AHA News: Depression, Poor Mental Health in Young Adults Linked to Higher Cardiovascular Risks
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Young adults with depression or overall poor mental health report more heart attacks, strokes and risk factors for cardiovascular disease than their peers without mental health issues, new re…
Learn MoreAHA News: Student-Athlete’s Parents Grateful for National Spotlight on Cardiac Arrest
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Dylan Dorrell fell in love with running when he was in kindergarten and ran a 5K with his mom on Mother’s Day. As a 17-year-old senior in high school, he’d just finished practicing with his c…
Learn MoreAHA News: Vinculan la depresión y la mala salud mental en adultos jóvenes con mayores riesgos cardiovasculares
MARTES, 31 de enero de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Los adultos jóvenes que padecen de depresión o de mala salud mental en general informan más ataques cardíacos, derrames cerebrales y factores de riesgo para enfermedad cardiovascular que…
Learn MoreAHA News: Researchers Take a Closer Look at What COVID-19 Does to the Heart
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — People hospitalized with COVID-19 may have an increased risk for heart damage, but not so much the type of inflammation previous research suggested, according to a new study.Early in the pande…
Learn MoreAHA News: After a Stroke at 87, Woman Had to Convince Family She Was Really OK
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Barbara Bartels and a friend were catching up over coffee on a Sunday morning in August. They’d met up at a café not far from Bartels’ home in Santa Cruz, California. As an artist and a bit …
Learn MoreAHA News: Older LGBTQ Adults Face Unique Challenges in Giving and Receiving Care
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Every morning, Luther Moxley helps his partner of 35 years, Wayne Curtis, out of bed and into his wheelchair. Curtis, who has Parkinson’s disease and is partially blind, washes himself seat…
Learn MoreAHA News: A Thump to His Chest During a Game Stopped His Heart. Textbook Response Saved Him.
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — On April 16, 2021, Peter Laake was a starting freshman defender for his prep school’s varsity lacrosse team. He’d had a good year, and now his team was playing a key rival on home turf in Tow…
Learn MoreAHA News: Intensive Blood Pressure Control May Lower Risk For Cognitive Problems in More People
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Several years ago, researchers published in JAMA a promising discovery: intensively lowering blood pressure appeared to reduce the risk for cognitive decline in people 50 and older with high b…
Learn MoreAHA News: At Annual ‘Thriller’ Event, Zombie Went Into Cardiac Arrest
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — A week before Halloween 2021 and five days before her 68th birthday, Sarah Katzenmaier slipped into a royal blue bridesmaid dress and carefully applied her zombie makeup.Then she made her way …
Learn MoreAHA News: At Annual ‘Thriller’ Event, Zombie Went Into Cardiac Arrest
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — A week before Halloween 2021 and five days before her 68th birthday, Sarah Katzenmaier slipped into a royal blue bridesmaid dress and carefully applied her zombie makeup.Then she made her way …
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