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PET imaging detects early, 'silent heart' stage of disease in asymptomatic diabetic patients (EurekAlert!)
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:39:07 GMT NEW ORLEANS, La.—As many as 50 percent of all cardiac deaths due to disease in the heart's vessels occur in individuals with no prior history or symptoms of heart disease. In addition, standard coronary risk factors may fail to explain up to 50 percent of cardiovascular events.

Russert death shows heart attack isn't easy to predict (USA Today)
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:35:32 GMT Tim Russert's death is a wake-up call to thousands of men who never thought they might be courting a coronary, says one cardiologist. It seemed all the more shocking for the era in which it occurred, one of rising optimism about potent cholesterol-lowering drugs and decreasing death rates from heart disease.

58 Year Old Tim Russert Died Of Sudden Coronary Thrombosis Said Doctors (Medical News Today)
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:17:01 GMT 58 year old NBC newscaster Tim Russert, one of America's most familiar and popular TV faces, whose death on Friday shocked the nation, suffered a sudden coronary thrombosis, a particular type of heart attack that in Russert's case was caused by cholesterol plaque rupturing in an artery, said his doctors.

Women, Smoking, And Heart Disease: Toenails Tell The Tale (Medical News Today)
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:18:24 GMT In a first-of-its-kind study, research results show that toenail nicotine levels can help predict risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in women.

Women, Smoking, and Heart Disease: Toenails Tell the Tale (Newswise)
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:22:28 GMT In a first-of-its-kind study, research results show that toenail nicotine levels can help predict risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in women. Researchers at UCSD School of Medicine, in collaboration with colleagues from Harvard University, showed that the higher the level of nicotine in the toenails, the higher the risk of coronary heart disease.

Tim Russert Dies of a Heart Attack (MedicineNet.com)
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:33:45 GMT Title: Tim Russert Dies of a Heart Attack Category: Health News Created: 6/16/2008 Last Editorial Review: 6/16/2008

PET scans reveal hormone replacement therapy may be beneficial for postmenopausal women (EurekAlert!)
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:40:26 GMT New Orleans, La.—Postmenopausal women are at an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease, yet recent research studies have sometimes resulted in conflicting data regarding how best to treat or minimize the effects of the disease.

A massive heart attack isn't easy to predict, doctors say (Tucson Citizen)
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:29:40 GMT For all their differences, NBC newsman Tim Russert and famed marathoner Jim Fixx, author of the 1977 best-seller "The Complete Book of Running," have two things in common: Each died of a massive heart attack while still in his 50s.

Russert death shows massive heart attack isn't easy to predict (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:12:16 GMT Russert death shows massive heart attack isn't easy to predict

Preterax(R) Prevents and Reverses Renal Disease in Typ. (Stock World)
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:01:52 GMT In this new ADVANCE analysis, Preterax reduces the risk of developing new onset microalbuminuria by 21% (P macroalbuminuria by 31% (P=0.002) and regresses renal disease by improving existing microalbuminuria or macroalbuminuria at baseline by 16% compared with placebo (P=0.002). Furthermore, restoration of normoalbuminuria is improved by 15% (P=0.006) in patients treated with Preterax.

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