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Smoking trendy hookah pipes may increase your risk of a heart attack or strokes by causing deadly blood clots, scientists fear. The tabletop pipes are considered to be ‘healthier’ because the smoke goes through water before inhalation. But for the first time, research on mice has shown hookah smoke causes blood cells to become ‘hyperactive’. Experiments … Read more
Women’s blood vessels AGE faster than men’s which increases their risk of heart diseases at a younger age, study claims Women aged 30 with high blood pressure ‘more likely to have heart disease’ This is because their blood vessels and arteries are less efficient at that age Authors of study say finding may reshape way doctors assess heart … Read more
Distressing footage shows a two-year-old momentarily ‘dying’ in her mother’s arms because her heart stops beating when she gets too upset. Bethany Davis was filmed going limp during the bizarre episode before her mother, Natalie Davis, 31, lays her down on the ground. After a couple of seconds, Bethany wakes up again and starts to cry. The … Read more
A baby boy has been fitted with a heart valve taken from a cow in a mammoth six-hour operation to save his life. Ten-month-old Bradley Harrison was born with a complex set of five heart defects which restrict blood flow through his body. Born with a deformed pulmonary valve, he underwent grueling surgery at just … Read more
A 12-year-old girl’s life has been saved by a heart transplant after she almost died from a rare disease. Kayleigh Llewellyn, from Seaham, County Durham, fell ill around three months ago when she woke up one morning for school struggling to breathe. Doctors diagnosed her with cardiomyopathy and, to the shock of Kayleigh’s parents, warned a … Read more
A breakthrough device is allowing NHS surgeons to mend failing heart valves with a series of tiny stitches inserted while the heart still beats – saving the lives of people deemed too frail for open-heart surgery. At present, sick patients can be denied the standard valve-repair operation because it requires a heart bypass – when … Read more
Even so-called ‘white coat hypertension’ – blood pressure measures that are only high in doctors’ offices – indicate that patients are at-risk for heart disease, heart attacks and even death, a new study suggests. Some one-in-five Americans are estimated to have white coat hypertension. But the condition is often left untreated, as doctors doubt that … Read more
Man, 60, caught FIRE during open heart surgery when dry swabs ignited because a hot electrical tool sparked while oxygen was leaking out of his lung The patient in Melbourne, Australia, was not harmed during the incident Quick-thinking staff managed to put out the fire and carry on with the operation Oxygen is not flammable … Read more
Rod Stewart Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam Touring in the UK, Wed to Jun 15 Rating: Some rock stars, as they get older, turn into the embarrassing parent at a teenage party. Sir Rod Stewart, now 74, is the embarrassing grandad. He’s wearing a cropped … Read more
To anyone that can stomach six cups of coffee a day, new research suggests that’s not a good idea. A study by the University of South Australia found drinking more than six cups a day increased the risk of heart disease by 22 percent. The findings, likely, won’t have much of an impact on most … Read more