The gold-level award is the highest recognition awarded by the AHA to EMS departments and organizations for implementing ...

Coffee Regional Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus ...

“Consistent high sodium intake can cause hypertensive urgency, or spikes in blood pressure, potentially leading to heart attacks and strokes. Usually, these patients already have high blood pressure, ...

Better prevention and emergency cardiovascular care have dramatically reduced heart attack deaths, but other heart conditions like heart failure and arrhythmias are claiming more lives.

The prevalence of ideal CV health metrics varies across populations, but even modest improvement may help mitigate the ...

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People who had more heart-healthy habits and factors, as assessed by the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 metrics for ideal cardiovascular health, had more positive benefits for whole body ...

After combining three health behaviors and four health factors into a single cardiovascular health score, the AHA has ...

In the United States, heart failure and acute myocarditis mortality trends have been increasing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Taking care of your heart has an influence on the health of your whole body. Here are the changes you should focus on, ...

Hemorrhagic strokes account for just 13% of the nearly 800,000 strokes that occur in the U.S. each year, yet they are ...