heart attack

Damage caused by a heart attack has been healed using stem cells gathered from the patient's own heart, according to doctors in the US.

Heart-attack scars -- once thought permanent -- heal after treatment with a patient's own heart stem cells.

The warning signs of a female heart attack are different than men’s.

(MedPage Today) -- The death of a loved one can literally be heart-breaking, or at least heart-attack-inducing, researchers have found.

The risk of a heart attack is increased shortly after bereavement, findings show.

Researchers from Germany’s University Heart Center Hamburg who used the newly developed test were able to accurately rule out a heart attack close to 99% of the time by repeating the test.

People who have recently been hospitalized for a heart attack or the severe chest pain of angina may live longer if they take the new anticlotting pill Xarelto in addition to standard therapy, a large study shows.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A study finds that offering people free medicines after a heart attack can help cut the chances they will suffer another one.

It also saves them about $500 for health care over the next year without raising costs for insurers....

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- People recovering from a heart attack or severe chest pain are much less likely to suffer another heart-related problem or to die from one if they take a new blood-thinning drug along with standard anti-clotting medicines, a large study finds....

Merck's anti-clotting drug flops in key trial (AP) — A blood thinner being developed by Merck has flopped in a major study aimed at preventing heart attacks, strokes and other problems in people who had suffered a heart attack or severe chest pain from clogged arteries.