Every year, more than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of a hospital in the United States[1]. Survival often depends on how quickly people nearby recognize the emergency, call 911, begin CPR and ...

Hands-Only CPR education offered through the American Heart Association’s in-school programs supports mission critical work to improve the chain of survival with support from the NFL The following ...

The emerging public health field of food is medicine (FIM) experienced a rapid acceleration in the number of research studies ...

DALLAS, Sept. 21, 2026 — A pioneering researcher known for her work to protect the heart and brain during cardiac surgery will be recognized by the American Heart Association at its annual Scientific ...

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Heart disease and stroke still top the list of leading causes of death in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update The overall deaths ...

The benefits of GLP-1 medications were highest for people with severe peripheral artery disease (PAD) and those with obesity, finds a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association GLP-1RA ...

Comprehensive, individualized rehabilitation can help survivors of stroke maximize recovery, regain independence and improve quality of life, according to a new guideline from the American Stroke ...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12, 2023 — A single infusion of a CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy significantly reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL, the “bad cholesterol”) in people who carry one ...

Each year in the U.S., over half a million people have a first stroke; however, up to 80% of strokes may be preventable. The new primary prevention of stroke guideline from the American Stroke ...

More frequent use of cannabis was associated with higher odds of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, finds new study in Journal of the American Heart Association An analysis of survey data for 430,000 ...