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Heart disease No. 1 cause of pregnancy-related deaths in California
Study Highlights: Heart disease is the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in California and is likely true for the rest of the nation. Specifically, an enlarged and weakened heart accounted for...
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Environmental toxins linked to heart defects
Study Highlights: There was a correlation between yearly rates of congenital heart defects in children and yearly emissions of some industrial pollutants in Alberta, Canada. The good news is that rates...
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New collaboration expanding science of world-renowned heart studies
Dallas, TX - (NewMediaWire) - November 17, 2013 - A new collaborative research relationship between the American Heart Association, the University of Mississippi and Boston University, representing a...
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Treating high blood pressure right after stroke made no difference in recovery
Study Highlights: Lowering blood pressure in the very acute initial hours after a stroke made no difference in patient recovery. Patients treated for high blood pressure within 48 hours of stroke were...
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Sodium nitrite before artery-opening procedures didn't limit heart muscle damage
Study Highlights: Giving heart attack patients sodium nitrate right before they underwent procedures to open blocked arteries didn’t significantly reduce heart muscle damage in a late-breaking clinical...
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Lowering cardiac arrest patients' body temperature on way to hospital did not...
Study Highlights: Lowering cardiac arrest patients’ body temperature right after resuscitation and on the way to the hospital didn’t help survival or neurological outcomes in a study done in Seattle...
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Study finds no difference in survival when lowering cardiac arrest patients'...
Study Highlights: Lowering cardiac arrest patients’ body temperature to 33°C compared to 36°C made no difference in survival in an international study of more than 900 patients. The lower temperature...
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SUNDAY NEWS TIPS
(NewMediaWire) - November 17, 2013Tip Highlights: Hybrid heart valve is strong, durable in early tests. Early statin therapy helps kids with inherited high cholesterol. Texting heart medication...
View ArticleKentucky medical scientist wins AHA Achievement Award for 'extraordinary...
Embargoed until 12 a.m. CT/1 a.m. ET (NewMediaWire) - November 18, 2013 - DALLAS, The American Heart Association has presented its Research Achievement Award for 2013 to Roberto Bolli, M.D., of the...
View ArticlePittsburgh scientist awarded American Heart Association prize for leadership...
Embargoed until 12 a.m. CT/1 a.m. ET (NewMediaWire) - November 18, 2013 - DALLAS, The American Heart Association has awarded its 2013 Population Research Prize to Lewis H. Kuller, M.D., Dr.P.H., of...
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Boston cardiologist given American Heart Association's mentor award for...
Embargoed until 12 a.m. CT/1 a.m. ET (NewMediaWire) - November 18, 2013 - DALLAS, The American Heart Association has presented one of its highest honors, the Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award,...
View ArticleAmerican Heart Association council honors Harvard investigator for discovery...
Embargoed until 12 a.m. CT/1 a.m. ET (NewMediaWire) - November 18, 2013 - DALLAS, The American Heart Association’s Council on Clinical Cardiology presented its James B. Herrick Award for outstanding...
View ArticleAmerican Heart Association presents Clinical Research Prize to Florida...
Embargoed until 12 a.m. CT/1 a.m. ET (NewMediaWire) - November 18, 2013 - DALLAS, The American Heart Association today awarded its Clinical Research Prize for 2013 to Thomas Brott, M.D., “for his...
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Cincinnati researcher awarded American Heart Association prize for advancing...
Embargoed until 12 a.m. CT/1 a.m. ET (NewMediaWire) - November 18, 2013 - DALLAS, The American Heart Association today awarded its Basic Research Prize for 2013 to pediatric cardiologist and researcher...
View ArticleNew York medical professor receives American Heart Association Chairman's...
Embargoed until 12 a.m. CT/1 a.m. ET (NewMediaWire) - November 18, 2013 - DALLAS, The American Heart Association today presented its Chairman’s Award honoring excellence in volunteer service to Ileana...
View ArticleEaston Sports and Blast Motion Announce Collaboration for the Easton Power...
(NewMediaWire) - November 18, 2013 - VAN NUYS, Calif., Easton Sports, the industry leader in baseball bat performance technology has partnered with Blast Motion, the leading innovator in advanced...
View ArticleTeamwork, closer follow-up helps heart patients take prescriptions after...
Study Highlight: A team of doctor, patient and pharmacist with enhanced follow-up was more effective than standard care in getting heart patients to refill their prescriptions for as long as a year...
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Heart-healthy lifestyles can spread through social networks
Study Highlight: Family members who tried to improve their health together had better success than those who went at it alone. Embargoed until 9 a.m. CT /10 a.m. ET Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 Study authors...
View ArticleSalt-reduction program helps rural China decrease sodium intake
Study Highlight: A community-based sodium reduction program and access to salt substitutes helped people in rural China lower sodium intake. Embargoed until 9 a.m. CT / 10 a.m. ET Monday, Nov. 18, 2013...
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Colombian preschoolers learn heart-healthy lessons with Sesame Street
Study Highlights: A curriculum featuring Sesame Street characters helped preschoolers — and their parents — in Bogotá, Colombia improve their knowledge, attitudes and habits about exercise and healthy...
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