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.

The American Heart Association (AHA) is pushing for vaccinations and boosters amid the rapid rise in Omicon variant COVID cases. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

AHA Says Vaccines and Boosters Should be Priority As Omicron COVID Variant Rapidly Spreads

January 4, 2022 — The Omicron variant, as of Dec. 25, made up 58.6% of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S., according to ...

January 04, 2022

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

AHA Funds Research on Underlying Causes and Therapies for Cardiovascular Impacts of Long COVID

December 15, 2021 — As COVID-19 variants continue to spread and individuals struggle with lingering effects long after ...

December 15, 2021

Two of the most read stories in November included CMS requiring all healthcare workers to get vaccinated by Jan. 4 and the FDA clearance of the first photon-counting CT system. The new CT technology is expected to be a paradigm shift in the future of CT technology over the next decade.

Feature | By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor

December 3, 2021 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) m ...

December 03, 2021

Feature | AHA | By Dave Fornell, DAIC Editor

Late-breaking Science Presentations at the AHA 2021 Meeting

The following are the late-breaking science presentation sessions at the 2021 American Heart Association (AHA) 2021 ...

November 23, 2021

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Novel Surgical Device Can Potentially Improve Outcomes of Coronary Bypass Grafting That Uses Leg Veins

November 23, 2021 — A novel device called venous external support (VEST) may lead to increased longevity and durability ...

November 23, 2021

Examples of COVID-19 caused clotting with multiple pulmonary embolisms (PE) in left image, and a large thrombus in the aortic arch. Images courtesy of RSNA and Margarita Revzin et al. Find more clinical images of COVID.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Antiplatelet Drug Class Does Not Increase Survival in Hospitalized Moderate COVID-19 Cases

November 23, 2021 — The antiplatelet drug class of P2Y12 inhibitors that block the activity of platelets and prevents ...

November 23, 2021

Cardiologs, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) cardiology diagnostics, announced the results of a clinical study that proved Cardiologs’ deep learning AI outperforms the Apple Watch ECG algorithm in the detection of atrial arrhythmias (AA), which are related to stroke risks. The data was accepted for a moderated digital poster presentation at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2021. #AHA ECG Monitoring AI

News | Artificial Intelligence

New Study Shows Cardiologs' Deep Learning AI Outperforms the Apple Watch ECG Algorithm in Detecting Atrial Arrhythmias

November 22, 2021 — Cardiologs, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) cardiology diagnostics, announced the results ...

November 22, 2021

Videos | EP Lab

VIDEO: Advances in Electrophysiology Technology

Christine Albert, M.D., MPH, professor, chair of the Department of Cardiology and the Lee and Harold Kapelovitz ...

November 22, 2021

Videos | Genetic Testing

VIDEO: Use of Genetic Testing to Tailor Lipid Lowering Therapies

Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at ...

November 22, 2021

Videos | Pharmaceuticals

VIDEO: Novel Therapeutics for Lowering Lipids

Susan Cheng, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Research on Healthy Aging in the Department of Cardiology at ...

November 22, 2021

EMPULSE Trial showed hospitalized adults taking empagliflozin had reduced rates of death or re-hospitalization due to acute heart failure. #AHA Heart Failure

News | Heart Failure

Adults With Acute Heart Failure Benefit When Treated With a Type 2 Diabetes Medication

November 19, 2021 — Adults treated with empagliflozin during hospitalization for acute heart failure experienced a ...

November 19, 2021

#AHA Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure Trial, DREAM-HF Trial. #AHA21

News | Stem Cell Therapies

Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure Reduced Major Cardiac Events and Death

November 19, 2021 — Stem cell therapy helped to reduce the number of heart attacks, strokes and death among people with ...

November 19, 2021

Rafael Díaz,M.D., director of Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica in Rosario, Argentina

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Prescription Omega-3 Pill Did Not Affect Outcome for Non-hospitalized Adults With COVID-19

November 19, 2021 — A high dose of a purified omega-3 fatty acid, available by prescription only, was well tolerated ...

November 19, 2021

Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Lowering Cholesterol in First Human Trial

News | Pharmaceuticals

Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Safe and Effective in Lowering Cholesterol in First Human Trial

November 19, 2021 — Results from two early clinical studies show the first version of an oral PCSK9-inhibitor ...

November 19, 2021

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG). #AHA21

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Moderna Announces Positive Data from Phase 2 Study of mRNA VEGF-A in Patients Undergoing CABG

November 18, 2021 — Moderna Inc. announced positive data from the AstraZeneca-led Phase 2 (EPICCURE) study evaluating ...

November 18, 2021