Heart News – American Heart Association
- Minutes matter: Policies to improve care for deadliest heart attacks October 13, 2021Statement Highlights: Converting advances in scientific knowledge and innovations in cardiac care into improvements in patient outcomes requires comprehensive cardiac systems of care optimize cardiac care delivery. New recommendations support...
- Formal plans needed to support teens with Kawasaki disease in transition to adult care October 11, 2021Statement Highlights: Kawasaki disease is the most common cause of acquired heart disease that develops in early childhood, creating inflammation in blood vessels, particularly heart arteries. It usually occurs before age 5 and is more common among...
- Years of exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise may raise heart failure risk October 6, 2021Research Highlights: A study including more than 22,000 female nurses in Denmark evaluated exposure over 15-20 years to air pollution and road traffic noise to evaluate the impact on heart failure. Exposure to small particulate matter and road...
- 1 in 5 adults has high levels of heart enzymes after any surgery, monitoring advised October 4, 2021Statement Highlights: A fifth of adults who undergo non-cardiac surgery experience elevated levels of troponin, a cardiac enzyme that can indicate heart damage. Most myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) does not cause clinical symptoms,...
- There’s no place like home… to track blood pressure September 27, 2021Research Highlights: Adults with elevated blood pressure who had not been diagnosed with high blood pressure found that monitoring their blood pressure at home was more acceptable than going to a kiosk, clinic or using a 24-hour wearable monitoring ...
- Older women, younger men more likely to have uncontrolled blood pressure September 27, 2021Research Highlights: More than one-third of U.S. adults taking medications to treat high blood pressure, or hypertension, continue to have uncontrolled hypertension. Men from ages 20 to 49 were up to 70% more likely to have uncontrolled hypertension...
- High blood pressure risk higher among veterans who experienced sexual trauma while serving September 27, 2021Research Highlights: In a large study of young and middle-aged veterans, those who experienced sexual harassment or assault while serving in the military (military sexual trauma), had a 30% higher risk of hypertension than veterans who had not ...
- Blood pressure rising at night linked to doubling risk of death in adults with diabetes September 27, 2021Research Highlights: Abnormal blood pressure patterns, known as non-dipping and reverse dipping, were linked to increased risk of death in adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, according to a new, 21-year study. Reverse dipping, when blood pressure ...
- Naturally occurring protein to block inflammatory response improved stroke recovery in mice September 22, 2021Research Highlights People who have had a stroke were more likely than those without stroke to have evidence of an inflammatory immune response known as NETs (for neutrophil extracellular traps) that increased the risk of brain damage. A naturally...
- Meds, surgery may help obesity-related high blood pressure if diet, exercise fall short September 20, 2021Statement Highlights: Being overweight or having obesity, weight that is higher than what is considered healthy for an individual’s height, is a major risk factor for high blood pressure. A healthy diet, more physical activity and less sedentary time...