Heart-healthy lifestyle linked to a longer life, free of chronic health conditions
Research Highlights:
- Two studies found that adults who live a heart-healthy lifestyle – and who scored higher when measured by the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 cardiovascular health scoring – tend to live longer and in optimal health compared to those with […]
Higher levels of perceived racism linked to increased risk of heart disease in Black women
Research Highlight:
- A long-term study of more than 48,000 Black women assessed two measures of perceived interpersonal racism with risk of coronary heart disease.
- Experiencing self-reported interpersonal racism in employment, housing and interactions with the police was associated with a 26% higher risk of […]
Home-based cardiac rehabilitation may help people live longer
Research Highlights:
- In a study of U.S. military veterans, researchers noted that participating in home-based cardiac rehabilitation was associated with a 36% lower risk of death compared to veterans who chose not to participate in cardiac rehabilitation.
- Less than half of the study participants […]
Black women of childbearing age more likely to have high blood pressure, raising pregnancy risks
Research Highlights:
- Black women of childbearing age were more than twice as likely to have uncontrolled blood pressure than white women of similar age, putting them at an increased risk of pregnancy-related complications.
- This disparity in high blood pressure persisted after adjusting for social […]
ACC, AHA, SCAI Release New Training Guidance for Interventional Cardiology
WASHINGTON, February 16, 2023 — The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions have jointly issued a clinical document outlining competency-based training requirements for interventional cardiology trainees. This is the first document of its […]
As people born with congenital heart defects now live longer, challenges evolve over time
The American Heart Association says recognizing special needs beyond medical […]
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Irregular sleeping habits may increase risk of atherosclerosis in older adults
Research Highlights:
- Variations in sleep duration of more than two hours a night within the same week were tied to developing hardened arteries, known as atherosclerosis, in a racially and ethnically diverse study of more than 2,000 adults in six large U.S. communities.
- The […]
More than two dozen health systems nationwide commit to heart failure patient care
The American Heart Association’s IMPLEMENT-HF™ initiative aims to improve patient […]
Does risk for heart disease start before birth?
Statement Highlights:
- The time before pregnancy is considered a critical life period for impacting the cardiovascular health of pregnant individuals and the children born to them.
- The biological processes leading to pregnancy complications often begin before pregnancy; therefore, interventions that begin after someone becomes […]
Most people hospitalized with the flu have a chronic illness
ARLINGTON, VA, CHICAGO and DALLAS, February 6, 2023 — Leading health organizations are urging people to get a flu shot if they haven’t already done so. Compared to last year’s mild flu season,[1] the U.S. has already seen more than three times […]