Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2003

Read the latest news from the Canadian Cariovascular Congress. This year's Congress attracted over 3500 cardiologists, researchers and health practitioners and featured over 500 presentations. Below is a sampling of some of the stories featured over the three day event.

A silent killer out of control
Are we too quick to put the brakes on heart patients?
Big tummies, big trouble in Newfoundland
Canadians do it faster
Doctors believe they are treated badly
Facing a future that includes SARS
Fat, flabby and fourteen
Fighting Fat
Growing obesity epidemic will shorten childrens lives
High blood pressure out of control
Pass or Fail?
Prognosis not so sweet for diabetics after heart attack
Take eight pills and call me in the morning
Yikes, I'm having a Maktaaq attack!