http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/Latest Heart Disease News from MyHeartCentral.comen-us6012019http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gifhttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:59:04 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-413784-98.htmlStroke victims who are taken directly to a trained stroke center are more likely to receive the necessary clot-busting drugs--and receive them more quickly--than those taken to a regular hospital, research suggests.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-413784-98.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:12:03 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-413743-98.htmlNew research suggests that a diet high in fructose, a major ingredient in sugary sodas and other sweetened foods, raises the risk of developing high blood pressure.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-413743-98.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:04:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413740-98.htmlAccording to new research, people who have a parent with Alzheimer's disease have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure, arterial disease, and markers of inflammation than people who do not have a parent with the condition.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413740-98.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 09:09:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413671-98.htmlNew research published in the journal Anesthesiology suggests that illness and surgery don't contribute to long-term cognitive decline in seniors, nor do they accelerate the development of dementia.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413671-98.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 08:59:04 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-413669-98.htmlHeart patients who have their coronary bypass surgery "off-pump," or without being placed a heart-lung machine, have poorer long-term outcomes, a new study suggests.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-413669-98.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 13:59:02 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-411521-98.htmlMiddle aged children of Alzheimer's sufferers have a high risk of hypertension and other inflammatory conditions--a fact that experts say puts them at risk of dementia as well.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-411521-98.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2009 14:48:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-411279-98.htmlCholesterol-lowering statins may increase the risk of shortness of breath and fatigue in people who suffer from heart failure, new research suggests.http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-411279-98.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:58:03 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/news-411262-98.htmlThe anemia drug Aranesp appears to double the risk of stroke in patients with kidney disease and diabetes, a study suggests.http://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/news-411262-98.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:23:02 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-411148-98.htmlResearchers are recommending that doctors stop advising people to take daily, low-dose aspirin as a way to prevent cardiovascular events after a study suggested doing so really only benefits people who already have heart disease.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-411148-98.htmlThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:01:00 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-410203-98.htmlDoctors can give stroke patients tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) up to 4.5 hours after they have a stroke and the patient will still benefit from the treatment, researchers say.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-410203-98.htmlThu, 29 Oct 2009 13:54:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-410202-98.htmlScientists have found that giving oxygen to ischemic stroke patients does reduce brain tissue loss, but it must be given at precisely the right time to avoid causing further damage.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-410202-98.htmlThu, 29 Oct 2009 13:29:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-410196-98.htmlPeople who have heart disease and who already take an ACE inhibitor get no additional help in controlling their blood pressure by adding an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), researchers say.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-410196-98.htmlWed, 28 Oct 2009 14:33:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/news-409983-98.htmlAccording to new research, people who suffer from cardiovascular diseases such stroke and heart failure may be at increased risk for hip fracture.http://www.healthcentral.com/news-409983-98.htmlWed, 28 Oct 2009 14:29:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/depression/news-409980-98.htmlScientists in a new study found that fish oil supplements do not appear to reduce depression in people who suffer from both depression and heart disease.http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/news-409980-98.htmlTue, 27 Oct 2009 14:40:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-409742-98.htmlAccording to a new study, even occasional smoking can increase artery stiffness in young people and affect their bodies' ability to respond to exercise.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-409742-98.html