Heart Disease and Diabetes

Current news, research and studies about heart disease, including stroke, cardiac arrest, clogged arteries, embolisms, stents, bypass surgery, statins, and more.

New Guidelines Focus on Fish, Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Healthy people should eat omega-3 fatty acids from fish and plant sources to protect their hearts, according to updated AHA recommendations.

Study Overcomes Stroke Care’s Biggest Travesty

Only a tiny percentage of stroke victims who could be saved from death or lifelong disability by the quick delivery of emergency therapy actually get the right treatment in time.

Higher Daily Aspirin Dose Could Help Prevent Heart attacks for Diabetics

In some cases, an apple a day may keep the doctor away, but for people with diabetes, regular, over-the-counter Aspirin may also do the job.

Diabetes Drugs Affect Hearts of Men, Women Differently

Even though the drugs control blood sugar equally well in both sexes, widely used treatments for type 2 diabetes have different effects on the hearts of men and women.

Diabetes-Related Death from Cardiovascular Disease Predicted by Heart Calcium Scan

The best way for doctors to predict which diabetes patients are at the greatest risk for heart disease is to use a coronary artery calcium (CAC) test in addition to the most commonly used assessment tool.

Anti-Coagulation Drugs Found to Have Different Effects in Diabetics After Heart Attack

Researchers have found that drugs used to prevent blood coagulation appear to have different effects in heart patients with diabetes.

Low-Dose Aspirin Does Not Appear to Reduce Risk of CV Events in Patients with...

Low-dose aspirin as primary prevention did not appear to significantly reduce the risk of a combined end point of coronary, cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study in JAMA. However, aspirin did significantly reduce the combination of fatal coronary and fatal cerebrovascular events.

Anger, Negative Emotions May Trigger Stroke

Anger and other negative emotions may be triggers for ischemic stroke, according to a study published in the December 14 issue of Neurology.