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January 19, 2012
Sexual activity is safe for most heart patients
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Sexual activity is safe for most heart disease patients.
Women with cardiovascular disease should be counseled on the safety and advisability of contraceptive methods and pregnancy based on their patient profile.
Medications to...
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Scientific Statements/Guidelines
January 09, 2012
9-1-1 dispatchers can save more lives by coaching bystanders in CPR
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Dispatchers should help 9-1-1 callers identify cardiac arrest victims and coach callers to provide immediate CPR.
If more dispatchers followed these processes, thousands of lives could be saved every year.
Communities should...
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November 14, 2011
Cardiac rehab underused; healthcare reform law should help reduce barriers
Advisory Highlights:
Cardiac rehabilitation is vastly underused because of barriers to patients, especially for women, minorities and people with lower socioeconomic status
Cardiac rehabilitation could be used more if it is included in the...
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November 08, 2011
Most Americans with HCM live normal life spans
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a treatable disease compatible with normal longevity.
HCM is the most common inherited cardiac disease, occurring in one per 500 people worldwide.
HCM patients should not participate in...
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November 07, 2011
ACC/AHA/SCAI Release Revised PCI Guidelines
The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), American Heart Association (AHA), and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) today released a revised guideline for the management of patients undergoing percutaneous...
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Scientific Statements/Guidelines
November 07, 2011
ACC/AHA Release the Revised CABG Guideline
The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and the American Heart Association (AHA) today released a rewritten set of guidelines for the management of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). The 2011 guideline...
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Scientific Statements/Guidelines
November 03, 2011
New guidelines may help high-risk people live longer, healthier lives
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Healthy habits and optimal medical treatment can improve survival and quality of life for people who have been diagnosed with heart disease, or experienced a heart attack or stroke
For the first time, the guidelines emphasize...
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Scientific Statements/Guidelines
July 25, 2011
Heart disease prevention – a good investment for individuals, communities
DALLAS, July 25, 2011 — Preventing heart disease before it starts is a good long-term investment in the nation’s health, according to a new policy statement from the American Heart Association.
The policy statement, published in...
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Heart News,
Scientific Statements/Guidelines
July 21, 2011
Vascular changes linked to dementia
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High blood pressure is related to the development of age-related vascular cognitive impairment.
Maintaining a healthy heart may also maintain a healthy functioning brain, according to the statement.
Screening elderly patients...
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Scientific Statements/Guidelines,
Stroke News
May 26, 2011
Disparities in stroke care prevail among U.S. racial/ethnic groups
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Disparities based on race and ethnic origin exist in every aspect of stroke care.
Minority groups represent at least 28 percent of the U.S. population, and the percent is expected to nearly double by the year 2050...
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