Redlining linked to higher heart failure risk among Black adults in U.S.
Research Highlights:
- An analysis of more than two million adults in the U.S. found that present day heart failure risk was higher among Black adults who lived in zip codes historically impacted by redlining compared to Black adults living in non-redlined areas.
- Redlining did […]
Current evidence identifies health risks of e-cigarette use; long-term research needed
Statement Highlights:
- The number of people who use electronic nicotine delivery systems, typically referred to as e-cigarettes, has grown exponentially, especially among youth and young adults. E-cigarette use more than doubled from 2017 to 2019 among middle and high school students.
- Ingredients of e-cigarettes, […]
Policy guidance offers strategies to shift to value-based health care and payment
Statement Highlights:
- The American Heart Association supports a value-based care and payment (VBP) system that is person-centered, equitable, coordinated and seeks to improve equity, patient and provider experience, and individual and population health while controlling costs.
- Defining and improving clinician understanding of value-based […]
Wider access to health insurance via Medicaid expansion improved cardiac care
Research Highlights:
- States that participated in the Medicaid expansion provision of the Affordable Care Act, raising the income level to be eligible for Medicaid up to 138% of the federal poverty level, improved several measures of heart disease care for Medicaid recipients in […]
Research pilot sets the stage for better, more equitable aortic stenosis care
DALLAS, June 20, 2023 — New research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes examines the pilot phase of the American Heart Association quality improvement program Target: Aortic Stenosis™. The program aims to lay the […]
Combatting stress to improve the heart health of the Hispanic/Latino community
New American Heart Association campaign focused on common stressors: money, […]
Survey: 75% of people given home blood pressure monitors plan to use them daily
DALLAS,TX, June 15, 2023 — Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects almost half of all people in the U.S. and can lead to serious health issues, including heart attack, stroke and kidney problems.[1] Monitoring your blood pressure […]
Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic increases risk of cardiovascular disease
Statement Highlights:
- Around the world, most people are regularly exposed to low or moderate levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic in the environment, increasing risk of coronary artery disease, stroke and peripheral artery disease, according to a new American Heart Association statement.
- These metals, […]
Researchers: win up to $40K studying effects of lipoprotein(a) on cardiovascular disease, stroke risk
The new Lp(a) Data Challenge is part of an American […]
Identifying the cause of heart muscle disease in children is key to effective treatment
Statement Highlights:
- A new American Heart Association scientific statement focuses on treatment strategies for pediatric cardiomyopathy (diseases of the heart muscle’s structure and function that may lead to heart failure and death) and is a companion to a 2019 scientific statement focused on […]