AHA chairman: Innovation and collaboration are key to lifesaving efforts
Jul 3, 2018
Jim Postl says partnerships and an entrepreneurial approach are crucial for the AHA’s future efforts.
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Growing up in Guyana, his parents encouraged him to dream big. Now he's the AHA president.
Jul 2, 2018
On July 1, Dr. Ivor Benjamin became the American Heart Association’s 82nd president, beginning a yearlong tenure.
Former diving champion brushed off symptoms that turned out to be heart valve disease
Jul 2, 2018
After years of ignoring shortness of breath and fatigue, former diving champion and golf pro Len Rapkins was diagnosed with heart valve disease.
California ban on soda taxes worries health experts
Jun 29, 2018
California’s new law banning taxes on sugary drinks in the nation’s most populated state handed the beverage industry a major victory. Health advocates, however, say it’s a major defeat for the public’s well-being.
How quickly electrical currents move through the legs may help predict heart failure
Jun 29, 2018
Imagine stepping onto a scale – not to measure your weight, but the chance of your heart failing. That’s the potential scenario envisioned by researchers who may have discovered a new risk factor for heart failure: leg bioimpedance.
Uncommon heart attack, found more often in women, needs a second look
Jun 28, 2018
One in 10 heart attacks in younger patients aren’t caused by blocked coronary arteries, but a new study found survivors have similar outcomes as those whose heart attack was triggered by the most common source – a blockage.
She had a heart attack on the way to her wedding — and recently celebrated her third anniversary
Jun 27, 2018
Sara Hoffman is proof that heart attacks don’t strike only older, unhealthy men.
Aging LGBT seniors a 'major public health issue'
Jun 27, 2018
LGBT people of all ages have experienced health inequalities, but researchers have begun to delve into the consequences of a lifetime of that inequity – and what happens to their health as they grow older.
Tending to heart health may keep dementia at bay
Jun 25, 2018
Experts believe that healthy behaviors that are good for your overall health can slow or delay the symptoms of some forms of dementia.
Regular tea drinking might help your heart as you age, study suggests
Jun 25, 2018
The latest study on the coffee alternative suggests at least a cup a day may help your body cling to heart-helping “good cholesterol” as you age.
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