AHA News: Discrimination Linked to Higher Risk of Death, Particularly From Cardiovascular Disease
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Experiencing discrimination may increase the chance of dying, especially from cardiovascular-related causes, according to a new study that followed participants for nearly two decades.Previ…
Learn MoreAHA News: He Knew CPR But Had Never Performed It on a Person. Then His Wife’s Heart Stopped.
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — LaNysha Adams of Silver Spring, Maryland, was lying on the sofa watching TV when her husband, David Foss, went out to pick up a pizza for dinner.When he returned not 15 minutes later, she w…
Learn MoreAHA News: What’s Up With Carrots? Let’s Root Out the Truth
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — If you think of carrots as stodgy old tubers, something more fit for rabbits than healthy humans, you’re in for a bunch of surprises.Carrots can be a significant source of crucial nutrients, …
Learn MoreAHA News: Los vasos sanguíneos, y no solo las células cerebrales, pueden afectar la salud cerebral
LUNES, 3 de abril de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Las células cerebrales tienen una relación compleja con los vasos sanguíneos que las rodean, que puede afectar considerablemente la capacidad de funcionamiento de los vasos, según un nuevo…
Learn MoreAHA News: Blood Vessels – Not Just Brain Cells – Can Affect Brain Health, New Report Finds
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Brain cells have a complex relationship with the blood vessels around them that can greatly affect the vessels’ ability to function, according to a new science report from the American Heart A…
Learn MoreAHA News: Explaining Cardiovascular Risk Disparities Among Young People With Type 1 Diabetes
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Black and Hispanic children with Type 1 diabetes are more likely than their white peers to develop stiffened arteries – a precursor to heart disease and stroke – during the first decade of …
Learn MoreAHA News: Missouri Man Turns Heart Disease Diagnosis Into Public Service Message
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Don Young already had been through an excruciating ordeal with throat cancer that included removal of his larynx, multiple hospitalizations and a doctor’s prediction of six months to live …
Learn MoreAHA News: Irregular Sleep Schedule Linked to High Blood Pressure
TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — People with irregular sleep patterns may face substantially higher odds of high blood pressure than those who stick to a schedule, even when they get the recommended amount of sleep each nig…
Learn MoreAHA News: A Decade After Her Baby’s Heart Surgery, a Surgeon Fixed the Same Problem in Her Heart
MONDAY, March 27, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Cynthia Felix Jeffers was a baby when her 12-day-old sister died from a congenital heart defect.She was 22 when her brother, a week shy of 20, died from the same condition.Cynthia, meanwhile,…
Learn MoreAHA News: Años tras la cirugía cardíaca de su bebé, una mamá se sometió a una operación por el mismo problema
LUNES, 27 de marzo de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Cynthia Felix Jeffers era una bebé cuando su hermana de 12 días de nacida murió de un defecto cardíaco congénito.Tenía 22 años cuando su hermano, a una semana de cumplir los 20, falleció …
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