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Initial studies focus on stroke, peripheral artery disease, heart failure and diabetes News Highlights: Among findings posted in the inaugural publication of the American Heart Association’s online-only, free-access scientific journal: The...

DALLAS, Feb. 20, 2012 — Teaching Gardens founder Kelly Chapman Meyer, the American Heart Association and The California Endowment featured a Teaching Garden at the world premiere of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s Dr....

Washington, D.C., Feb. 17, 2012 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the payroll tax extension legislation, approved today by Congress, which includes a 30 percent cut to the Prevention and Public...

Study Highlights: Women who developed pregnancy-related hypertension (preeclampsia) or diabetes were at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) later in life. Preeclampsia was associated with a wider range of CVD risk factors and may be a...

Study Highlights: Stroke-related language impairment, a condition called aphasia, costs an average $1,703 per patient more than the cost of stroke alone one year after stroke. Aphasia patients tend to be older, have had more severe strokes and...

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...

Washington, D.C. — American Heart Association President Gordon Tomaselli, M.D., issued the following statement today on the Obama administration’s proposed fiscal year 2013 budget for the National Institutes of Health (NIH):...