http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. On International Women's Day (8th March), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is calling for action to reduce the gender disparities that are currently resulting in women receiving second rate cardiovascular (CV) care. Studies published online today in the European Heart Journal (EHJ), the official journal of the ESC, show a persistent under-utilisation of guideline recommended treatments for heart disease in women compared to men. http://phys.org/news218777449.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:31:08 EST news218777449 New research from Warwick Medical School published today in the European Heart Journal shows that prolonged sleep deprivation and disrupted sleep patterns can have long-term, serious health implications. Leading academics from the University have linked lack of sleep to strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular disorders which often result in early death. http://phys.org/news216371815.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:30:04 EST news216371815 Exposure to noise from road traffic can increase the risk of stroke, particularly in those aged 65 years and over, according to a study published online today (Wednesday 26 January) in the European Heart Journal. http://phys.org/news215239616.html Medicine & Health Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:47:14 EST news215239616 It is becoming well accepted that, as well as too little exercise, too much sitting is bad for people's health. Now a new study has found that it is not just the length of time people spend sitting down that can make a difference, but also the number of breaks that they take while sitting at their desk or on their sofa. Plenty of breaks, even if they are as little as one minute, seem to be good for people's hearts and their waistlines. http://phys.org/news214030513.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:58:18 EST news214030513 Research that followed nearly 15,000 people in Scotland has shown that a class of older generation anti-depressant is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study showed that tricyclic anti-depressants were associated with a 35% increased risk of CVD, but that there was no increased risk with the newer anti-depressants such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The study is published online today (Wednesday 1 December) in the European Heart Journal and was led by researchers from University College London (UCL). http://phys.org/news210397935.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:30:04 EST news210397935 Short people are at greater risk of developing heart disease than tall people, according to the first systematic review and meta-analysis of all the available evidence, which is published online today in the European Heart Journal [1]. http://phys.org/news195243612.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:20:38 EST news195243612 Working overtime is bad for the heart according to results from a long-running study following more than 10,000 civil servants in London (UK): the Whitehall II study. http://phys.org/news192793092.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 May 2010 11:00:01 EST news192793092 It seems an infarction, but it's not. It's called Tako-Tsubo syndrome, or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, and it's a rare disease which at first used to be confused with the far more common (and dangerous) cardiac infarction. Patients arrive to the emergency room with the characteristic heart attack symptoms: acute pain in the chest, an electrocardiogram with the typical changes and the release of those enzymes associated with the usual heart disease. Yet, as soon as a coronarography is performed, in order to discover the location where the occlusion preventing the blood reaching the heart was formed, nothing is found. In the infarction this occlusion causes a number of heart cells to die. http://phys.org/news189940298.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:30:01 EST news189940298 Easter eggs and other chocolate may be good for you - at least in small quantities and preferably if it's dark chocolate - according to research that shows just one small square of chocolate a day can lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease. The study is published online today in the European Heart Journal [1]. http://phys.org/news189162382.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:40:02 EST news189162382 Only half of all patients at high risk of heart disease are given correct targets for lowering their cholesterol levels according to a study of 25,250 patients in Germany published online today in the European Heart Journal. http://phys.org/news187473167.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:20:01 EST news187473167 Too many major sports arenas in Europe do not have adequate equipment and procedures in place to save the lives of spectators who suffer heart attacks while watching a sporting event, according to new research published online today in the European Heart Journal. http://phys.org/news186780726.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:40:01 EST news186780726 (PhysOrg.com) -- Columbia University Medical Center researchers studying the link between emotions and heart disease believe that their recent study, published in the latest issue of the European Society of Cardiology’s European Heart Journal, is the first to show a relationship between positive emotions and coronary heart disease. http://phys.org/news186223218.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:10:01 EST news186223218 People who are usually happy, enthusiastic and content are less likely to develop heart disease than those who tend not to be happy, according to a major new study published today. http://phys.org/news185658887.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:55:03 EST news185658887 Forensic pathologists have shown that over three per cent of all sudden deaths in south-west Spain are related to the use of cocaine. They believe their findings can be extrapolated to much of the rest of Europe, indicating that cocaine use is a growing public health problem in Europe and that there is no such thing as "safe" recreational use of small amounts of the drug. http://phys.org/news182581771.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:10:01 EST news182581771 QRS duration (QRSd) is one of several measures of heart function recorded during a routine electrocardiogram (ECG). It is a composite of waves showing the length of time it takes for an electrical signal to get all the way through the pumping chambers of the heart. Prolonged QRSd is a sign of an abnormal electrical system of the heart and is often found when the heart isn't pumping efficiently. http://phys.org/news170613128.html Medicine & Health Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:33:47 EST news170613128 A unique study looking at the difference in cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) and life expectancy between people of high and low socio-economic status has found that a person’s IQ may have a role to play. http://phys.org/news166855994.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:54:01 EST news166855994 French researchers have discovered a simple and cheap method of predicting who is at greater risk of dying suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack. http://phys.org/news160212716.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:33:43 EST news160212716 Results from a large, international, randomised, controlled trial have shown that there is a strong link between diabetics who have an abnormal heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation) and an increased risk of other heart-related problems and death. The findings are published in Europe's leading cardiology journal, the European Heart Journal [1] today (Thursday 12 March). http://phys.org/news156060407.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:07:18 EST news156060407