https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedes have the best chance in Europe of surviving heart complications, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.se/20161207/swedes-have-europes-best-chance-of-surviving-heart-problems-study Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:50:55 +0100 swedes-have-europes-best-chance-of-surviving-heart-problems-study Swedes are most likely to suffer heart attacks on Mondays and at Christmas, new research suggests. https://www.thelocal.se/20160830/swedish-hearts-fail-on-mondays-and-at-christmas Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:39:34 +0200 swedish-hearts-fail-on-mondays-and-at-christmas Chest compressions performed by a machine are just as effective at helping heart attack patients as those performed by a human, a Swedish study has found. https://www.thelocal.se/20130902/49996 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 10:14:00 +0200 49996 Participants in Sweden's famed Vasaloppet cross-country ski race, one of the toughest endurance events in the world, have an increased risk of developing an irregular heart rhythm, according to surprise findings unveiled on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130612/48448 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:07:00 +0200 48448 A heart patient died after ambulance drivers who received the high priority call just as their shift was ending decided to swing by the station to change drivers, delaying their arrival to the patient's home. https://www.thelocal.se/20120917/43268 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:56:00 +0200 43268 A 72-year-old man having a tumour removed from his kidney died after the chief anesthetist and nurse took a lunch break in the middle of the surgery. https://www.thelocal.se/20120906/43048 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:44:00 +0200 43048 Suicide and fatal heart attack rates are distinctly higher among people who have been diagnosed with cancer, according to a new Swedish study. https://www.thelocal.se/20120405/40118 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:09:00 +0200 40118 Users of moist snuff or 'snus' who have suffered a heart attack can greatly reduce their chances of dying if they give up the habit, a new Swedish study has shown. https://www.thelocal.se/20110830/35844 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:47:00 +0200 35844 Female heart attack patients still receive inferior treatment than men, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.se/20110829/35828 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:10:00 +0200 35828 Swedish women who regularly consume small amounts of dark chocolate have lower risks of heart failure than their US counterparts due to the higher quality and cocoa content in Swedish chocolate, a new Harvard study suggests. https://www.thelocal.se/20100820/28484 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:43:00 +0200 28484 People with fewer of their own teeth run a greater risk of dying from heart disease than those carrying a full set of pearly whites, a new Swedish research report shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20100413/26036 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:43:00 +0200 26036 New Swedish research shows that men with pent-up frustrations about perceived workplace injustices run twice the risk of suffering a heart attack. https://www.thelocal.se/20091124/23452 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:01:00 +0100 23452 Heart attack survivors who eat chocolate two or more times per week cut their risk of dying from heart disease about threefold compared to those who never touch the stuff, Swedish scientists have reported. https://www.thelocal.se/20090813/21434 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:50:00 +0200 21434 The risk of recurrence of an acute heart attack has declined dramatically in Sweden in recent years, a new Swedish study published on Tuesday shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20090519/19536 Tue, 19 May 2009 11:50:00 +0200 19536 Heart cells are replenished throughout life, enabling improved treatments to repair damage caused by cardiac arrest or illness, a new Swedish study published on Friday has shown. https://www.thelocal.se/20090403/18662 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:08:00 +0200 18662