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Testing Young Athletes for Heart Defects May Save Lives
To prevent sudden cardiac death, researchers recommend electrocardiograms

Statins Before Vascular Surgery Cut Deaths, Complications
Problems halved in patients getting blood-vessel repairs done, study finds

Government Best Source for U.S. Hospital Data, Study Finds
Magazines that rank facilities don't take all measurements into account

New Anti-Clotting Drug Beats Plavix
Brilinta prevents heart attacks and improves survival, researchers say

Testosterone Therapy May Help Men With Heart Failure
Injections of male hormone boosted cardiac performance in Italian study

Stenting a Good Option for Left Main Heart Artery
As effective as standard of bypass surgery, Polish study finds

Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos
Diabetes drug shouldn't be used when there's a safer alternative, study says

Worries May Worsen Peripheral Arterial Disease
Distressed 'type D' personality associated with mortality risk, study suggests

How Weight Loss Helps the Heart
Study found it reversed structural abnormalities seen among the obese

Men With Angina Do Worse Than Women
Doubled rate of heart attack, tripled rate of death seen in study