A new cardiology study published in the European Heart Journal indicates that endurance athletics such as marathons can cause heart damage. The study was conducted at the University of Melbourne in Australia. The cardiology researchers found that the damage from this intense type of exercise occurs in the right ventricle of the heart and may [...]
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Cardiology Study: Endurance Exercise Can Cause Heart Damage
Posted on 19 December 2011.
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Cardiology Study Shows Women More at Risk of Broken Heart Syndrome
Posted on 19 December 2011.
A cardiology study conducted at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock has shown that women are more likely than men to develop broken heart syndrome, aka takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC). Additionally, older women are more susceptible to the syndrome than younger women. For the study, data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample were evaluated. This is [...]
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