Cardiology

Pregnancy Boosts Heart Attack Risk (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

9 Jul 2008

TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Although heart attacks are rare among young women, becoming pregnant does double or triple a woman's risk, a new study finds.

OLBH adds cardiology services at Primary Care (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)

9 Jul 2008

GRAYSON, Ky. -- Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital's Bellefonte Primary Care location in Grayson is adding cardiology services beginning today.

Increased Risk Of Heart Attack In Pregnancy (Medical News Today)

8 Jul 2008

Although acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is rare in women of child-bearing age, pregnancy can increase a woman's risk of heart attack 3- to 4-fold, according to a study published in the July 15, 2008, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.