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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Heart News - American Heart Association</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org</link><description>Heart News</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:16:07 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:16:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>Elderly benefit from using implantable defibrillators</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/elderly-benefit-from-using-implantable-defibrillators</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Older people may benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) as much as younger people. Overall health, not age alone, should determine how well people will do after receiving an ICD.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/elderly-benefit-from-using-implantable-defibrillators</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Unclogging heart arteries through wrist becoming more common</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/unclogging-heart-arteries-through-wrist-becoming-more-common</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Opening clogged heart arteries via the radial artery in the wrist is becoming more common. The wrist route may have fewer complications than the traditional route through the femoral artery in the groin. Use of the procedure increased 13-fold in a six-year period.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/unclogging-heart-arteries-through-wrist-becoming-more-common</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Many people with implantable defibrillators can participate in vigorous sports</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/many-people-with-implantable-defibrillators-can-participate-in-vigorous-sports</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Many people with implantable defibrillators may safely participate in a number of vigorous sports. The study challenges some current science recommendations advising against vigorous competitive sports for people with implantable defibrillators. People with implantable defibrillators should decide, with their physicians, about whether they can participate in vigorous competitive sports.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/many-people-with-implantable-defibrillators-can-participate-in-vigorous-sports</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Diagnosing heart attacks: There’s an app for that </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/diagnosing-heart-attacks:-theres-an-app-for-that</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: An experimental, inexpensive iPhone app transmitted ECGs faster and more reliably than traditional emailed photo transmission. The app could help save lives by speeding diagnosis and treatment for the deadliest type of heart attack.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/diagnosing-heart-attacks:-theres-an-app-for-that</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Control of heart disease risk factors varies among outpatient practices</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/control-of-heart-disease-risk-factors-varies-among-outpatient-practices</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Controlling heart disease risk factors — like high cholesterol, high blood pressure and smoking — varies widely among outpatient practices. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/control-of-heart-disease-risk-factors-varies-among-outpatient-practices</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Massachusetts’ healthcare reform didn’t raise hospital use, costs</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/massachusetts-healthcare-reform-didnt-raise-hospital-use-costs</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Healthcare reform in Massachusetts didn’t result in substantially more hospitalizations, longer stays or higher costs.There were no significant differences in post-reform hospital use in Massachusetts versus to three other states with]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/massachusetts-healthcare-reform-didnt-raise-hospital-use-costs</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Patients fare better at hospitals using Get With The Guidelines-Stroke </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/patients-fare-better-at-hospitals-using-get-with-the-guidelines-stroke</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: People with strokes caused by blood clots fared better in hospitals participating in the Get With the Guidelines®-Stroke program than in those not involved in the program. People treated in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke hospitals ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/patients-fare-better-at-hospitals-using-get-with-the-guidelines-stroke</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Risk of death, hospital readmission prolonged after heart attack, heart failure </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/risk-of-death-hospital-readmission-prolonged-after-heart-attack-heart-failure</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Heart attack or heart failure patients may have a high risk of death or re-admission for a month or longer after leaving the hospital. The standard practice of tracking deaths and readmissions for only 30 days after discharge misses ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/risk-of-death-hospital-readmission-prolonged-after-heart-attack-heart-failure</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Getting fit in middle age can reduce heart failure risk</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/getting-fit-in-middle-age-can-reduce-heart-failure-risk</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Already being fit or getting into shape during middle age can reduce future heart failure risk. Low fitness is an independent, modifiable risk factor for heart failure.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/getting-fit-in-middle-age-can-reduce-heart-failure-risk</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Young women often less healthy than young men before heart attacks</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/young-women-often-less-healthy-than-young-men-before-heart-attacks</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Young female heart attack patients (18-55 years old) have more medical problems, more chest pain and a poorer quality of life before their heart attacks, compared to men. These findings may provide insight into why young women often have poorer outcomes after heart attacks than their male counterparts. Healthcare providers should routinely assess health status to help identify young women at risk for heart attacks.