Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards announce 2021 coaches watch list
HOUSTON, October 26, 2021 — Twenty-one college football coaches have been named to the American Heart Association’s 2021 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award watch list, a list of coaches in consideration for the top honor. The award is given […]
Newer heart valve replacement treatment increased in the U.S. in wealthy, metro areas
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Journal Report
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Premature cardiovascular disease death more likely in “socially vulnerable” counties
Research Highlights:
- Americans who live in counties deemed “socially vulnerable” were 84% more likely to die before age 65 from cardiovascular disease compared to people who live in less vulnerable counties.
- Black adults who live in socially vulnerable counties had double the risk for […]
Minutes matter: Policies to improve care for deadliest heart attacks
Statement Highlights:
- Converting advances in scientific knowledge and innovations in cardiac care into improvements in patient outcomes requires comprehensive cardiac systems of care optimize cardiac care delivery.
- New recommendations support policies that standardize the delivery of cardiac care, lower barriers to emergency care for […]
Formal plans needed to support teens with Kawasaki disease in transition to adult care
Scientific Statement in the Journal of the American Heart Association
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Years of exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise may raise heart failure risk
Research Highlights:
- A study including more than 22,000 female nurses in Denmark evaluated exposure over 15-20 years to air pollution and road traffic noise to evaluate the impact on heart failure.
- Exposure to small particulate matter and road traffic noise over three years was […]
1 in 5 adults has high levels of heart enzymes after any surgery, monitoring advised
Statement Highlights:
- A fifth of adults who undergo non-cardiac surgery experience elevated levels of troponin, a cardiac enzyme that can indicate heart damage.
- Most myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) does not cause clinical symptoms, yet patients with MINS are at higher risk of […]
Blood pressure rising at night linked to doubling risk of death in adults with diabetes
Research Highlights:
- Abnormal blood pressure patterns, known as non-dipping and reverse dipping, were linked to increased risk of death in adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, according to a new, 21-year study.
- Reverse dipping, when blood pressure levels increase during nighttime sleep, […]
High blood pressure risk higher among veterans who experienced sexual trauma while serving
Research Highlights:
- In a large study of young and middle-aged veterans, those who experienced sexual harassment or assault while serving in the military (military sexual trauma), had a 30% higher risk of hypertension than veterans who had not experienced military sexual trauma.
- The heightened […]
Older women, younger men more likely to have uncontrolled blood pressure
Research Highlights:
- More than one-third of U.S. adults taking medications to treat high blood pressure, or hypertension, continue to have uncontrolled hypertension.
- Men from ages 20 to 49 were up to 70% more likely to have uncontrolled hypertension than women of the same age.
- The […]