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Poorer Outcomes After ’Off-Pump’ Bypass Surgery
Keeping patients on the heart-lung machine improved survival, study found

Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients
But no one's suggesting the drugs should be stopped

Adding Drug Doesn’t Help Control Blood Pressure
No risk reduction for heart patients when ARB added to ACE inhibitor therapy, study finds

Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not
Despite potential heart benefits, other risks await, experts warn

Stem Cells Grow Heart Tissue in Lab
New technique described as a Band-Aid for damaged muscle

Smoking Bans Good for Non-Smokers’ Hearts: Study
Report could get more states to pass laws to curtail secondhand smoke, experts say

Smoking Bans Reduce Heart Attacks: Study
Report could get more states to pass laws to curtail secondhand smoke, experts say

American Heart Association Guidelines Save Lives
Heart attack, heart failure survival better at hospitals given awards for following program

Early Defibrillator After Heart Attack May Not Pay Off
European study finds no survival difference for those with, without device

Trial Shows Heart Attack Education Makes Little Difference
But new study design might change response times, researcher says