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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>American Heart Association</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org</link><description>Newsroom</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:22:06 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:22:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>Scientific Sessions 2013 Newsroom</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/events/scientific-sessions-2013-newsroom-1696218-1696359-1696688-1696729-1697077-1697097</link><contentType>event</contentType><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Scientific Sessions 2013 Newsroom Scientific Sessions 2013 Dallas Convention Center Dallas, Texas  Nov. 16-20, 2013 ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/events/scientific-sessions-2013-newsroom-1696218-1696359-1696688-1696729-1697077-1697097</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientific Sessions 2013 Newsroom</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/events/scientific-sessions-2013-newsroom-1696218-1696359-1696688-1696729-1697077-1697097-1697268-1697269-1697885-1697992</link><contentType>event</contentType><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Scientific Sessions 2013 Newsroom Scientific Sessions 2013 Dallas Convention Center Dallas, Texas  Nov. 16-20, 2013 ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/events/scientific-sessions-2013-newsroom-1696218-1696359-1696688-1696729-1697077-1697097-1697268-1697269-1697885-1697992</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientific Sessions 2013 Newsroom</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/events/scientific-sessions-2013-newsroom-1696218-1696359-1696688-1696729-1697077-1697097-1697268-1697269-1697885</link><contentType>event</contentType><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Scientific Sessions 2013 Newsroom Scientific Sessions 2013 Dallas Convention Center Dallas, Texas  Nov. 16-20, 2013 ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/events/scientific-sessions-2013-newsroom-1696218-1696359-1696688-1696729-1697077-1697097-1697268-1697269-1697885</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Diagnosing heart attacks: There’s an app for that </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/diagnosing-heart-attacks:-theres-an-app-for-that</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: An experimental, inexpensive iPhone app transmitted ECGs faster and more reliably than traditional emailed photo transmission. The app could help save lives by speeding diagnosis and treatment for the deadliest type of heart attack.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/diagnosing-heart-attacks:-theres-an-app-for-that</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Control of heart disease risk factors varies among outpatient practices</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/control-of-heart-disease-risk-factors-varies-among-outpatient-practices</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Controlling heart disease risk factors — like high cholesterol, high blood pressure and smoking — varies widely among outpatient practices. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/control-of-heart-disease-risk-factors-varies-among-outpatient-practices</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Depression linked to almost doubled stroke risk in middle-aged women</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/depression-linked-to-almost-doubled-stroke-risk-in-middle-aged-women</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Depression among women 47-52 years old is associated with an almost doubled risk of stroke. Researchers call for greater awareness of depression as a preventable risk factor for stroke among younger middle-aged women. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/depression-linked-to-almost-doubled-stroke-risk-in-middle-aged-women</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Massachusetts’ healthcare reform didn’t raise hospital use, costs</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/massachusetts-healthcare-reform-didnt-raise-hospital-use-costs</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Healthcare reform in Massachusetts didn’t result in substantially more hospitalizations, longer stays or higher costs.There were no significant differences in post-reform hospital use in Massachusetts versus to three other states with]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/massachusetts-healthcare-reform-didnt-raise-hospital-use-costs</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Patients fare better at hospitals using Get With The Guidelines-Stroke </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/patients-fare-better-at-hospitals-using-get-with-the-guidelines-stroke</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: People with strokes caused by blood clots fared better in hospitals participating in the Get With the Guidelines®-Stroke program than in those not involved in the program. People treated in Get With The Guidelines-Stroke hospitals ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/patients-fare-better-at-hospitals-using-get-with-the-guidelines-stroke</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Risk of death, hospital readmission prolonged after heart attack, heart failure </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/risk-of-death-hospital-readmission-prolonged-after-heart-attack-heart-failure</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Heart attack or heart failure patients may have a high risk of death or re-admission for a month or longer after leaving the hospital. The standard practice of tracking deaths and readmissions for only 30 days after discharge misses ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/risk-of-death-hospital-readmission-prolonged-after-heart-attack-heart-failure</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heart failure patients living longer, but long-term survival still low</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/heart-failure-patients-living-longer-but-long-term-survival-still-low</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: More people hospitalized for heart failure are surviving longer. Yet their prognosis remains poor, as only one in three patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in 2004 survived beyond five years. ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/heart-failure-patients-living-longer-but-long-term-survival-still-low</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Getting fit in middle age can reduce heart failure risk</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/getting-fit-in-middle-age-can-reduce-heart-failure-risk</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Already being fit or getting into shape during middle age can reduce future heart failure risk. Low fitness is an independent, modifiable risk factor for heart failure.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/getting-fit-in-middle-age-can-reduce-heart-failure-risk</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Young women often less healthy than young men before heart attacks</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/young-women-often-less-healthy-than-young-men-before-heart-attacks</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Study Highlights: Young female heart attack patients (18-55 years old) have more medical problems, more chest pain and a poorer quality of life before their heart attacks, compared to men. These findings may provide insight into why young women often have poorer outcomes after heart attacks than their male counterparts. Healthcare providers should routinely assess health status to help identify young women at risk for heart attacks.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/young-women-often-less-healthy-than-young-men-before-heart-attacks</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Quality of Care and Outcomes Research 2013 Scientific Sessions</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/events/quality-of-care-and-outcomes-research-2013-scientific-sessions-1595346-1595431-1703793</link><contentType>event</contentType><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the QCOR 2013 Newsroom
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/events/quality-of-care-and-outcomes-research-2013-scientific-sessions-1595346-1595431-1703793</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientific Sessions 2013 Newsroom</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/events/scientific-sessions-2013-newsroom</link><contentType>event</contentType><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Scientific Sessions 2013 Newsroom Scientific Sessions 2013 Dallas Convention Center Dallas, Texas  Nov. 16-20, 2013 ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/events/scientific-sessions-2013-newsroom</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientific Sessions 2013 Newsroom</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/events/scientific-sessions-2013-newsroom-1696218-1696359-1696688-1696729</link><contentType>event</contentType><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Scientific Sessions 2013 Newsroom Scientific Sessions 2013 Dallas Convention Center Dallas, Texas  Nov. 16-20, 2013 ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/events/scientific-sessions-2013-newsroom-1696218-1696359-1696688-1696729</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New IOM report an incomplete review of sodium’s impact, says American Heart Association </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/new-iom-report-an-incomplete-review-of-sodiums-impact-says-american-heart-association</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[DALLAS – May 14, 2013 ― The American Heart Association says a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) -- Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence -- is incomplete in its assessment of sodium’s impact on health because it does not ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/new-iom-report-an-incomplete-review-of-sodiums-impact-says-american-heart-association</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientific Sessions 2013 Newsroom</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/events/scientific-sessions-2013-newsroom-1696218-1696353</link><contentType>event</contentType><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Scientific Sessions 2013 Newsroom Scientific Sessions 2013 Dallas Convention Center Dallas, Texas  Nov. 16-20, 2013 ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/events/scientific-sessions-2013-newsroom-1696218-1696353</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La American Heart Association anuncia las ganadoras de becas multiculturales</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/la-american-heart-association-anuncia-las-ganadoras-de-becas-multiculturales</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[DALLAS, Texas, 13 de Mayo, 2013 – La American Heart Association ha otorgado 16 becas de $2,500 para incrementar para incrementar el cuidado médico culturalmente centrado en el paciente.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/la-american-heart-association-anuncia-las-ganadoras-de-becas-multiculturales</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Heart Association and Macy's announce Multicultural Scholarship recipients</title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-and-macy-s-announce-multicultural-scholarship-recipients</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[DALLAS, Texas, May 13, 2013 — The American Heart Association and Macy’s have awarded 16 scholarships of $2,500 each to increase culturally-sensitive, patient-centered care. The Go Red™ Multicultural Scholarships are part of Macy’s Multicultural Fund – which was created in 2009 to focus on increasing diversity in the medical field.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-and-macy-s-announce-multicultural-scholarship-recipients</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pets may help reduce your risk of heart disease </title><link>http://newsroom.heart.org/news/pets-may-help-reduce-your-risk-of-heart-disease</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Statement Highlights: Owning a pet, particularly a dog, could reduce your risk of heart disease.  It is unclear whether owning a pet directly reduces risk. Despite the likely positive link, people shouldn’t get a pet solely to reduce heart disease risk.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://newsroom.heart.org/news/pets-may-help-reduce-your-risk-of-heart-disease</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>