Nursing professor committed to clean air, healthy kids
Jul 6, 2018
Activism outside the classroom spurred nearly two decades of volunteer work for Karen Larimer.
Heart and Stroke News
Stories about people, science and health, from American Heart Association News
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.
Heart disease has not slowed down this philanthropically-minded fashion plate
Jul 5, 2018
Fashion runs in Betty Thrasher's Texas family, and so does philanthropy. So it's no surprise that the 88-year-old heart attack survivor is sharing her story in hopes of helping others.
AHA chairman: Innovation and collaboration are key to lifesaving efforts
Jul 3, 2018
Jim Postl says partnerships and an entrepreneurial approach are crucial for the AHA’s future efforts.
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.
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.
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