American Heart Association: Newsroom http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha en-us Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:17:34 GMT American Heart Association launches free-access online journal http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-heart-association-launches-229260.aspx?link_page_rss=229260 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-heart-association-launches-229260.aspx ]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT 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 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-heart-association-and-229395.aspx?link_page_rss=229395 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-heart-association-and-229395.aspx ]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:18:34 GMT All Americans Will Bear the Pain of Prevention Fund Cut, Says Nancy Brown, American Heart Association CEO http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/all-americans-will-bear-the-pain-229348.aspx?link_page_rss=229348 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/all-americans-will-bear-the-pain-229348.aspx ]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:51:06 GMT Pregnancy-related complications predict CVD in middle age http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/pregnancy-related-complications-229152.aspx?link_page_rss=229152 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/pregnancy-related-complications-229152.aspx ]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:15:00 GMT Post-stroke language impairment adds thousands to medical costs http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/post-stroke-language-impairment-228952.aspx?link_page_rss=228952 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/post-stroke-language-impairment-228952.aspx ]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT Peripheral artery disease undertreated, understudied in women http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/peripheral-artery-disease-undertreated-228645.aspx?link_page_rss=228645 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/peripheral-artery-disease-undertreated-228645.aspx ]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT Flat NIH Funding Will Jeopardize Promising Heart and Stroke Research, Says American Heart Association President http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/flat-nih-funding-will-jeopardize-228976.aspx?link_page_rss=228976 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/flat-nih-funding-will-jeopardize-228976.aspx ]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:54:46 GMT Heart failure patients have new hope http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/heart-failure-patients-have-new-228939.aspx?link_page_rss=228939 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/heart-failure-patients-have-new-228939.aspx ]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:47:59 GMT American Heart Association’s School Challenge Seeks Next Generation of Lifesavers http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-heart-association-s-school-228640.aspx?link_page_rss=228640 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-heart-association-s-school-228640.aspx ]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT Top research highlighted in fight against heart disease and stroke http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/top-research-highlighted-in-fight-228435.aspx?link_page_rss=228435 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/top-research-highlighted-in-fight-228435.aspx ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT FRIDAY – NEWS TIPS http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/friday-stroke-news-tips-221534.aspx?link_page_rss=221534 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/friday-stroke-news-tips-221534.aspx ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT Clopidogrel with aspirin doesn’t prevent more small strokes, may increase risk of bleeding, death http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/clopidogrel-with-aspirin-doesn-228204.aspx?link_page_rss=228204 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/clopidogrel-with-aspirin-doesn-228204.aspx ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT New drug doesn’t improve disability among stroke patients http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/new-drug-doesn-t-improve-disability-228205.aspx?link_page_rss=228205 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/new-drug-doesn-t-improve-disability-228205.aspx ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT Rare mutations may help explain aneurysm in high-risk families http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/rare-mutations-may-help-explain-228206.aspx?link_page_rss=228206 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/rare-mutations-may-help-explain-228206.aspx ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT Warfarin and aspirin are similar in heart failure treatment http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/warfarin-and-aspirin-are-similar-228207.aspx?link_page_rss=228207 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/warfarin-and-aspirin-are-similar-228207.aspx ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT New device performs better than old for removing blood clots http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/new-device-performs-better-than-228372.aspx?link_page_rss=228372 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/new-device-performs-better-than-228372.aspx ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT American Heart Association Calls on House to Support Safe Routes to School Program http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-heart-association-calls-228305.aspx?link_page_rss=228305 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-heart-association-calls-228305.aspx ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:37:44 GMT THURSDAY – NEWS TIPS http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/thursday-stroke-news-tips-221533.aspx?link_page_rss=221533 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/thursday-stroke-news-tips-221533.aspx ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT Anemia may more than triple your risk of dying after a stroke http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/anemia-may-more-than-triple-your-221530.aspx?link_page_rss=221530 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/anemia-may-more-than-triple-your-221530.aspx ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT Erratic heart rhythm may account for some unexplained strokes http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/erratic-heart-rhythm-may-account-221531.aspx?link_page_rss=221531 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/erratic-heart-rhythm-may-account-221531.aspx ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT Sickle cell anemia stroke prevention efforts may have decreased racial disparities in childhood stroke deaths http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/sickle-cell-anemia-stroke-prevention-221532.aspx?link_page_rss=221532 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/sickle-cell-anemia-stroke-prevention-221532.aspx ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT Rivaroxaban has less risk of brain bleeding in patients at high risk for stroke http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/rivaroxaban-has-less-risk-of-brain-221537.aspx?link_page_rss=221537 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/rivaroxaban-has-less-risk-of-brain-221537.aspx ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® Movement and Elizabeth Banks Ask Women to Uncover the Truth About Heart Disease http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-heart-association-s-go-228274.aspx?link_page_rss=228274 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-heart-association-s-go-228274.aspx ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT Educating Children About Stroke – NEWS TIPS http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/educating-children-about-stroke-221519.aspx?link_page_rss=221519 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/educating-children-about-stroke-221519.aspx ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT WEDNESDAY – NEWS TIPS http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/wednesday-stroke-news-tips-221529.aspx?link_page_rss=221529 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/wednesday-stroke-news-tips-221529.aspx ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT Severe, rapid memory loss linked to future, fatal strokes http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/severe-rapid-memory-loss-linked-221512.aspx?link_page_rss=221512 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/severe-rapid-memory-loss-linked-221512.aspx ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT