Latest News and Press Releases

Study Highlights: Blacks are more likely than whites to have hypertension a year after stroke caused by a brain bleed. That increases their risk of having another stroke. High blood...

Study Highlights: Having blood type A, B, or AB was associated with a higher risk for coronary heart disease when compared to those who had blood type O. Genetics determine blood type, but...

Study Highlights: Consuming cocoa flavanols as a part of a calorie-controlled and nutritionally-balanced diet could improve brain function. Insulin resistance and blood glucose levels also...

Study Highlights: Middle-aged adults who regularly engage in leisure-time physical activity for more than a decade may benefit from lower markers of inflammation, which is important to heart...

DALLAS, Aug. 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Heart Association will launch a fully interactive valvular disease patient education center thanks to a grant from The Edwards Lifesciences Fund....

Researchers estimate that implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) account for a third of the decrease in cardiac arrests caused by ventricular fibrillation (VF). The incidence of...

Study Highlights: More people survived sudden cardiac arrest without neurological impairment after a regional system improved post-arrest care. The proportion of survivors with favorable...

Statement Highlights: Children born with a heart defect should receive early evaluation, prompt treatment and continued follow-up for related developmental disorders affecting brain...

Study Highlights: Group yoga can help patients' balance improve long after a stroke. Yoga for chronic stroke patients appears to be cost effective and might help them become more...

Study Highlights : Researchers used stem cells from fat to grow new small-diameter blood vessels in the laboratory. Lab-grown small-diameter blood vessels could help patients undergoing...