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February 21, 2012

American Heart Association launches free-access online journal

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...
American Heart Association and The California Endowment Showcase Teaching Gardens Program at the World Premiere of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
February 20, 2012

American Heart Association and The California Endowment Showcase Teaching Gardens Program at the World Premiere of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

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....
February 17, 2012

All Americans Will Bear the Pain of Prevention Fund Cut, Says Nancy Brown, American Heart Association CEO

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...
Pregnancy-related complications predict CVD in middle age
February 17, 2012

Pregnancy-related complications predict CVD in middle age

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...
February 16, 2012

Post-stroke language impairment adds thousands to medical costs

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...
February 15, 2012

Peripheral artery disease undertreated, understudied in women

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...
February 13, 2012

Flat NIH Funding Will Jeopardize Promising Heart and Stroke Research, Says American Heart Association President

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):...

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