More cardiovascular disease a side effect of global warming?

It's been a busy day for heart health matters, but in a new report from Sweden, heart health was found to be possibly affected by that constant media item, global warming.

That's right -- in addition to melting glaciers and changing the composition of the world's oceans, global warming may have the capability to drastically affect global cardiovascular health in the next 50 years.

It's interesting to note that the report referenced the European heat wave four years ago when tens of thousands died due to extreme heat. The death rate was much higher than medical officials estimated -- so what caused all those extra deaths?

An interesting verbal comparison was made by a Johns Hopkins physician, who said "The hardening of the heart's arteries is like rust developing on a car ... rust develops much more quickly at warm temperatures and so does atherosclerosis."