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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.
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Rapid heart imaging technique may cut costs, boost care in developing world
Study Highlight: A new rapid imaging protocol quickly and cheaply diagnosed heart ailments in patients in Peru.
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Anxiety, depression, other mental distress may increase heart attack, stroke risk in adults over 45
Study Highlights: Anxiety, depression and other mental distress was associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke among adults ages 45 or older, even after factoring for lifestyle behaviors and disease history. The associations were slightly stronger for stroke among women than men. The risk of a heart attack was higher than expected among men ages 45 to 79 with high levels of mental distress.
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More than 10 million in U.S. using e-cigarettes: more among men, LBGTQ individuals, those living in the South and West and those under age 35
DALLAS, Aug. 27, 2018 — New research estimates that 4.5 percent of adults in the U.S. currently use e-cigarettes. That equates to more than 10.8 million e-cigarette users, most of them — 51.2 percent — under the age of 35 and about 60 percent are men. Those data come from an analysis of national self-reported health behaviors.
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NYC pursues healthier beverages in restaurant kids’ meals
DALLAS, August 24, 2018 — American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the New York City (NYC) Healthy Kids Meals Bill and calls on beverage industry to support broader health policy strategies: “The American Heart...
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American Heart Association lauds Senate’s approval of NIH budget increase
American Heart Association President Ivor Benjamin, M.D. issued the following comments on today’s passage of the Senate’s 2019 funding bill for Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education.
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Breastfeeding may help protect mothers against stroke
Study Highlights: Breastfeeding was associated with a lower risk of stroke in post-menopausal women who reported breastfeeding at least one child. The association between breastfeeding and lower risk of stroke was stronger in women who breastfed for longer than six months and for black women.
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Pioneering training kiosks provide 100,000 with Hands-Only CPR skills
More than 100,000 people have been trained in the life-saving skill of Hands-Only CPR since the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, launched its Hands-Only CPR training kiosk program in 2016.
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Young, healthy people still vulnerable to cardiovascular disease if their LDL cholesterol is high
Study Highlights: A study of more than 36,000 people followed for over two decades revealed that healthy individuals considered “low-risk” still died from cardiovascular disease if they had high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Without taking into account other risk factors, people with LDL cholesterol levels in the range of 100-159 mg/dL had a 30 to 40 percent higher risk of cardiovascular disease death. People with LDL levels of 160 mg/dL or higher had a 70 to 90 percent increased risk of cardiovascular death.
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Chagas disease, caused by a parasite, has spread outside of Latin America and carries a high risk of heart disease
Statement Highlights: Chagas disease is caused by a parasite, transmitted by a blood-sucking insect— Trypanosoma cruzi – and less frequently, from mother to fetus or by contaminated food or drink. About one third of infected individuals develop chronic heart disease. Though mostly found in Central and South America, Chagas disease has become more common worldwide, including an estimated 300,000 infected persons in the United States.
