New research provides fresh, large-scale look at who's coming up short on sleep
Nov 20, 2024
Data from wearable devices shows who's not getting enough sleep, an essential element of health.
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Basketball coach didn't think his symptoms were a big deal. Good thing he went to the ER anyway.
Nov 19, 2024
Walt Morris dismissed his neck pain and headaches. But when a bolt of jaw pain knocked him to the ground, his wife insisted he go to the hospital. His aorta had torn.
Fluctuations in blood pressure over time may be linked to higher sudden cardiac death risk
Nov 19, 2024
Long-term blood pressure variability in middle age may be linked to a higher risk for sudden cardiac death, new research shows.
Fear of another heart attack may be a distinct stress factor
Nov 18, 2024
For heart attack survivors, fear of recurrence is not the same as depression or anxiety, preliminary research shows.
AHA president asks peers to consider how the new landscape in cardiology care impacts patients – and how to avoid looming threats
Nov 17, 2024
Dr. Keith Churchwell pointed to prevention, equitable health and visionary leadership as key ingredients to disprove the ominous forecast for global health in 2050.
More adults in rural America are dying from cardiovascular diseases
Nov 15, 2024
The rural-urban gap in cardiovascular deaths still exists, according to new research that also shows the situation for rural residents was worse in 2022 than in 2010.
How Dr. Eugene Braunwald changed cardiology, again and again and again
Nov 15, 2024
Dr. Eugene Braunwald, one of the century's most influential heart researchers, credits good timing. Others say it was much more.
First-aid guidelines expanded to include opioid overdoses, seizures, other emergencies
Nov 14, 2024
The updated guidelines go beyond basic first aid to help emergency responders and bystanders face "the changing landscape" of public health emergencies.
She was told her heart condition made pregnancy dangerous. Her daughter just graduated college.
Nov 14, 2024
Tara Garcia was born in 1974 with a congenital heart defect that was tough to treat at the time. Decades later, she endured irregular heartbeats and two cardiac arrests.
Many older heart patients have questions about sex, but few are getting answers
Nov 13, 2024
A new survey from Sweden suggests older adults with heart conditions aren't getting the information they want about sexual health. Experts say the same problem exists in the U.S.
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