Earlier that day, she had complained of chest pains, and had reported a family history of heart disease.
He said doctors were beginning to realise that it is important to ask patients about siblings' history of heart disease.
Larry King signed up because of his history of heart disease.
As soon as he visited his first 515-pound patient, an orangutan named Kandu with a family history of heart disease, Hergott was fascinated by the experience.
For the current study, Buijsse and his colleagues excluded anyone with a history of heart disease or stroke, and also controlled for age, diet, lifestyle, and other factors.
As with any exercise, if you're out of shape, have had back injuries in the past, or have a history of heart disease, check with your doctor before tackling that snowdrift.
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In January 2012 I was asked whether I was still taking it, after medical trials showed that for those without a history of heart disease or stroke, aspirin was more likely to do harm rather than good.
Or, on the other side, a man who has a family history of heart disease may be more likely to buy the most lavish plan at work during open enrollment, knowing that he may need all the coverage willing to shoulder it, even at its punishingly high price.
It did not adjust for disease history, obesity, smoking or any actual heart disease risk factors.
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The strong advice - from these researchers and from other experts - is that those WITH a history of cardiovascular disease - such as heart attack or stroke - should continue with daily aspirin.
Independent pathologist Dr Martin Goddard said Mrs Shinwell had "a long and substantial medical history" including kidney disease, diabetes, agoraphobia and heart problems.
Aspirin can also be used as a long term treatment for those with a history of heart attack and stroke, or who have peripheral arterial disease, stable angina or atrial fibrillation - an irregular heart rhythm.
Doctors often gloss over a key question for assessing a person's risk for coronary heart disease, according to a new study: What is the patient's family history of cardiovascular illness?
Still, "most of the family history that we're collecting is just the presence or the absence of heart disease, not the age of onset or the type of disease, " says Dr. Arnett, who wasn't involved in the latest research.
Routinely tracking family history sharply boosted the number of people in the study considered at high risk for heart disease.
For example, using information on a patient's family history, daily nutrition and exercise habits, the app can determine his or her risk for heart disease.
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