American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report: Heart Ultrasound Helps Determine Risk of Heart Attack, Death in HIV Patients
July 12, 2011 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
A heart ultrasound called stress echocardiography helps determine heart attack and death risk in people with HIV and heart disease.
People with HIV who have a normal...
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report: Regional System to Cool Cardiac Arrest Patients Improves Outcomes
July 11, 2011 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
DALLAS, July 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Study Highlights:
A regional network of EMS departments and hospitals used a coordinated plan to cool, then gradually re-warm people who had been...
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Blood Vessel Abnormalities
July 11, 2011 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Sleep apnea can cause changes in blood vessel function that reduces blood supply to the heart in people who are otherwise healthy.
Continuous positive airway pressure...
American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown Responds to Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) "F as in Fat" Obesity Report
July 07, 2011 20:11 ET
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American Heart Association
DALLAS, July 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Heart Association applauds the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) for their extensive research....
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report: Stem Cell Injections May Offer Hope to Patients With No Other Options
July 07, 2011 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Injecting the hearts of untreatable angina patients with their own stem cells reduced chest pain frequency and improved exercise capability.
The treatment could offer hope...
American Heart Association Comment: Putting Studies About Sodium Into Perspective
July 06, 2011 16:43 ET
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American Heart Association
DALLAS, July 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
American Heart Association Comment:
Putting studies about sodium into perspective
The public is understandably confused about the importance of...
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report: Poor Countries Have Disproportionately Higher Burden of Disease From Stroke Than From Heart Disease
July 05, 2011 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Poorer countries often have disproportionately higher rates of stroke disability and death than wealthier countries.
The study authors suggest stroke and heart disease...