Infections in childhood linked to high risk of ischemic stroke http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/infections-in-childhood-linked-221513.aspx?link_page_rss=221513 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/infections-in-childhood-linked-221513.aspx ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT Experimental drug reduces “second stroke” after aneurysm rupture http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/experimental-drug-reduces-second-221514.aspx?link_page_rss=221514 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/experimental-drug-reduces-second-221514.aspx ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT Clot-busting drugs appear safe for treating “wake-up” stroke patients http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/clot-busting-drugs-appear-safe-221515.aspx?link_page_rss=221515 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/clot-busting-drugs-appear-safe-221515.aspx ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT Sleep apnea linked to silent strokes, small lesions in brain http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/sleep-apnea-linked-to-silent-strokes-221516.aspx?link_page_rss=221516 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/sleep-apnea-linked-to-silent-strokes-221516.aspx ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT New Frontiers in Basic Science – NEWS TIPS http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/new-frontiers-in-basic-science-221518.aspx?link_page_rss=221518 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/new-frontiers-in-basic-science-221518.aspx ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT American Stroke Association recognizes outstanding contributors to stroke and new investigators http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-stroke-association-recognizes-222411.aspx?link_page_rss=222411 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-stroke-association-recognizes-222411.aspx ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT Re-blockage rates low in both stented and surgically-opened arteries http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/re-blockage-rates-low-in-both-221517.aspx?link_page_rss=221517 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/re-blockage-rates-low-in-both-221517.aspx ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:54:00 GMT American Heart Association Says USDA Nutrition Standards Mean Better Health for the Nation’s Children http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-heart-association-says-225788.aspx?link_page_rss=225788 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/american-heart-association-says-225788.aspx ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:09:59 GMT Family focus may help obese kids to succeed in treatment http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/family-focus-may-help-obese-kids-221965.aspx?link_page_rss=221965 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/family-focus-may-help-obese-kids-221965.aspx ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:00:00 GMT Sexual activity is safe for most heart patients http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/sexual-activity-is-safe-for-most-221740.aspx?link_page_rss=221740 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/sexual-activity-is-safe-for-most-221740.aspx ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:00:00 GMT Delirium after stroke linked to poorer outcomes for patients http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/delirium-after-stroke-linked-to-221741.aspx?link_page_rss=221741 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/delirium-after-stroke-linked-to-221741.aspx ]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:00:00 GMT Middle-aged men with upper-normal blood pressure at risk for AF http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/middle-aged-men-with-upper-normal-221862.aspx?link_page_rss=221862 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/middle-aged-men-with-upper-normal-221862.aspx ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:00:00 GMT Walking Clubs provide a simple, free way to get fit in the New Year http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/walking-clubs-provide-a-simple-221792.aspx?link_page_rss=221792 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/walking-clubs-provide-a-simple-221792.aspx ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT National Patient Groups File Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court Defending Patient Protections in the Affordable Care Act http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/national-patient-groups-file-amicus-221770.aspx?link_page_rss=221770 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/national-patient-groups-file-amicus-221770.aspx ]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:19:14 GMT Care for Asian-American heart attack patients improves, comparable to whites in Get With The Guidelines hospitals http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/care-for-asian-american-heart-221481.aspx?link_page_rss=221481 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/care-for-asian-american-heart-221481.aspx ]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:00:00 GMT 9-1-1 dispatchers can save more lives by coaching bystanders in CPR http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/9-1-1-dispatchers-can-save-more-221449.aspx?link_page_rss=221449 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/9-1-1-dispatchers-can-save-more-221449.aspx ]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:00:00 GMT Grief over losing loved one linked to higher heart attack risks http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/grief-over-losing-loved-one-linked-221451.aspx?link_page_rss=221451 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/grief-over-losing-loved-one-linked-221451.aspx ]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:00:00 GMT Middle-age blood pressure changes affect lifetime heart disease, stroke risk http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/middle-age-blood-pressure-changes-220798.aspx?link_page_rss=220798 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/middle-age-blood-pressure-changes-220798.aspx ]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:00:00 GMT Small Boost in NIH Funding Appreciated, But More Support is Needed, Says American Heart Association President Gordon Tomaselli http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/small-boost-in-nih-funding-appreciated-220967.aspx?link_page_rss=220967 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/small-boost-in-nih-funding-appreciated-220967.aspx ]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:11:07 GMT New stats show America’s heart health needs improvement http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/new-stats-show-america-s-heart-220506.aspx?link_page_rss=220506 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/new-stats-show-america-s-heart-220506.aspx ]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:00:00 GMT Robotic therapy may provide lasting gains for immobilized stroke survivors http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/robotic-therapy-may-provide-lasting-220510.aspx?link_page_rss=220510 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/robotic-therapy-may-provide-lasting-220510.aspx ]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:00:00 GMT Progress on Teen Tobacco Use Encouraging, but More Needs to be Done, Says American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/progress-on-teen-tobacco-use-encouraging-220795.aspx?link_page_rss=220795 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/progress-on-teen-tobacco-use-encouraging-220795.aspx ]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:10:38 GMT Gospel artists raise voices, and stroke awareness, in nationwide competition http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/gospel-artists-raise-voices-and-220775.aspx?link_page_rss=220775 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/gospel-artists-raise-voices-and-220775.aspx ]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT Herbal amphetamine increases risk of death and stroke in those with heart disease http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/herbal-amphetamine-increases-risk-220305.aspx?link_page_rss=220305 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/herbal-amphetamine-increases-risk-220305.aspx ]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:00:00 GMT Physical fitness trumps body weight in reducing death risks http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/physical-fitness-trumps-body-weight-219973.aspx?link_page_rss=219973 http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/physical-fitness-trumps-body-weight-219973.aspx ]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:00:00 GMT