouses of Heart Attack Victims May Face Heightened Depression Risk
- Standard Dose of Blood Thinner May Not Be Best for All Patients
- Stars Strut in Red to Bring Awareness to Women's Heart Health
- State Regulations Tied to Drop in Common Heart Procedure
- Statewide Program Improved Heart-Attack Survival: Study
- Statin Side Effects Often Manageable: Study
- Statins' Heart Benefits Outweigh Diabetes Risk: Study
- Statins May Cut Risk of Death From Cancer, Study Suggests
- Statins May Hamper Workout Results
- Statins May Leave Patients With Less Energy: Study
- Statins Plus Exercise Best at Lowering Cholesterol, Study Finds
- Statins Won't Hurt, Might Even Help, Your Pancreas: Study
- Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.
- Stem Cell Transplant May Spur Heart Disease Risk: Study
- Stem Cells Behind Clogged Arteries, Mouse Study Reveals
- Stem Cells From Donor May Help Heal Heart
- Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix May Carry Heart Risks, FDA Warns
- Strategy May Help ER Docs Spot Heart Attacks Within an Hour
- Stress Adds to Salt Load of Some Blacks, Study Says
- Stress During Pregnancy May Raise Heart Defect Risk for Baby
- Stress, a 'Type A' Personality May Boost Stroke Risk
- Stress, Depression Linked to Raised Stroke Risk in Seniors
- Stressful Job Might Be Tough on the Heart
- Stressful Jobs Linked to Heart Woes in Women
- Stroke Before Age 50 Linked to Raised Risk of Early Death
- Stroke During Childhood May Raise Risk for Epilepsy, Study Says
- Stroke Patients Hospitalized on Weekends Don't Seem to Do As Well
- Stroke Prevention: More Sweet News for Chocolate Lovers
- Stroke Risk Higher After Bypass Than Angioplasty: Analysis
- Stroke Risk Rises in Seniors With COPD: Study
- Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
- Study Assesses Blood Thinner Use After Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging
- Study Links Long-Term Aspirin Use With Vision Loss
- Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm
- Study Probes Use of Filter Device to Stop Deadly Blood Clots
- Study Supports Use of 'Brain Stents' for Certain Stroke Patients
- Study Tallies Economic Fallout From Workers' Heart Attacks
- Study Ties Gene to Dangerous Heart Valve Deposits
- Study: Blood Tests for Inflammation Could Help Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke
- Study: Mega Vitamins Won't Help After Heart Attack, Chelation Treatment Might
- Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
- Study: Treating Sleep Disorder May Thwart Heart Disease
- Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
- Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study
- Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men
- Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke
- Survival Equal in 2 Types of Abdominal Aneurysm Repair: Study
- Survival More Likely With Exercise-Related Cardiac Arrest: Study
- Survival Tripled for Hospitalized U.S. Kids With Cardiac Arrest
- Swimming Pools May Pose Hazard for People With Heart Devices
- Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls
- Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study
- The Health Benefits, and Risks, of Alcohol
- Thin Placenta Might Be Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Later in Life
- Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery
- Today's U.S. Soldiers Fitter Than Decades Ago: Report
- Too Little Sleep Tied to Stroke Risk
- Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems
- Too Much Sitting Linked to Fat Buildup Around the Heart
- Tooth Loss Associated With Higher Risk for Heart Disease
- Traffic May Keep City Dwellers Awake, Harming Health
- TV Ads for Statins May Drive Overtreatment
- Two Years On, Stem Cells Still Healing Damaged Hearts
- U.S. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study
- U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds
- U.S. Lifestyles Thwarting Heart Health Progress: Report
- U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study
- U.S. Stroke Patients Are Getting Younger
- Ultrasound Allows Early Detection of Fluid in Dialysis Patients' Lungs
- Ultrasound May Detect Heart Disease Earlier in Arthritis Patients
- Uncontrolled Risk Factors Put Stroke Survivors in Danger
- Underactive Thyroid and Heart Failure a Bad Combination: Study
- Underinsured Heart Disease Patients Die Sooner, Study Finds
- Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?
- Unemployment's Toll Can Be Heartbreaking
- Vegetarianism May Cut Heart Disease Risk By Third: Study
- Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
- Vitamin D May Delay Deterioration of Smokers' Lungs: Study
- Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Cholesterol Levels: Study
- Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health
- Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says
- Walking for Heart Health? Speed It Up, Study Suggests
- Walking Program Helps Stroke Survivors Get On With Life
- Want to Live Longer? Turn Off That TV and Stand Up
- Was Heart Disease the Mummies' Real Curse?
- Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men
- Weight-Lifting May Boost Heart Health in Black Men: Study
- Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Heart Risk 7 Years Later: Study
- Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors
- 'What's Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain'
- What's Good for the Heart May Also Prevent Cancer
- When Trees Die Off, Human Health May Also Suffer
- Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication
- Winter Brings Rise in Heart-Related Deaths, Study Finds
- Winter Holds Many Hazards for Seniors, Expert Warns
- Winter Weather, Snow Shoveling Pose Heart Risks
- Wireless Pacemaker Shows Promise in Early Study
- With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
- With Certain Strokes, Effects Can Persist a Decade Later
- Women Don't Fare as Well as Men With Implanted Defibrillators: Study
- Women May Fare Worse Than Men After Stroke
- Women, Young Adults Misinterpret Chest Pain: Study
- Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health
- Year of Taking Risky Blood Thinners May Be Unnecessary After Stent Surgery
- Yoga May Help With Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
- Yoga Might Help With Stroke Rehab
- Young Women Less Healthy Than Men Before Heart Attack: Study
- Your Blood Type May Boost Your Heart Risk, Study Finds
- Yo-Yo Dieting Can Hurt the Heart, Study Finds
Drug Reference
- Alfalfa
- Antioxidants
- Brewer's Yeast
- Coenzyme Q-10
- EPA
- Flaxseed
- Ginseng
- Magnesium
- Proanthocyanidins
- Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Isoproterenol
- Simvastatin
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