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Close of volunteer heart patient John Wallace laughing while connected to an ultrasound and blood pressure cuff 2. Mid of Wallace laughing on hospital next to sonographer 3. Wide...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eBaltimore, Maryland, US, August 17, 2011\u003cbr/\u003e1. Close of volunteer heart patient John Wallace laughing while connected to an ultrasound and blood pressure cuff \u003cbr/\u003e2. Mid of Wallace laughing on hospital next to sonographer \u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of small television showing comic film causing Wallace to laugh \u003cbr/\u003e4. Close of ultrasound controls\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close of sonographer \u003cbr/\u003e6. Close of blood vessels on ultrasound \u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide of hospital room with Wallace being monitored while watching television with Dr. Michael Miller\u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide of television showing comic film \u003cbr/\u003e9. Mid of Wallace smiling \u003cbr/\u003e10. Close half zoom of ultrasound controls\u003cbr/\u003e11. Close of ultrasound instrument being held to monitor blood vessels in Wallace''s arm \u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Professor Michael Miller, Director, Preventative Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine: \u003cbr/\u003e\"There is now some scientific evidence that supports the fact that laughter should not be taken lightly, that it really does appear to have a physiological effect. What we still don''t know is whether practicing laughter on a regular basis reduces the risk of heart attacks.\"  \u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid shot of sonographer looking at ultrasound monitor  \u003cbr/\u003e14. Mid of Miller looking at prints of ultrasound scans, sonographer enters shot\u003cbr/\u003e15. Various of sonographer and Miller discussing and holding scans\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Professor Michael Miller, Director, Preventative Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The endothelium is the inner lining (of the) blood vessel and that''s what we''re looking at. The inner lining of blood vessels is very important because there are chemicals and other messengers that are sent between the bloodstream and into our various tissues and basically serves to guard against noxious chemicals, if you will and protects us.  If you have risk factors for heart disease, then that inner lining doesn''t function as well and the idea here is that after stress, you''re constricting the blood vessel because chemicals are produced to cause that reaction and over time those continued stressful reactions can have a damaging effect on the heart.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. Wide tilt up from scans to mid of Miller and colleague \u003cbr/\u003e18. Close of scans \u003cbr/\u003e19. Close of video being inserted into video player\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide of Wallace and sonographer watching war film \u003cbr/\u003e21. Wide of television showing war film\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide of Wallace and sonographer watching war film\u003cbr/\u003e23. Close of patient''s hand \u003cbr/\u003e24. Mid of patient looking at war film \u003cbr/\u003e25. Close of blood pressure cuff \u003cbr/\u003e26. Close of patient''s eyes \u003cbr/\u003e27. SOUNDBITE: (English) Professor Michael Miller, Director, Preventative Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Putting this into perspective, the magnitude of the change that we have seen after experiencing a good laugh is similar to what is experienced after aerobic activity and is similar to what is experienced after taking a heart protective medication such as a statin. Now we already know from studies that have evaluated statins that you can reduce the risk of a heart attack by taking a statin if you''re a high risk, so the question really now is that we know that laughing appears to have a good effect on our cardiovascular system, but how does that translate into people that already have established heart disease. In other words if you take a group of people and have them laugh on a regular basis, will that potentially reduce their risk of having a heart attack, or another heart attack.\"\u003cbr/\u003e28. Close of monitor \u003cbr/\u003e29. Wide of patient watching war film \u003cbr/\u003e30. Mid of patient watching war film\u003cbr/\u003e31. Close of Miller watching film \u003cbr/\u003e32. Close of monitor \u003cbr/\u003e33. Close of ultrasound controls\u003cbr/\u003e34. Close tilt down from Miller to patient\u003cbr/\u003e35. Wide of Miller using stethoscope on patient\u003cbr/\u003e36. Close of ultrasound monitor \u003cbr/\u003e37. Wide of patient being monitored\u003cbr/\u003e38. Close of scans being compared on table \u003cbr/\u003e39. SOUNDBITE: (English) Professor Michael Miller, Director, Preventative Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine:\u003cbr/\u003e\"For now I''m telling my patients to laugh.