15 students selected amongst hundreds to serve as national Youth Heart Ambassadors
The American Heart Association highlights real student stories to inspire […]
New statement urges engaging patients in their care, collaborating on treatment decisions
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association reviews […]
$150,000 awarded to research race in clinical algorithms
DALLAS, August 8, 2023 — As part of a focused effort to assess current cardiovascular treatment algorithms for racial bias, the American Heart Association, the single largest non-government supporter of heart and brain health research in the U.S., is funding three new […]
Survey of CVD programs finds more resources needed for heart disease and stroke risk in youth
Advisory Highlights:
- Risk factors for cardiovascular disease are common among preteens and teens, and the need for preventive care to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease exceeds the supply of health care resources, according to a new American Heart Association science advisory that […]
Routinely drinking alcohol may raise blood pressure even in adults without hypertension
Research Highlights:
- An analysis of data from seven studies involving more than 19,000 adults in the United States, Korea and Japan found a clear association between increases in systolic (top-number) blood pressure and the number of alcoholic beverages consumed daily.
- Even people who drank […]
Asian adults in U.S. less likely to survive cardiac arrest despite bystander CPR equal to white adults
Research Highlights:
- Despite similar rates of bystander CPR after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Asian adults in the U.S. were 8% less likely to survive to hospital discharge and 15% less likely to have favorable neurological outcomes compared to white adults, according to an […]
$2.1 million awarded to research link between migraine, strokes and cardiovascular disease
The American Heart Association is funding seven new scientific research […]
Risk of fatal heart attack may double in heat wave & high fine particulate pollution days
Research Highlights:
- An analysis of more than 202,000 heart attack deaths between 2015-2020 in a single Chinese province found that days that had extreme heat, extreme cold or high levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution were significantly associated with the risk […]
$20 million awarded to lead next century of heart disease and stroke scientific research
The American Heart Association’s Second Century of Science initiative will […]
Symptom relief and healthy habits are top goals for treating chronic heart disease
Guideline Highlights:
- Healthy lifestyle and dietary habits remain the foundation of management for the more than 20 million people in the U.S. diagnosed with heart conditions known collectively as chronic coronary disease (CCD), according to the first comprehensive guideline update on CCD in […]