AHA News: Help Others, Help Yourself? Why Volunteering Can Be Good For You
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Marcia Trenholm doesn’t need a scientific study to understand why volunteering is good for her.Two days a week, the retired insurance company auditor gives her time to the University of Massa…
Learn MoreAHA News: When She Passed Out at 38, Doctors Blamed Stress. The Problem Was Her Heart.
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — By the time Sheena Fannin and her two sons, ages 6 and 9, arrived home from soccer practice it was already getting late. She rushed to get them to bed. Her husband, Michael, was traveling, …
Learn MoreAI Offers Benefits for Initial Echocardiographic Assessment
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing echocardiographic quantification of cardiac function, initial assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) by artificial intelligence (AI) is noninferior to assessment by…
Learn MoreAHA News: Children Can Have High Blood Pressure, Too. Here’s What to Know.
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — High blood pressure – sometimes referred to as “the silent killer” because it can do serious heart and brain damage before symptoms appear – is common in adults.But what about children?Amo…
Learn MoreAHA News: Los niños también pueden tener presión arterial alta. Esto es lo que hay que saber.
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de abril de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — La presión arterial alta, a veces llamada “el asesino silencioso” porque puede dañar gravemente el corazón y el cerebro antes de la aparición de los síntomas, es común en los adultos….
Learn MoreAHA News: People Who Follow These 8 Heart Health Metrics May Live Years Longer
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — People who strongly adhere to a set of cardiovascular health metrics may live close to a decade longer than those who don’t, new research suggests.The study, published Monday in Circulation,…
Learn MoreEl sueño podría afectar el riesgo de ACV
JUEVES, 6 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los problemas del sueño, desde roncar hasta dormir demasiado o demasiado poco, podrían asociarse con un mayor riesgo de accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), advierten unos investigadores.Roncar durante el sue…
Learn MoreHigher Sodium Intake Linked to Coronary, Carotid Atherosclerosis
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In minimal adjusted models, higher estimated 24-hour sodium excretion (est24hNa) is associated with coronary and carotid atherosclerosis, according to a study published online March 31 in the European Heart Jo…
Learn MoreAHA News: She Was 28 and Went Into Cardiac Arrest at Work. CPR and an AED Saved Her Life.
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Heather Baker was 28 and a school administrator in Pecatonica, Illinois, when she walked into a conference room for a meeting. She was chatting and joking with her colleagues when she was hit …
Learn MoreAHA News: How the Food Culture of Puerto Rico Shaped This Nutrition Expert
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Long before she was a nutrition professional, Josiemer Mattei was a girl living in Puerto Rico.”I had the advantage and amazing experience of growing up near a farm, where I was able to know…
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