Give me a beet: Why this root vegetable should be on your plate
Feb 22, 2023
Beets are full of color and nutrients that give them medicinal properties that could help fight diseases.
Heart and Stroke News
Stories about people, science and health, from American Heart Association News
Active, healthy, pregnant … and in need of a new aortic valve
Feb 21, 2023
Only after Erin Kidwell of Dallas passed out while running did she learn that giving birth to her third child could be life-threatening.
Understanding the stroke-depression link – and what survivors and families can do
Feb 20, 2023
Up to half of stroke survivors may experience depression at some point. Sen. John Fetterman's treatment is drawing attention to the issue.
Take it from Damar: Learning CPR is easy, quick and can save a life
Feb 20, 2023
Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills has issued the #3forHeart CPR Challenge, encouraging everyone to learn CPR so they can save a life, just like others did for him.
The connection between menopause and cardiovascular disease risks
Feb 20, 2023
As a woman transitions to menopause, her risk factors for cardiovascular disease rise, research shows.
Next feat for doc who gave CPR to 2 runners in 1 race? Preventing more hearts from stopping.
Feb 17, 2023
Dr. Steven Lome made headlines for his lifesaving feat at the Monterey Bay Half Marathon. In addition to promoting CPR and AEDs, he's using the platform to encourage others to adopt a heart-healthier lifestyle – like he did.
To make history, a major study on Black heart health looked beyond the lab
Feb 16, 2023
The Jackson Heart Study has produced many insights on cardiovascular health, but before it could do so, it had to win the trust of Black men and women in Mississippi.
Heart problem could've ended his college basketball career before it began. It didn't.
Feb 15, 2023
King McClure sought more information when doctors at Baylor University discovered he had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. An ICD enabled him to keep playing.
Older adults with irregular sleep patterns may face higher risk of hardened arteries
Feb 15, 2023
Not sticking to a regular sleep schedule may raise the risk for atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque that can lead to a heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.
Mom's exposure to air pollution, even before pregnancy, may raise baby's heart defect risk
Feb 14, 2023
Maternal exposure to air pollution prior to pregnancy may be just as likely to increase the risk for heart defects in the unborn child as exposure during the first trimester, a study in China found.
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