Updated guidelines rethink care for people with bleeding stroke
May 17, 2022
Intracerebral hemorrhage is a less common but dangerous type of stroke. New guidelines say some treatments previously considered standard are not necessary.
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Stroke hospitalizations rising among younger adults, but deaths falling
May 16, 2022
Stroke hospitalizations for adults under age 45 rose by 50% from 2007 to 2017, according to preliminary research. But once hospitalized, they were less likely to die than a decade ago.
Prediabetes in young adults may raise heart attack risk
May 16, 2022
Young adults whose blood glucose levels are higher than normal are more likely to be hospitalized for a heart attack than those whose levels fall within the normal range, preliminary research finds.
Black, Hispanic adults less likely to receive CPR, especially in public
May 13, 2022
Racial disparities in bystander CPR rates for witnessed cardiac arrests are largest in public settings where the person needing aid is least likely to know people, preliminary research shows.
Improved fitness gave man chance to walk daughter down the aisle after heart attack
May 13, 2022
Justin Ballard of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, couldn’t escape his family history. After he’d dropped weight and gotten in shape, he had a heart attack.
College athletes rarely develop heart problems one year after having COVID-19
May 12, 2022
College athletes who keep playing sports after having COVID-19 have a low risk of developing heart problems, according to new research that suggests stringent cardiac testing isn't necessary.
Theater director has a stroke the day after a crushing fall
May 10, 2022
Instead of enjoying her 50th birthday bash, Victoria Shepherd of Toronto was in the hospital dealing with the aftermath of a bleeding stroke and a shattered shoulder.
What expectant moms need to know about mental health during and after pregnancy
May 9, 2022
Anxiety and depression – more common in women than men – also are common during and immediately after pregnancy. But they often go undiagnosed and untreated, increasing the risks for heart and other health problems later.
Report calls out gaps in women's heart disease research, care
May 9, 2022
A presidential advisory from the American Heart Association seeks better science, education and treatment for cardiovascular disease in women.
She's been a nurse for 50 years; the last 30, she's also been a heart patient
May 6, 2022
Doctors thought Marilyn Rantz had 10 good years left after undergoing a quadruple coronary bypass operation at 40. More than three decades later, she's still going strong.
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