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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Scientific Statements/Guidelines - American Heart Association</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org</link><description>Scientific Statements/Guidelines</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:20 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>Costs to treat stroke in America may double by 2030</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/costs-to-treat-stroke-in-america-may-double-by-2030</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: Stroke costs are predicted to more than double in the next 20 years. Americans 45-64 years old are expected to have the highest increase in stroke incidence.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/costs-to-treat-stroke-in-america-may-double-by-2030</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Understanding a heart patients’ quality of life can improve outcomes</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/understanding-a-heart-patients-quality-of-life-can-improve-outcomes</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: The American Heart Association urges healthcare providers to use feedback from patient surveys to personalize care. Patient surveys can help reveal depression, which can significantly worsen cardiovascular health, but is often underdiagnosed despite being common among cardiovascular patients.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/understanding-a-heart-patients-quality-of-life-can-improve-outcomes</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:00:00 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>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><item><title>Updated guide to help policy makers, providers fight cardiovascular disease </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/updated-guide-to-help-policy-makers-providers-fight-cardiovascular-disease</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: The American Heart Association has compiled recommendations for policy makers and advocates to improve cardiovascular health at the community level. The guide focuses on community interventions to change behaviors such as smoking, physical inactivity and unhealthy eating habits.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/updated-guide-to-help-policy-makers-providers-fight-cardiovascular-disease</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Targeting CPR education in high-risk neighborhoods could save more lives</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/targeting-cpr-education-in-high-risk-neighborhoods-could-save-more-lives</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: Targeting CPR education in high-risk neighborhoods could improve cardiac arrest survival rates. Survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest vary widely in the United States, from the lowest of 0.2 percent in Detroit to a high of 16 percent in Seattle. Survival rates are influenced in part by bystanders’ willingness to do CPR.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/targeting-cpr-education-in-high-risk-neighborhoods-could-save-more-lives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>People having stroke should get therapy within 60 minutes of hospital arrival</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/people-having-stroke-should-get-therapy-within-60-minutes-of-hospital-arrival</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Guideline Highlights: Clot-dissolving therapy should be administered to people having  acute ischemic stroke within 60 minutes of hospital arrival. The window for clot-dissolving therapy may be extended to 4.5 hours from the start of symptoms for carefully selected patients. Quality improvement programs addressing stroke care should be organized in all stroke centers. The new recommendations replace guidelines issued in 2007.
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/people-having-stroke-should-get-therapy-within-60-minutes-of-hospital-arrival</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New guidelines can improve treatment for severe heart attack patients</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/new-guidelines-can-improve-treatment-241734</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Guidelines Highlights: 

New streamlined guidelines will help healthcare providers better treat patients with the most severe form of heart attack known as STEMI.
Coronary intervention with balloon angioplasty and stents is the preferred treatment...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/new-guidelines-can-improve-treatment-241734</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Social media may help fight childhood obesity</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/social-media-may-help-fight-childhood-241222</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: 

Social media may be an effective way to help children overcome obesity.
Parental involvement and online interaction with counselors and peers led to greater success for overweight and obese children and teens in some...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/social-media-may-help-fight-childhood-241222</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Measurement and Interpretation of the Ankle-Brachial Index: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/the-measurement-and-interpretation-240766</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights
 
Measuring the ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a non-invasive way to diagnose peripheral artery disease and detect people at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. ABI is the ratio of the top number in a blood pressure...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/the-measurement-and-interpretation-240766</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Education, psychological support key for defibrillator patients</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/education-psychological-support-238904</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement highlight:

Because depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder are common among people with implanted cardioverter defibrillators, doctors and nurses should provide gender- and age-specific information on the potential...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/education-psychological-support-238904</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Third universal definition of MI published</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/third-universal-definition-of-237760</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Munich, Germany – August 25, 2012: An updated definition of myocardial infarction was presented at the ESC Congress today by Professor Kristian Thygesen (Denmark), co-chair of the document Task Force. The definition will be used to diagnose...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/third-universal-definition-of-237760</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Researchers identify evidence-based public health interventions for policy makers</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/researchers-identify-evidence-237575</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: 

Researchers analyzed more than 1,000 scientific studies and identified the public health interventions with the strongest evidence for improving dietary habits, increasing physical activity and reducing smoking.
Economic...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/researchers-identify-evidence-237575</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Children with heart defects need early evaluation for related disorders</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/children-with-heart-defects-need-236926</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights:

Children born with a heart defect should receive early evaluation, prompt treatment and continued follow-up for related developmental disorders affecting brain function.
For the first time, conditions have been identified that...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/children-with-heart-defects-need-236926</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Updated AHA/ACCF guidelines for unstable angina include newest blood thinning drug</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/updated-aha-accf-guidelines-for-236454</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights:

The blood-thinning drug ticagrelor is now considered equal to blood thinners clopidogrel and prasugrel for treating some patients who have a heart attack or chest pain.
Aspirin remains the first line of therapy for patients...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/updated-aha-accf-guidelines-for-236454</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Treatment guidelines updated for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/treatment-guidelines-updated-for-232810</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: 

Doctors should consider an immediate transfer for patients with a type of bleeding stroke to hospitals that treat at least 35 such cases a year.
That’s one of the new recommendations in updated guidelines on treating...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/treatment-guidelines-updated-for-232810</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: Does the Evidence Support an Independent Association?</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/periodontal-disease-and-atherosclerotic-234243</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[UPDATED: MAY 15, 2012 
 
Statement Highlights:

There is no definitive evidence at the present time that proves gum disease causes heart disease or stroke, or treating gum disease reduces the risk of those diseases.
Gum and heart disease share...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/periodontal-disease-and-atherosclerotic-234243</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association updates online course to treat STEMI</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-updates-231491</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[DALLAS, April 3, 2012 — The American Heart Association has updated its Learn:® Rapid STEMI ID course with new science and key changes from its revised 2010 AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-updates-231491</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Difficult discussions now can ease difficult decisions later for patients with heart failure</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/difficult-discussions-now-can-229809</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights:

Shared decision making extends beyond informed consent, requiring that healthcare providers and patients consider information together and work toward consensus.
Changes in healthcare policy and reimbursement are needed to...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/difficult-discussions-now-can-229809</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peripheral artery disease undertreated, understudied in women</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/peripheral-artery-disease-undertreated-228645</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights:

Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, yet is often unrecognized and untreated in women.
Healthcare providers should educate and test women at risk for PAD, which is characterized...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/peripheral-artery-disease-undertreated-228645</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>