Heart News – American Heart Association
- Another way “good” cholesterol is good: combatting inflammation April 12, 2021Research Highlights: The ability of HDL particles (commonly known as “good” cholesterol) to reduce inflammation in the cells that line blood vessels may help predict who is more likely to develop a heart attack or other serious heart-related...
- Certain high blood pressure medications may alter heart risk in people with HIV April 5, 2021Research Highlights: Some blood pressure medications altered the likelihood of subsequent heart disease, stroke or heart failure in a study of veterans who have HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Patients with HIV prescribed beta-blockers were more...
- Exercise, healthy diet in midlife may prevent serious health conditions in senior years March 31, 2021Research Highlights: Regular exercise and a healthy diet for middle-aged adults may be key to achieving optimal cardiometabolic health later in life. Cardiometabolic health risk factors include the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of health conditions...
- Six pregnancy complications are among red flags for heart disease later in life March 29, 2021Statement Highlights: Women who have high blood pressure during pregnancy, gestational diabetes, preterm delivery, small-for-gestational-age delivery, pregnancy loss or placental abruption are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease later in...
- Long-term space travelers will need high-intensity exercise to protect heart health March 29, 2021Research Highlights: Sustained low-intensity exercise does not completely counteract the effects of weightlessness on the heart muscle, which will atrophy over time in a gravity-free environment. Short bursts of repeated high-intensity activity...
- Media Alert: ACC, AHA Issue Updated Heart Failure Data Standards March 23, 2021WASHINGTON March 23, 2021 — Heart failure is a chronic condition that affects over 6 million people in the US who are 20 years of age or older, and the prevalence and mortality rates continue to increase. Despite this common syndrome, the causes of heart...
- Beta-blockers not likely to cause depression yet may contribute to sleep disturbances March 15, 2021Research Highlights: Depression was not more common in patients who used beta-blockers. The rate of discontinuing medications due to depression was the same for people taking beta-blockers compared to people taking other treatments. Sleep disorders,...
- MEDIA ALERT: Changes in health care, education needed to improve LGBT heart health March 9, 2021DALLAS, March 9, 2021 — LGBT adults report experiencing high rates of discrimination in health care settings, according to a 2020 statement released by the American Heart Association. As part of National LGBT Health Awareness Week held March 22-26, 2021,...
- Cardiac arrest from opioid overdose has unique features affecting prevention and treatment March 8, 2021Statement Highlights: The U.S. opioid epidemic and related opioid use disorder are significant causes of cardiac arrest and death among adults ages 25 to 64. Opioid-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest differs from other forms of cardiac arrest,...
- Major cardiovascular risk factor rates are high in the U.S. Hispanic/Latino population March 4, 2021Research Highlights: While most Hispanic/Latino people in the U.S. were aware of their cardiovascular risk factors, less than half of the adults in a study of stroke survivors had healthy blood pressure and cholesterol, and about half had healthy...