1.   Lucier stood up, with his hand spread across his breastbone as if to protect his heart from the jolt, and weighed up the possibilities of escape.

2.   Several years ago it would have been incomprehensible for a rational scientist or physician to conclude that myocardial ischaemia might somehow act to protect the heart from necrosis.

3.   They reckoned that my extra weight had protected my heart, and I was also wearing heavy, rubber-soled safety boots.

4.   Although she has no risk factors for heart disease, she said, her doctor urged her to take the therapy to protect her heart.

5.   An editorial accompanying the studies says that women will not know whether hormone therapy protects the heart until larger studies are completed in several years.

6.   An editorial accompanying the studies says women will not know whether hormone therapy protects the heart until larger studies are completed in several years.

7.   Also, California researchers are expected to report that red wine,white wine and beer appear to protect the heart more than other alcoholic beverages.

8.   But, they said, it protects the heart, and more women die of heart disease than breast cancer.

9.   Even people with high cholesterol levels may not need to go to fat-reduction extremes to protect their hearts.