AHA

This channel contains news about the American Heart Association (AHA), including coverage of its annual meeting and guidelines. AHA is a leading resource for cardiology information, both consumer and professional.

Eleven Hackensack Meridian hospitals have been awarded the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Award.

News | Cardiovascular Business

Eleven Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Nationally Recognized For Stroke Care By American Heart Association and American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines Stroke Awards

August 1, 2023 — Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals are being recognized for their readiness to respond and care for s ...

August 01, 2023

With Only 21 Facilities Achieving this Award Nationally, AGH Ranks Among the Most Elite Mitral Valve Programs in the Country and Only Designated Center in Pennsylvania

News | Heart Valve Technology

Allegheny General Hospital Receives Recognition as a Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center from the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation

July 24, 2023 — Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), the flagship academic medical center of Allegheny Health Network (AHN) ...

July 24, 2023

AI/AN women have more risk factors for poor heart health, such as high rates of Type 2 diabetes, obesity and smoking, and increased exposure to trauma and violence, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement

News | ECG Monitoring Services

Heart Health is Sub-optimal Among American Indian/Alaska Native Women, Supports Needed

July 5, 2023 — Heart health risks emerge early in life in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women and are increased ...

July 05, 2023

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

American Heart Association Releases Scientific Statement on Reducing Disparities in Peripheral Artery Disease with Routine Tests

June 21, 2023 — A new science report issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) emphasizes the importance of ...

June 21, 2023

News | AHA

Impacts of Chronic Stress on Cardiovascular Disease Risk to be Focus of American Heart Association (AHA) $15 Million Research Project

May 31, 2023 — The American Heart Association (AHA) has announced that teams of research scientists from three ...

May 31, 2023

This research-use-only offering supports the discovery, development, and validation of novel biopharmaceuticals for the assessment and management of cardiovascular diseases

News | Womens Cardiovascular Health

Women are Underrepresented in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials

May 10, 2023 — A new study has shown that women are underrepresented in late-breaking cardiovascular clinical trials ...

May 10, 2023

News | AHA

Research on Cardiovascular Health and Longevity Focuses on AHA Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) Components

April 18, 2023 — Researchers who studied the impact of adherence to key health metrics on longevity have published ...

April 18, 2023

Researchers have found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has improved breast cancer screening performance in community practice and identifies more invasive cancers, compared to digital mammography. In addition, radiologists’ interpretive performance improved with DBT

News | Pediatric Cardiology

Wireless Pacemakers May be Safe, Effective for Children with Irregular Heart Rhythms

April 13, 2023 — Wireless or leadless pacemakers, commonly implanted in adults, may be a safe and effective short-term ...

April 13, 2023

The need for appropriate diagnosis, treatment and reduction of lifestyle risk factors for high blood pressure in youth were outlined in a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published March 30 in the Association’s Hypertension journal.

News | Hypertension

Children with High Blood Pressure in Spotlight with AHA Journal Scientific Statement

April 4, 2023 — The need for appropriate diagnosis, treatment and reduction of lifestyle risk factors for high blood ...

April 04, 2023

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Sheds Light on Sleep Irregularity and Cardiovascular Disease

March 29, 2023 — Irregular sleep patterns may play a role in the pathophysiologic development of cardiovascular disease ...

March 29, 2023

Lowering blood pressure after clot removal may not be safe, and should be individualized, according to findings of the BEST II Trial presented during the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference. Photo credit: Getty Images

News | Stroke

BEST II Clinical Trial Findings Reported at International Stroke Conference: Proceed with Caution on Blood Pressure Meds after Clot Removal

February 14, 2023 — Using blood pressure medications to lower systolic blood pressure immediately after mechanical clot ...

February 14, 2023

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Joint Statement on Revised Randomized Clinical Trial Guidelines Issued by ESC, WHF, AHA and ACC

January 24, 2023 — Four cardiology organizations have joined forces in a call to action to reinvent randomized clinical ...

January 24, 2023

Ralph L. Sacco, M.D., M.S., FAHA, FAAN, past president of the American Heart Association (2010-11), former editor-in-chief of the Stroke journal, formerly the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s chairman of neurology; the Olemberg Family Chair in Neurological Disorders; the Miller Professor of Neurology, Public Health Sciences, Human Genetics and Neurosurgery; the executive director of the Evelyn A. McKnight Brain Institute; and senior associate dean for clinical and translational science; and c

News | Cardiovascular Business

American Heart Association Grieves the Loss of Past President Ralph L. Sacco, M.D., M.S., FAHA, FAAN

January 19, 2023 — The volunteers and staff of the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association are ...

January 19, 2023

While playing in the Buffalo Bills - Cincinnati Bengals game on Monday Night Football on January 2, Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after a hit and was administered CPR on the field before being transferred to an area hospital, according to an overnight statement by the Buffalo Bills

News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

AHA Issues Statement on Understanding Cardiac Arrest Following Damar Hamlin's Collapse During Monday Night Football

January 4, 2023 — While playing in the Buffalo Bills - Cincinnati Bengals game on Monday Night Football on January 2 ...

January 04, 2023

News | Heart Valve Technology

Cedars-Sinai Designated as Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center

December 29, 2022 — The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai was named a Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center, a ...

December 29, 2022