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CNN.com - Cheney's History Of Heart Problems - June 29, 2001
1984 Cheney suffers another attack while serving as Wyoming s lone US representative.Doctors consider the heart attack minor, like the 1978 incident,
http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/06/29/cheney.chronology/

Extractions: Languages Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW Cheney leaves the hospital after an overnight stay in March ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) Vice President Dick Cheney's history of heart problems started in 1978, when the 37-year old suffered his first of four heart attacks. Cheney's health has been put under the national spotlight since his last heart attack a few weeks after the 2000 presidential election. A summary of Cheney's heart problems: : Dick Cheney suffers his first heart attack. The incident does not sideline Cheney, as the former White House chief of staff wins the first of five terms to Congress that same year. : Cheney suffers another attack while serving as Wyoming's lone U.S. representative. Doctors consider the heart attack minor, like the 1978 incident, and Cheney soon heads back to work, eventually representing the Republicans as minority whip in the House. : An attack in August Cheney's third before his 48th birthday leads to quadruple bypass surgery. But the congressman's condition stabilizes throughout the 1990s, with no official reports of health problems. He has his last comprehensive heart check-up in 1996, not to have another one for four years.
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A description and warning signs, followed by steps to be taken if a heart attack is suspected.
http://www.walgreens.com/library/firstaid/HeartAttack.jhtml
Second-Hand Smoke Nearly Doubles Risk Of Heart Attack, Death For Women
Based on a study of 32000 nurses; nurses who were regularly exposed to secondhandsmoke by their coworkers or home companions had a 91% higher risk of a
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/29486.htm
CNN - Study: Geography Separates Doctors On Heart Attack Treatments - February 1
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9902/16/heart.geography/index.html

Extractions: NEW YORK (CNN) Herb Danska's heart attack came two years ago. "Suddenly in the evening after dinner, I felt a kind of dull but nagging pain. Something told me I was in trouble," he said. Herb went to a hospital in New York City, his home, and received the best treatment available. "I had confidence that my doctor would know what should be done, and that I would get top-notch care. It was a quiet confidence," Danska said. Danska was luckier than many. According to a study in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, heart attack treatments can vary greatly depending on where in the United States the victim lives. "For the most part, patients treated in the Northeast received appropriate treatment more frequently than patients in some of the other regions around the country," said Dr. David Vorchheimer, a cardiologist at New York City's Mount Sinai-NYU Medical Center.
UAB Health System | Heart Attack
The following interactive animation takes you inside a heart attack, illustratingclearly why every second counts when a heart attack strikes.
http://www.health.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=41581&site=782&return=38451
What You Need To Know: Taking Aspirin To Lower Your Risk Of Heart Attack
If you are at risk for a heart attack, taking aspirin every day or every otherday can lower How Do I Know if I Am At Higher Risk for A heart attack?
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/aspneed2.htm

Extractions: If you are at risk for a heart attack, taking aspirin every day or every other day can lower your risk. You may be at higher risk for a heart attack if you can say yes to any of the following: If you answered " Yes " to any of these, talk to your doctor or nurse about whether taking aspirin is right for you. For most people, taking aspirin is safe. But for some people, aspirin can increase the chance of bleeding in the stomach or intestines and may cause a small increase in some kinds of stroke. For that reason, taking aspirin is not the right choice for everyone. The higher your risk of heart disease, the more you have to gain by taking aspirin. Ask your doctor or nurse about taking aspirin. They can help you decide: Whether to take aspirin.
Study Links Arthritis, Women's Heart Attack Risk
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/02/17/arthritis.heart.reut/index.html
LAFD - Heart Attack, Choking And CPR Information
Signal and care for a person having a heart attack and the five steps of CPR.
http://www.lafd.org/heart1.htm

Extractions: SIGNALS OF A HEART ATTACK CARE FOR A HEART ATTACK Recognize the signals of a heart attack. Remain calm (you'll do great!). Have the victim stop activity and rest comfortably (place them in a position of comfort). Quickly confirm information about the victim's current condition (awake? breathing? symptoms?). Call 9-1-1 immediately.
CNN.com - Test To Help Rule Out Heart Attack OK'd - Feb. 17, 2003
http://cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/17/heart.attack.test.ap/index.html

Extractions: The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Story Tools WASHINGTON (AP) Doctors have won federal approval of a new blood test to help them tell which patients suffering chest pain aren't really having a heart attack. Making that diagnosis can be surprisingly difficult. Up to 5 million people go to U.S. emergency rooms each year complaining of chest pain, but only about one in five is having a heart attack, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Other ailments, from severe indigestion to gallstones, can mimic a heart attack and up to half of chest-pain patients have atypical symptoms or test results that make diagnosis a challenge, said Dr. Steven Gutman, FDA's chief of clinical tests. In such cases, it can take from eight to 24 hours before emergency room doctors are sure the person's heart is OK and send him or her home. On Friday, the FDA approved a simple blood test that, when added to heart checks, could greatly improve doctors' ability to rule out a heart attack and send those patients home sooner. The $30 test, made by Ischemia Technologies Inc. of Denver, uses the metal cobalt to hunt changes in a blood protein that occur during a heart attack. Today, two tests are standard for heart-attack detection: an EKG to measure the heart's electrical activity, and a blood test that detects troponin, a protein present in the blood after a heart attack.
Your Risk Of A Heart Attack
Detailed discussion on smoking, blood pressure, weight, exercise, diabetes, age and gender and family history. There is a calculator on site to calculate your own risk of having a heart attack.
http://www.miamiheartresearch.org/Risk/Risk.htm

