Hospitals' Cost For The Top 6 Cardiovascular Treatments Nearing $60 Billion, USA
Treating heart attack victims, opening clogged arteries and treating other common cardiovascular conditions cost U.S. hospitals $57.9 billion in 2006 - about 40 percent more than in 1997, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Most of this growth in costs, however, occurred between 1997 and 2003.
Panic Attacks Linked To Higher Risk Of Heart Attacks And Heart Disease, Especially In Younger People
People who have been diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder have a greater risk of subsequently developing heart disease or suffering a heart attack than the normal population, with higher rates occurring in younger people, according to research published in Europe's leading cardiology journal, the European Heart Journal [1] today (Thursday 11 December).
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