ICU teams, daily checklists among strategies for critical heart care
Oct 29, 2020
A new American Heart Association report outlines strategies to prevent complications – and death – in the cardiac intensive care unit.
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These scans could help quickly detect COVID-19 in stroke patients
Oct 29, 2020
Computed tomography angiogram, or CTA, scans helped researchers screen for and detect COVID-19 earlier than traditional nasal swab tests in acute stroke patients, according to a new study.
How could it be a stroke, mom asked – 'she's only 8'
Oct 29, 2020
Young survivor regains love of reading, teams with mom to make people aware kids can have a stroke.
Smokers, especially those who start young, face higher risk of early death from heart disease
Oct 28, 2020
A large national study found smokers are three times more likely to die prematurely from cardiovascular diseases, with the highest risk among those who began to light up during childhood and adolescence.
Can video games help you level up your health?
Oct 28, 2020
Sedentary behavior is a serious health risk, but video games might not be the worst thing you can do with your time.
Heart attacks linked to pregnancy on the rise, most often in women 30 and older
Oct 27, 2020
Although pregnancy-related heart attacks are still uncommon, a new study shows they are on the rise, most often after childbirth and among women 30 or older.
As stroke rates rise among younger adults, nearly 1 in 3 don't know symptoms
Oct 26, 2020
Almost 30% of people younger than 45 in the United States don't know the five most common stroke symptoms, according to a new survey.
Study highlights heart-health issues for adults who were preemies
Oct 26, 2020
Being born extremely early or underweight is linked to cardiovascular risk factors in 25-year-olds, new research shows.
Team Gemini gives disabled children something to cheer about
Oct 23, 2020
California student and former competitive cheerleader Presley LeGrande started a cheer program for all abilities.
Boy with 'half a heart' gets lifesaving transplant
Oct 22, 2020
A Nebraska couple thought their infant son would have more time before needing a new heart.
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