By Annie Freeda Cruez KUALA LUMPUR: Heart diseases are on the rise in Malaysia despite improvements in health services and facilities. They were the second leading cause of death in 2006, accounting for 15.5 per cent of those who died in government hospitals.

By Annie Freeda Cruez HEART diseases do not discriminate between man and woman. ANNIE FREEDA CRUEZ learns that even age does not protect you from a heart attack if you have not been living right.

By Sajeev K Peter, Kuwait Times May 27--KUWAIT -- The world is facing a 'heart failure pandemic' as cases of cardiac arrest are steadily rising across the globe, particularly in the ageing population.

By Hammerer-Lercher, Angelika; Geiger, Ralf; Mair, Johannes; Url, Christoph; Et al Background: Previous studies comparing children with cardiac disease with children with lung disease or healthy children indicated that natriuretic peptides are promising markers in pediatric patients.

By Talwar, K K The atlas of heart disease and stroke, Mackay J, Mensah G, editors (World Health Organization, Geneva) 2004. 112 pages. Price: US $ 45.00 ISBN 92-4-156276-5 The book is well written in a comprehensive and simplified manner.