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American Heart Association says Air pollution from Wildfires may ignite Heart...
Dallas, TX – Air pollution from wildfires may increase risk for cardiac arrests, and other acute heart problems, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association....
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American Heart Association says Bystander CPR on Kids has increased, survival...
American Heart Association Meeting Report Orlando, FL – Bystander CPR on kids is increasing and is improving survival from cardiac arrest outside the hospital, according to research presented at the...
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American Heart Association says Lowering Body Temperature increases Survival,...
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report Dallas, TX – Lowering the body’s temperature of cardiac arrest patients with “non-shockable” heart rhythms increases survival rates and brain...
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Digital strategies show promise for Emergency Heart and Stroke Care according...
American Heart Association Scientific Statement Dallas, TX – Mobile devices, social media, visual media and crowdsourcing have the potential to improve emergency care for cardiac arrests, heart attacks...
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Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew comes out swinging against...
Dallas, TX – Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew knows he is lucky to be alive. Last fall, a heart attack, cardiac arrest and heart failure left him with a weakened heart and with a machine...
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Two New Resuscitation Alliances Announce Decisive Goal to Increase Global...
Dallas, TX – A cohort of international health organizations, resuscitation leaders, and emergency medical systems that includes the American Heart Association (AHA) – the world’s leading voluntary...
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American Heart Association Publishes Policy Statement Advocating for Cardiac...
Dallas, TX – Each year, approximately 7,000 children age 18 or younger experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital with survival rates of less than 10 percent. Immediate CPR can double or triple the...
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American Heart Association establishes First AHA International Training...
A remarkable milestone for future cooperation in the advancement of CPR training to reduce cardiovascular disease mortality Beijing, China – At the 27th International Great Wall Conference on...
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American Heart Association says Frequent Simulation-Based Training may...
American Heart Association Meeting Report New Orleans, LA – A new training model improved CPR skills in a clinical setting according to research presented during the Resuscitation Science Symposium at...
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American Heart Association says Coffee shops, ATMs may be ideal locations for...
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report Dallas, TX – Community coffee shops and automated teller machines, or ATMs, might be ideal locations for public access to automated external...
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American Heart Association says National Institutes of Health funding...
Journal of the American Heart Association Report Dallas, TX – National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to conduct cardiac arrest research has dwindled in the last decade and is a fraction of what...
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American Heart Association reports More Cardiac Arrest Victims could Survive...
American Heart Association Moves to Annual Guidelines Update, a First for the Organization Dallas, TX – More people will survive cardiac arrest if emergency medical dispatchers give chest...
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Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett presents Lifesaver Award to Seven First...
Clarksville, TN – Seven local first responders were presented the Lifesaver Award by Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett during the December formal commission meeting for saving the life of a...
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American Heart Association commits to improving in-hospital cardiac arrest...
Maintenance of resuscitation skills a key element in increasing survival rates Dallas, TX – The overall odds of surviving a cardiac arrest in the U.S. could vary by as much as 42 percent between...
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American Heart Association says Cardiac Arrest Survival greatly increases...
Circulation Journal Report Dallas, TX – Survival from cardiac arrest doubled when a bystander stepped in to apply an automated external defibrillator (AED) before emergency responders arrived,...
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American Heart Association says Keep saying Yes to Fish twice a week for...
Dallas, TX – A new scientific advisory reaffirms the American Heart Association’s recommendation to eat fish- especially those rich in Omega-3 fatty acids twice a week to help reduce the risk of heart...
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American Heart Association says Running a Marathon can increase Cardiac...
Journal of the American Heart Association Report Dallas, TX – Full marathons may significantly raise concentrations of several biomarkers of strain on the heart, according to new research in...
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American Heart Association says Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest third leading...
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Journal Report Dallas, TX – Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was the third leading cause of “health loss due to disease” in the United States behind...
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American Heart Association says Cardiac arrest among hospitalized patients...
Dallas, TX – Significantly more patients suffer cardiac arrests in U.S. hospitals each year than previously estimated, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an...
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American Heart Association reports Rejected, Unfilled Prescriptions for new,...
Dallas, TX – Patients appear to be at higher risk of heart problems or stroke when prescriptions for the newest cholesterol-lowering drugs are rejected by insurance companies or unfilled by patients,...
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