AHA News: Days Before Christmas, New Mom Had a Stroke
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Two weeks after giving birth and a week before Christmas 2016, Ashley Hammontree was enjoying a snowy day at home in Greenwood, Missouri. Wearing pajamas, she nursed her baby, Elijah, and se…
Learn MoreStroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Imagine living day-to-day with one hand that feels like it’s a baseball mitt, or another that feels like a small clutching claw.That’s the experience of many stroke survivors who suffer from chronic pain, acc…
Learn MoreAHA News: Heart Transplant Recipient Honors Her Donor ‘By Living the Best Possible Life I Can’
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Even now, years later, Linda Jara’s voice resonates with notes that can only be fully appreciated by certain people – people like her who carry someone else’s heart.Her tone is filled with gr…
Learn MoreAHA News: Heart Failure More Common in Heart Defect Survivors Starting at Young Age
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — People born with heart defects may face a nearly ninefold higher lifetime risk for heart failure and develop it decades earlier than people born without heart abnormalities, new research shows…
Learn MoreSex and Heart Disease
Like most everybody else, people with heart disease spend a lot of time thinking about sex. But if your heart’s in trouble, those thoughts can turn dark. You may worry that sex could finish you off. You may also wonder what happened to your desire. If…
Learn MoreAHA News: Why a Sportswriter’s Sudden Death Should Lead You to Ask About Your Own Family History
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The sudden death of celebrated sportswriter Grant Wahl at a World Cup match in Qatar last week shocked those who knew him – and of him. He had just turned 49 and seemed healthy, aside from rec…
Learn MoreAHA News: He Used to Hike Mountains. A Stroke Left Him Learning to Walk Again.
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Richard Samuelian recently got back from a hike in Yosemite National Park.A few years ago, the 52-year-old couldn’t walk down the hallway of his home in Fresno, California, without help.Richar…
Learn MoreAHA News: Soccer Helps These Doctors Stay on Top of Their Game
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — When Dr. Arianna Heyer left medical school in Philadelphia for an internal medicine residency in Miami, she found herself working constantly, with little time or opportunity to take care of …
Learn MorePostop CV Morbidity Down With Increased Time From COVID-19 to Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The odds of experiencing major postoperative cardiovascular morbidity are reduced with increased time from COVID-19 diagnosis to surgery, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Network Open.J…
Learn MoreAHA News: Es el sabor de la temporada, pero ten cuidado con los clichés sobre la menta
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de diciembre de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — La menta, como Santa Claus, parece estar dondequiera que miras durante las fiestas decembrinas. Pero también como Santa, en lo que se refiere a evaluar lo que se alega acerca de e…
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