Ability to Stand and Walk Helps Identify High-Risk Elderly Adults After Heart Attack
Jun 03, 2019
Experts develop a risk model to identify which elderly adults are likely to experience complications after a heart attack.
Study Supports Aggressive Blood Pressure Treatment in All Adults with Diabetes
Jun 04, 2019
Intensive blood pressure treatment isn’t just for high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes.
People living with HIV face premature heart disease and barriers to care
Statement Highlights:
- People living with HIV face a higher risk of developing diseases of the heart and blood vessels compared to people without the disease.
- Seventy-five percent of people living with HIV are over age 45 and face significant health challenges at earlier ages […]
Bystander CPR highlighted during National CPR and AED Awareness Week
Dallas, May 31, 2019 — Do you know the two simple steps of Hands-Only CPR? Performing CPR can double or even triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival. Higher bystander CPR rates have been linked to greater survival rates after a cardiac arrest but currently, bystanders only perform CPR 37% […]
Energy drinks may increase risk of heart function abnormalities and blood pressure changes
Study Highlights:
- Three to four hours after drinking 32 ounces of energy drinks, the heart’s electrical activity was abnormal compared to drinking a placebo drink.
- Two different commercially available energy drinks produced the same results, suggesting that energy drinks as a class should be consumed with caution.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET […]
What is known – and not known – about heart muscle diseases in children
Statement Highlight:
- Cardiomyopathies (heart muscle diseases) in children are the focus of a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association that provides insight into the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases as well as identifying future research priorities. It is published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / […]
Being overweight as a teen may be associated with higher risk of heart muscle disease in adulthood
Study Highlights:
- The risk of developing cardiomyopathy, which often leads to heart failure, increased in adult Swedish men who were even mildly overweight around age 18.
- The risk steadily increased as weight increased, even among those who started out at a normal weight.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Tuesday, May 28, 2019
DALLAS, […]
New Drug Proven Safe and Effective in Children with Type 2 Diabetes
May 22, 2019
Diabetes drug liraglutide is effective but carries some risk of side effects, shows clinical trial.
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Growing cardiovascular genetics field calls for special multidisciplinary clinical programs to better identify and treat inherited heart conditions GalleryGrowing cardiovascular genetics field calls for special multidisciplinary clinical programs to better identify and treat inherited heart conditions
Growing cardiovascular genetics field calls for special multidisciplinary clinical programs to better identify and treat inherited heart conditions
Statement Highlights
- In a new scientific statement, the American Heart Association supports the creation of specialized multidisciplinary clinical programs that combine cardiovascular medicine and genetics expertise.
- These specialized programs would use genetic information to better treat patients with inherited heart conditions, as well as assess family members without current heart problems and take steps to […]