Growing up in Guyana, his parents encouraged him to dream big. Now he's the AHA president.
Jul 2, 2018
On July 1, Dr. Ivor Benjamin became the American Heart Association’s 82nd president, beginning a yearlong tenure.
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Former diving champion brushed off symptoms that turned out to be heart valve disease
Jul 2, 2018
After years of ignoring shortness of breath and fatigue, former diving champion and golf pro Len Rapkins was diagnosed with heart valve disease.
California ban on soda taxes worries health experts
Jun 29, 2018
California’s new law banning taxes on sugary drinks in the nation’s most populated state handed the beverage industry a major victory. Health advocates, however, say it’s a major defeat for the public’s well-being.
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.
Uncommon heart attack, found more often in women, needs a second look
Jun 28, 2018
One in 10 heart attacks in younger patients aren’t caused by blocked coronary arteries, but a new study found survivors have similar outcomes as those whose heart attack was triggered by the most common source – a blockage.
She had a heart attack on the way to her wedding — and recently celebrated her third anniversary
Jun 27, 2018
Sara Hoffman is proof that heart attacks don’t strike only older, unhealthy men.
Aging LGBT seniors a 'major public health issue'
Jun 27, 2018
LGBT people of all ages have experienced health inequalities, but researchers have begun to delve into the consequences of a lifetime of that inequity – and what happens to their health as they grow older.
CPR is key to survival of sudden cardiac arrest
Jun 22, 2018
CPR increases the possibility of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. But it's not just trained professionals who can jump in to perform CPR. There are simple, lifesaving steps any bystander can take.
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.
Luckily, her daughter was home -- and remembered what her science teacher said a few days before
Jun 20, 2018
A lesson Christa Murphy's daughter learned in school helped save this mother's life.
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