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/young-women-often-less-healthy-than-young-men-before-heart-attacks</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heart failure patients living longer, but long-term survival still low</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/heart-failure-patients-living-longer-but-long-term-survival-still-low</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: More people hospitalized for heart failure are surviving longer. Yet their prognosis remains poor, as only one in three patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in 2004 survived beyond five years. ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/heart-failure-patients-living-longer-but-long-term-survival-still-low</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New IOM report an incomplete review of sodium’s impact, says American Heart Association </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/new-iom-report-an-incomplete-review-of-sodiums-impact-says-american-heart-association</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[DALLAS – May 14, 2013 ― The American Heart Association says a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) -- Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence -- is incomplete in its assessment of sodium’s impact on health because it does not ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/new-iom-report-an-incomplete-review-of-sodiums-impact-says-american-heart-association</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pets may help reduce your risk of heart disease </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/pets-may-help-reduce-your-risk-of-heart-disease</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: Owning a pet, particularly a dog, could reduce your risk of heart disease.  It is unclear whether owning a pet directly reduces risk. Despite the likely positive link, people shouldn’t get a pet solely to reduce heart disease risk.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/pets-may-help-reduce-your-risk-of-heart-disease</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2013 Scientific Sessions Meeting Report</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/arteriosclerosis-thrombosis-and-vascular-biology-2013-scientific-sessions-meeting-report</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Blood clots in the legs or lungs (deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism) kill an American about every 5 minutes. Adopting seven simple lifestyle steps could help reduce your risk of these potentially deadly blood clots, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2013 Scientific Sessions.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/arteriosclerosis-thrombosis-and-vascular-biology-2013-scientific-sessions-meeting-report</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2013 Scientific Sessions Meeting Reports</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/arteriosclerosis-thrombosis-and-vascular-biology-2013-scientific-sessions-meeting-reports</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Tips: Heart-healthy diet helps men lower bad cholesterol, regardless of weight loss. Diet, ‘anti-aging’ supplements may help reverse blood vessel abnormality]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/arteriosclerosis-thrombosis-and-vascular-biology-2013-scientific-sessions-meeting-reports</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>One in three stroke emergencies don’t use EMS</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/one-in-three-stroke-emergencies-dont-use-ems</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: More than a third of stroke patients don’t get to the hospital by ambulance — the fastest way to get there. Ethnic minorities and rural residents were less likely to call 9-1-1 at the onset of a stroke. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association wants you to know the signs of a stroke and call 9-1-1 immediately for help.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/one-in-three-stroke-emergencies-dont-use-ems</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>People with congenital heart disease need physical activity</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/people-with-congenital-heart-disease-need-physical-activity</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: People born with a heart defect need physical activity. Some irregular heart beat conditions may require activity restrictions but for most patients physical activity is unlimited. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/people-with-congenital-heart-disease-need-physical-activity</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AHA’s first “accelerated” project headed for development</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/ahas-first-accelerated-project-headed-for-development</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[The first project to receive an investment from the American Heart Association’s Science & Technology Accelerator Program will be jointly developed by CytoVas, LLC and BD Biosciences, the firms announced.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/ahas-first-accelerated-project-headed-for-development</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>“Off-the-shelf” artificial blood vessels may reduce dialysis complications</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/off-the-shelf-artificial-blood-vessels-may-reduce-dialysis-complications</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Artificial blood vessels remained durable in an animal trial and show promise for patients with end-stage kidney disease.
The “off-the-shelf” blood vessels withstood frequent needle punctures, were not rejected by the immune system, and were safely stored in a refrigerator for up to one year. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/off-the-shelf-artificial-blood-vessels-may-reduce-dialysis-complications</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alternative therapies may help lower blood pressure</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/alternative-therapies-may-help-lower-blood-pressure</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: Alternative therapies such as aerobic exercise, resistance or strength training and isometric hand grip exercises could help people reduce blood pressure. Biofeedback and device-guided slow breathing reduced blood pressure a small amount. Due to their modest effects, alternative therapies can be used with — not as a replacement for — standard treatment.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/alternative-therapies-may-help-lower-blood-pressure</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>