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Monitoring at home yields better blood pressure control
Study Highlights: People with high blood pressure are more likely to get it under control if they record blood pressure readings at home and share the data with their healthcare provider. At-home monitoring gives providers a better sense of patients’...
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Dangerous blood pressure spikes among blacks happen five times more often than average
Study Highlights: Blacks with high blood pressure experience hypertensive crisis, a life-threatening condition where blood pressure surges severely and quickly, at a rate five times the national average. Hypertensive crisis can lead to organ damage...
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Children with food insecurity at risk for high blood pressure
Study Highlights: Children and teens with uncertain or limited access to nutritional foods, known as food insecurity, are more likely to have high blood pressure than those who are food secure. Food insecurity impacts about 6 million U.S. children...
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Sleepiness common among black women, may be linked to high blood pressure
Study Highlights: In a study with black women who are overweight or obese, nearly half reported sleeping less than 7 hours at night, and many also reported daytime sleepiness. Women who were sleepy during the day were less likely to be physically...
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American Heart Association offers condolences to family and friends of Burt Reynolds
Dallas, September 6, 2018 – Family, friends and fans are mourning the loss of Hollywood legend and actor Burt Reynolds who died today at age 82. The cause of death is being reported as cardiac arrest and heart attack leading to questions about what...
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Socially responsible companies team up to save lives from heart disease and stroke
People shopping for a new cellphone, fitness gear, wickless candles or other products can support the American Heart Association and help save lives while making their purchases as part of the Life Is Why We Give fundraising campaign. Funds raised for the Association help train 2.5 million high school graduates each year in CPR, advance medical care through Get with the Guidelines quality programs, advocate for pulse oximetry screenings to test newborns for congenital heart defects and more.
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Federal Court Orders FDA to Quickly Implement Graphic Cigarette Warnings as Mandated by Law
In a major victory for the nation’s health and the fight against tobacco, a federal court today ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expeditiously issue a final rule requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and advertising, as mandated by a 2009 federal law.
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Heart disease common among firefighters who die of cardiac arrest
Study Highlights: The majority of firefighters who died from cardiac arrest had autopsy confirmed evidence of coronary artery disease, or narrowing of the arteries, and structural abnormalities, including an enlarged heart and increased wall thickness...
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American Heart Association says new WHO findings on physical activity alarming
DALLAS, September 4, 2018 – American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the World Health Organization (WHO)’s findings of insufficient physical activity in the world’s adult population. According to the study, 40 percent...
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Senate Health Care Bill Would Not Sufficiently Protect Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions
The American Heart Association joined more than 25 patient and consumer groups, who together represent millions of people with pre-existing health conditions, in issuing the following statement regarding S. 3388, the Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act.
