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DALLAS, April 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time in more than a decade, the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions meeting returns to the west coast at the Los Angeles Convention...

NEW YORK, April 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, in celebration of National Walking Day, the American Heart Association teamed up with Olympic Gold Medalist Jennie Finch to announce the launch of...

DALLAS, April 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Heart Association has updated its Learn:® Rapid STEMI ID course with new science and key changes from its revised 2010 AHA Guidelines for...

Study Highlights: CPR can save someone with cardiac arrest even if they don't respond to a defibrillator. People with non-shockable cardiac arrest are more likely to live if they receive...

Study Highlights: Creating a tiny, radioactive antibody fragment may help scientists identify artery deposits most likely to burst and cause a heart attack. A non-invasive system uses...

Study Highlights: Depression is common among stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) survivors. Rates of depression were similar for stroke and TIA. The condition often goes...

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments today on the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, signed into law on...

DALLAS, March 21, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the estimated one in three Americans who will develop high blood pressure, a diet high in sodium may be to blame. This is why the American Heart...

Study Highlights: Long-term vitamin E supplementation does not affect heart failure risk among women. Strategies aimed at lowering women's heart failure risk should focus on what has been...

Study Highlights: People whose blood pressure drops rapidly when they stand, known as orthostatic hypotension, may have a higher risk of developing heart failure. The link between...