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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Diagnose Coronary Artery Disease

Study: Heart disease nearly doubles colon cancer risk

October 03, 2008
People who suffer from heart disease may be more at risk for colon cancer, Hong Kong researchers say. In a recent study, patients who were newly diagnosed with coronary artery disease had nearly double the normal incidence of developing colorectal tumors and cancers. Scientists suspect chronic inflammation is responsible for the link between the two conditions. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Russert's Death Deemed Preventable: What You Need to Ask Your Doctor
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...typical: more than 50 percent of all men who die of coronary heart disease have no previous... Read more »

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Tim Russert: Did He Receive Adequate Heart Care?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...Mr. Russert had already been diagnosed with having coronary artery disease. But why did he have... Read more »

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Frova and Cholesterol?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...not be given to patients in whom unrecognized CAD (coronary artery disease) is predicted by the... Read more »

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Triglycerides and Healthy Hearts
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...an elevated triglyceride level, which is linked to coronary artery disease. Triglycerides are... Read more »

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Confusion and Hysteria Reign Over New Study Showing Limited Aspirin Benefits
By HeartHawk , Health Expert

...stroke as the only positive confirmation of having coronary artery disease (CAD).  Here is... Read more »

Health Guide

Stress Echocardiography
...heart disease allows treatment to begin early. For patients who have already been diagnosed with coronary artery disease, this test can show whether your heart's function and blood flow are... Read more »
Atherosclerosis
...condition can cause complications such as a heart attack or stroke. Complications Coronary artery disease Heart attack Transient ischemic... Read more »
Coronary heart disease
...disease; Arteriosclerotic heart disease; CHD; CAD Symptoms The symptoms associated with coronary heart disease may be pronounced, but the disease can also exist without... Read more »
Excerpt 2: "Living Well With Migraine Disease and Headaches"
...it, I seldom lost more than two hours to a Migraine, often less. Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with coronary artery disease about a year ago, and that meant the end of my being able to take... Read more »
Coronary Artery Disease: Diagnosis
...making a diagnosis.Exercise Stress TestThe primary value of exercise stress tests is not to detect coronary artery disease but to help determine the severity and predict the outcome of an existing... Read more »

Related News

What Links Coronary Artery Disease and Depression?
August 18, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) A new study examines how major depression and coronary artery disease interact over time. "While an association between major... Read summary »

Depression Increases Risk of Heart Failure
April 22, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Heart disease patients diagnosed with depression could be in double trouble. New research shows these patients are at an... Read summary »

Seeing Arteries in 3D
November 26, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New technology is giving doctors a dramatic look into patients' coronary arteries. Using a new optical imaging technique called... Read summary »

Does Weight Loss Drug Slow Heart Disease?
April 08, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A fatty mid-section can be a red flag for metabolic syndrome -- a group of metabolic risk factors that puts a person at... Read summary »

B Vitamins Dont Help Heart Patients
August 21, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking B vitamins and folic acid may not do much to help patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Previous research has... Read summary »