Nutrient-rich diet may help heart failure patients avoid hospital, death
Sep 4, 2018
A varied, quality diet could help prevent hospitalizations and even death among patients with heart failure, according to a new study.
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Home-delivered meals keep heart failure patients out of hospital
Aug 14, 2018
The delivery of personalized, low-sodium meals to the homes of heart failure patients just out of the hospital has the potential to help them avoid rehospitalization in the days ahead, a new study shows.
Think your city’s air is healthy? Heart researchers suggest you think again
Aug 3, 2018
Healthy people exposed to even low levels of air pollution over a handful of years developed enlarged heart chambers, a common precursor to heart failure, according to a new study.
Heart problem forced her baby to be delivered early. Soon, she faced a steeper challenge.
Aug 2, 2018
Kayde Wolf was in her 20s when doctors discovered inflammation of her heart muscle caused by a viral infection. She recovered and was ready to have a baby. During her 37th week of pregnancy, the old condition flared.
Pennsylvania doctor makes lifesaving house call, in his own home
Jul 11, 2018
A chance 6 a.m. phone call resulted in Dr. Matt Austin being awake to save his wife Stephanie during a cardiac arrest.
Heart failure expert sees great changes ahead for landscape of heart health
Jul 5, 2018
Leading heart failure expert Mariell Jessup says experiences with AHA have helped expand her boundaries. She received the American Heart Association's highest volunteer honor, the Gold Heart Award, in June.
How quickly electrical currents move through the legs may help predict heart failure
Jun 29, 2018
Imagine stepping onto a scale – not to measure your weight, but the chance of your heart failing. That’s the potential scenario envisioned by researchers who may have discovered a new risk factor for heart failure: leg bioimpedance.
CPAP machines for sleep apnea could decrease heart failure risk
Jun 22, 2018
People with sleep apnea, especially those over 60, could decrease their risk of heart failure by using CPAP masks at night to help with breathing, according to new research.
The past, present and future of the device keeping alive Carew, thousands of HF patients
Jun 13, 2018
A look at the past, present and future of the LVAD, a heart pump implanted in baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew and thousands more heart failure patients.
Medicine fails to control blood pressure during exercise
Jun 12, 2018
People with high but under control blood pressure saw a jump in their levels during exercise, a new study finds, suggesting treatment may need to be tailored to a patient's activity level.