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Blacks Less Likely to Get Help on Scene After Cardiac Arrest: Study

FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Black Americans who suffer cardiac arrest in public places are less likely than whites to receive CPR and treatment with automated external defibrillators, a new study has found.

Lifesaving Defibrillators Often Not Nearby When Needed

FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Potentially lifesaving automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are not close at hand in most cases of cardiac arrest that occur in public places, according to a new study.

Sex After Heart Attack? Doc's OK May Be Key

FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack survivors are more likely to resume their sex lives if doctors reassure them it's safe, a new study shows.

Fitness in Middle Age Lowers Medical Costs Later: Study

THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Subsidizing exercise and fitness-related lifestyles in middle age could significantly reduce the ballooning cost of health care in later years, a new study of more than 20,000 people suggests.

Stem Cell Study Shows Promising Results Against Heart Failure

THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new treatment that involves spinning bone marrow stem cells to enhance their healing potential may help people with advanced heart failure feel and function better, a small study suggests.

Clot-Buster Doesn't Raise Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Patients: Study

THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), a drug used to combat clots in stroke patients, does not increase the risk of dangerous bleeding in patients also taking the blood thinner warfarin, new research found.

Black Africans Less Apt to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorder Than Whites

THURSDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Even though they have more risk factors, black Africans are about half as likely as white Europeans to develop a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study says.

Pot Belly Boosts Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: Study

WEDNESDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- A "spare tire" around the midsection raises the odds of sudden cardiac death in obese people, a new study finds.

Statins May Help Prevent Irregular Heartbeat in Elderly

WEDNESDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- The widely used class of cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins may help elderly patients with high blood pressure avoid developing atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm abnormality tied to stroke.

Angioplasty May Be Risky for Those With Poor Leg Circulation

WEDNESDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- People with peripheral artery disease have an increased short- and long-term risk of death after undergoing a procedure to open clogged heart arteries, a new study finds.