Heart disease and aspirin therapy
Jan 23, 2015
For heart attack and stroke survivors, an aspirin a day can lower the chance of having a repeat heart attack or clot-related stroke.
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An avocado a day may help keep bad cholesterol at bay
Jan 7, 2015
Eating one avocado a day as part of a heart healthy, cholesterol-lowering moderate-fat diet can help improve bad cholesterol levels in overweight and obese people, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Stroke falls to No. 5 killer in U.S.
Dec 30, 2014
Stroke has dropped from the nation’s fourth-leading cause of death to No. 5, according to new federal statistics. It is the second time since 2011 that stroke has dropped a spot in the mortality rankings.
High blood pressure causing more deaths despite drop in heart disease, stroke deaths
Dec 19, 2014
Fewer Americans are dying from heart disease and stroke, but deaths caused by high blood pressure are on the rise, according to new statistics from the American Heart Association.
Ability to balance on one leg may reflect brain health and stroke risk
Dec 19, 2014
Struggling to balance on one leg for 20 seconds or longer was linked to an increased risk for small blood vessel damage in the brain and reduced cognitive function in otherwise healthy people with no clinical symptoms, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke.
American Heart Association statistical report tracks global figures for first time
Dec 17, 2014
For the first time in the 50 years that the AHA has released an annual snapshot of heart disease and stroke statistics in the U.S., the new report released Wednesday now adds a global view.
Women’s age at first menstrual cycle linked to heart disease risk
Dec 15, 2014
Women who had their first menstrual cycle at age 10 or younger, or age 17 or older, may be at higher risk of developing heart disease, stroke, and complications of high blood pressure, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
STORIES FROM THE HEART: 4 heart attacks, 5-way bypass, 35 stents - and that's only part of this survivor's story
Dec 4, 2014
After four heart attacks, quintuple bypass, and 35 stents, the best part of Justin Faloon's story is about the lives he's saved.
Study shows cholesterol drugs reduced cardiovascular risks
Nov 17, 2014
Adding a drug called ezetimibe to statin therapy significantly reduced the risk of heart attack and stroke in high-risk patients with established heart disease, according to a long-awaited, large, randomized and controlled trial presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2014.
Extended post-stent use of anti-clotting medications reduced blood clots, heart attacks
Nov 16, 2014
Extended use of aspirin plus a second anti-clotting medication after coronary stent procedures reduced the likelihood of blood clots and heart attacks, according to research released on Sunday at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2014.
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