Heart disease #1 cause of death rank likely to be impacted by COVID-19 for years to come
Report Highlights:
- Heart disease remains the #1 cause of death worldwide in the latest annual Statistical Update from the American Heart Association
- Experts say the effects of COVID-19 are likely to influence cardiovascular health and mortality rates for many years, directly and as a […]
Exercise-based cardiac rehab added to stroke recovery improved strength, cardiac endurance
Research Highlights:
- In a small study, stroke survivors who completed a three-month cardiac rehabilitation program focused on aerobic exercise significantly improved their physical endurance and strength.
- Six months after the program more, 83.3% of participants reported that they continued exercising at least once a […]
Mental health is important to overall health, and heart disease prevention and treatment
Statement Highlights:
- Depression and negative psychological health conditions are associated with a less healthy heart and body, while optimism and other positive mental health states are associated with a healthier heart and body.
- Health care professionals should consider patients’ psychological health when evaluating or […]
Heart disease and stroke medical experts urge public to get COVID-19 vaccinations
DALLAS, Jan. 15, 2021 – As COVID-19 cases continue to soar, today, the scientific leadership of the American Heart Association— the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to a world of longer, healthier lives — urged all eligible individuals to get vaccinated to […]
Acting quickly after heart attack symptoms start can be a heart saver
Research Highlights:
- The degree of heart muscle damage from a heart attack is associated with how long it takes from when heart attack symptoms start to when patients receive an artery-clearing procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI.
- The longer the time period before […]
Smoking directly linked to a higher risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage
Research Highlights:
- The relationship between smoking and risk of a serious type of bleeding stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) appeared to be linear, with risk of SAH increasing significantly among people considered heavy smokers.
- People with genetic variants that predisposed them to smoking behaviors […]
COVID-19 spurs new research on cardiac health of college athletes
American Heart Association and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine […]
Statins may protect the heart from chemotherapy treatment of early breast cancer
Research Highlights:
- Women who take statins, the common cholesterol-lowering medication, during chemotherapy with anthracyclines for early-stage breast cancer are half as likely to require emergency department visits or hospitalization for heart failure in the 5 years after chemotherapy.
- There was also evidence that women […]
New training modules help researchers bring science to life by improved communication
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 5, 2021 — The current pandemic has increased public interest in scientific discovery and highlighted the importance of clearly communicating research findings. To meet this need, the American Heart Association and TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine now offer […]
Vaping combined with smoking is likely as harmful as smoking cigarettes alone
Research Highlights:
- People who smoked traditional cigarettes in addition to using e-cigarettes experienced health effects as harmful as those who smoked cigarettes exclusively; those effects are associated with a higher risk for cardiovascular disease and death.
- In a large data analysis of more than […]