\"\u003cbr/\u003e40. Mid shot of Miller explaining scans to patient \u003cbr/\u003eLaughter may be as effective as statins at conquering heart disease according to new research by doctors in America.\u003cbr/\u003eThey''re investigating whether a hearty chuckle might one day be used to prevent heart attacks.  \u003cbr/\u003eThe research is ongoing as the world''s health leaders today (19th September 2011) hold a United Nations summit to discuss how to stop chronic  illnesses like heart disease from killing about 36 million people around the world every year.\u003cbr/\u003eJohn Wallace has a long history of heart disease.\u003cbr/\u003eHe suffered the first of his two heart attacks back in 1980 and he''s been wearing a defibrillator for the past eighteen years.\u003cbr/\u003eWallace is now on medication too.\u003cbr/\u003eHis illnesses are longstanding, but treatable and despite the many medical checkups he has to undergo, he endeavours to lead a normal life.\u003cbr/\u003eWallace even plays sports including tennis, golf and volleyball, but he''s called it a day on basketball.\u003cbr/\u003eHe and others like him may benefit from the research that''s been going on here at Maryland Medical School.\u003cbr/\u003eHe''s being given a BART test which is a common procedure to detect cardiovascular problems.\u003cbr/\u003eIt uses an ultrasound to capture images of the brachial artery, the main supply of blood to the left arm.\u003cbr/\u003eIt''s been chosen because it''s not far from the heart and close to the surface of the skin.\u003cbr/\u003eSo unlike arteries in the legs it''s easy monitor.  \u003cbr/\u003eBut unlike most hospital visits, the patient isn''t being offered drugs, or surgery.\u003cbr/\u003eHe''s being treated to a couple of hours of fun.\u003cbr/\u003eTo be more specific it''s his laughter that''s important.\u003cbr/\u003eThat''s because doctors here believe laughter is seriously therapeutic.\u003cbr/\u003eProfessor Michael Miller has been studying the effects of laughter on thirty volunteers in the last five years.\u003cbr/\u003eThe men and women in the study were aged between thirty and seventy, but unlike Wallace they were all healthy and didn''t have a history of cardiovascular disease.\u003cbr/\u003eThey were brought in to watch the serious dramas and the comedies on separate days.\u003cbr/\u003eBut Miller is keen to show the effects can be measured on someone with a history of cardiovascular problems as well.\u003cbr/\u003eHe says: \"There is now some scientific evidence that supports the fact that laughter should not be taken lightly, that it really does appear to have a physiological effect. What we still don''t know is whether practicing laughter on a regular basis reduces the risk of heart attacks.\"  \u003cbr/\u003eFirst of all Wallace is treated to the film \"Kingpin\" before measurements are taken of the endothelium, or inner lining of the blood vessel.\u003cbr/\u003eMiller says these are \"very important because there are chemicals and other messengers that are sent between the bloodstream and into our various tissues and basically serves to guard against noxious chemicals, if you will and protects us\".  \u003cbr/\u003eAccording to Miller \"if you have risk factors for heart disease, then that inner lining doesn''t function as well and the idea here is that after stress, you''re constricting the blood vessel because chemicals are produced to cause that reaction and over time those continued stressful reactions can have a damaging effect on the heart.\"\u003cbr/\u003eOnce the measurements have been taken the sonographer attaches the cuff back onto Wallace''s arm and he settles down to watching the traumatic story of \"Saving Private Ryan\".\u003cbr/\u003eAgain Miller measures the inner lining of the blood vessel and he''s pleased with the result.\u003cbr/\u003eHe says: \"The magnitude of the change that we have seen after experiencing a good laugh is similar to what is experienced after aerobic activity and is similar to what is experienced after taking a heart protective medication such as a statin.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMiller is hopeful that in years to come he may eventually be able to show that laughter may be an alternative to statins.\u003cbr/\u003eHe believes this may be of help to the minority of people who suffer side effects.\u003cbr/\u003eBut more importantly he''s keen to know whether a hearty chuckle, combined with a healthy lifestyle may help prevent heart disease.\u003cbr/\u003eMiller says: \"The question really now is that we know that laughing appears to have a good effect on our cardiovascular system, but how does that translate into people that already have established heart disease. 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