Extractions: Your Risk of A Heart Attack Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the United States and in the world. Over one million Americans suffer a heart attack each year, and over half of them die. The major risk factors for heart attacks are listed below. Following each risk factor is an attribute statement. The more statements that are true for you, the greater your risk for cardiovascular disease and a possible heart attack: Smoking: I smoke or live and work with smokers. Family History: Either of my parents or any of my brothers or sisters had heart problems (heart attacks, angina, or sudden death) before age 60. Theses cardiovascular risks are intended to be illustrative only. More information on these risk factors can be found by clicking on the highlighted words. Other risk factors, such as stress, are not so easily measured and should be discussed with your physician.
CNN - Studies: Beta Blockers Underused In Heart Attack Survivors - August 18, 19
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9808/18/beta.blockers/index.html

Extractions: Web posted at: 1:40 p.m. EDT (1340 GMT) (CNN) Although beta blocker pills are effective in helping treat heart attack survivors, doctors are not prescribing them enough, according to two new studies. According to two separate research teams, one at the University of Maryland and one at the Yale School of Medicine, many patients are not getting beta blockers routinely after a heart attack. "We know that only a third of the patients who have had heart attacks get beta blockers," said Dr. Stephen Gottleib of the University of Maryland. Beta blockers often reduce the risk of more heart attacks. They help to slow the heart rate and control irregular heartbeats by easing the workload of the heart. A month's supply of the pills costs about $5. "When we looked at survival, the patients who received beta blockers no matter what other diseases they had, did much better with a 42 percent greater survival," Gottleib said.
AskMen.com - Preventing A Stroke
Includes information of how to reduce the risk of heart attack.
http://www.askmen.com/sports/health/health6.html

Extractions: Each year, approximately 500,000 Americans suffer a stroke, making it the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of serious long-term disability. But while the crushing pain of a heart attack is familiar to many people because of public health campaigns and television medical dramas, few people know the warning signs and risk factors for strokes. Warning signs A stroke requires immediate medical care, because treatment during the first hours after the initial symptoms is important for the best possible recovery. An emergency doctor or neurologist (a professional who diagnoses and treats disorders of the brain and nervous system) can provide emergency treatment. Then a family doctor can take over and provide longer-term care.
Stem Cells May Revolutionize Heart-attack Therapy
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/03/30/health.heart.cells.reut/index.html
CNN - Study: 'Bad Fat' In Fast Foods Clogs Arteries Faster - June 11, 1998
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9806/11/diet.heart.attack/index.html

Extractions: Web posted at: 7:23 p.m. EDT (2323 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) A new study shows why fast food may speed up people's risk of clogged arteries that can lead to heart attacks. Researchers at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in San Francisco have demonstrated that a certain type of fat, called oxidized fat, can accelerate the buildup of plaque in arteries. And many types of fast food hamburgers, pizza and French fries are loaded with oxidized fat. While the study's conclusions reported in the latest issue of the American Heart Association's journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology may seem obvious, the study's lead author, Ilona Staprans, says no one had actually tested the effect of oxidized fats in living animals to see if what logic would dictate were actually true. But fast food isn't the only culprit. Researchers say many foods common in the Western diet contain oxidized fat, including baked products made with eggs and butter, deep- fried foods and foods processed by heat or drying. Dairy products, eggs and meat also contain high levels of oxidized fats.
CNN - Why Cigarettes Can Be A Woman's Worst Enemy - November 8, 1999
Smoking increases your risk of cervical and rectal cancer; worsens your period; damages your fertility; hurts your unborn baby; ages you; attacks your heart.
http://cnn.com/HEALTH/women/9911/08/women.smoking.2.wmd/index.html

Extractions: By Peg Rosen (WebMD) Sure, cigarettes can harm anybody, men and women alike. But some of smoking's ill effects, from ectopic pregnancy to premature menopause, are reserved for women only. This November 19 is the American Cancer Society's 22nd Great American Smokeout. If you haven't decided to give up smoking yet, here are some compelling reasons to quit now. Smoking increases your risk of cervical and rectal cancer Not only can smoking cause a variety of cancers in both men and women, it puts women at higher risk of cervical cancer, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). A Danish study published in the April 21, 1999, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds that premenopausal women who smoke are six times more likely to develop rectal cancer than those who don't.
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