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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS – A preterm birth may serve as an early warning of a woman’s future risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to a new study.

Heart failure patients who often feel lonely have a higher risk of hospitalization and death, a new study shows.

For five years, cardiac arrest survivor Heidi Stewart searched for the paramedic who helped save her – the man with the fire tattoos.

"The EMS workers said sticks and stones broke my bones, but it’s the words that really hurt me."

Increasing cultural diversity in the medical profession could help reduce the higher rates of cardiovascular disease seen in many minority populations.

For National EMS Week, a group of musicians, actors and music producers recently recognized first responders.

She didn’t know what a stroke was, until she had one on Christmas Eve.

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