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American Heart Association’s prize goes to Nashville scientist for findings that ‘changed the direction’ of high blood pressure research
The American Heart Association awarded its Basic Research Prize for 2018 to David G. Harrison, M.D., of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, for “lasting contributions that changed the direction of research in hypertension and its complications.”
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American Heart Association Chairman’s Award for 2018 presented to ‘eloquently effective champion' of AHA programs
The American Heart Association (AHA) presented its Chairman’s Award for 2018 saluting excellence in volunteer service to Mary Ann Bauman, M.D., of Seattle, Washington, “for contributions to this Association that are remarkable in their breadth and depth.”
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Denver scientist honored by American Heart Association for studies expanding understanding and treatment of peripheral artery disease
The American Heart Association (AHA) has awarded its Clinical Research Prize for 2018 to William R. Hiatt, M.D., of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, for clinical studies that have “greatly expanded” the understanding of the causes and treatment of peripheral artery disease.
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American Heart Association council honors New York cardiologist for important contributions in the field of ischemic heart disease
The American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology presented its James B. Herrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cardiology to Judith S. Hochman, M.D., of New York University School of Medicine in New York City, “for her important contributions in the field of ischemic heart disease throughout a distinguished career.”
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Director of NHLBI receives American Heart Association Research Achievement Award for “dynamic leadership” of heart studies, especially among minorities
The American Heart Association (AHA) today presented its 2018 Research Achievement Award to Gary Gibbons, M.D., director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, “for his dynamic leadership of studies of cardiovascular health and disease, especially in minority populations.”
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AHA Population Research Prize goes to Vermont medical scientist for use of “biomarkers” to expand understanding of cardiovascular disease causes
The American Heart Association has awarded its Population Research Prize for 2018 to Mary Cushman, M.D., of the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont in Burlington, “for contributions to our understanding of the causes of cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease, venous thrombosis, stroke and risk factors for these diseases, with emphasis on understanding racial disparities.”
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Duke University School of Medicine official given AHA award for his ‘intense dedication’ to teaching, mentoring trainees
The American Heart Association (AHA) has presented its Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award to Robert M. Califf, M.D., of the Duke University School of Medicine, “for his intense dedication to the successful teaching and mentoring of a legion of trainees and clinicians who have gone on to engage in a worldwide assault on cardiovascular diseases through the integration of research, education and clinical practice.”
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Harvard scientist gets American Heart Association award for findings of inherited basis for cardiovascular disorders
The American Heart Association has presented its Joseph A. Vita Award to Sekar Kathiresan, M.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School in Boston, “for his highly significant discoveries elucidating the inherited basis for a cardiovascular disease, particularly early heart attack, and translating these findings into biological and therapeutic insights.”
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Cardiac arrest survival higher in states with required high school CPR training
DALLAS, Nov. 5, 2018 — Required CPR education in high school may lead to higher bystander CPR and cardiac arrest survival rates, according to preliminary research to be presented in Chicago at...
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PTSD linked to increased complications and death a year after cardiac arrest
DALLAS, Nov. 5, 2018 — Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms may significantly increase cardiac arrest survivors’ risk of major cardiovascular events and death up to a year after the...
