Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder. Some of the conditions which...read more »

Rare undiagnosed iron disorder causes various severe conditions: The rare "iron overload" disorder, hemochromatosis, can cause a variety of symptoms and result in various severe conditions that...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be fatal. It should be considered for any...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The ...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children. Some of the symptoms of hypertension that can be...read more »

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The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Heart conditions include:

Warfarin Versus Aspirin in Reduced Cardiac Ejection Fraction (WARCEF) Trial - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - aspirin,Warfarin
Dietary Effects on Lipoproteins and Thrombogenic Activity (DELTA) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
Validation and Field Test for Risk Appraisal Instruments - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
Study of Children's Activity and Nutrition (SCAN) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

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