The Latest Breaking News from American Heart Association

Linking cardiac arrest and COVID-19 vaccine is ‘wildly and irresponsibly speculative,’ says expert

Speculations surface after high-profile cardiac arrests of Lisa Marie Presley and Damar Hamlin.

Fortune · Jan 13, 2023

How you can work on raising your meatless game all year long

Adapting a plant-forward way of eating is a lifestyle change, not a just a monthlong resolution.

Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023

How common is cardiac arrest in young athletes? Experts weigh in after Damar Hamlin’s collapse

CHICAGO — Te’Jaan Ali was playing basketball in a school gym on the South Side of Chicago when he started feeling hot. The heat in the gym — which didn’t have air conditioning — was likely just as bad as the sweltering temperatures outside, which reached 90 degrees on July…

Chicago Tribune · Jan 5, 2023

Marital stress slows recovery from heart attack, new study shows

Heart and circulatory diseases cause a quarter of all deaths in the UK

Wales Online · Oct 31, 2022

Mayo Clinic Minute: Flu vaccine may reduce risk of stroke

Getting a flu shot may offer an added benefit. A recent study published in Stroke, an American Heart Association journal, suggests flu vaccination might lower the chances of stroke among adults, especially people under 45.

Tribune News Service · Oct 31, 2022

This simple habit could significantly boost your heart health

Sleep was just added to the American Heart Association’s checklist for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health.

Inverse · Oct 29, 2022

Relieve stress by sharing a meal with family or friends, study finds

Researchers from the American Heart Association have found that a majority of parents said their family feel less stressed when they eat together

Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022

Survey: Sharing a meal with friends, family lowers stress levels

Sitting down for a meal together lowered their family’s stress level, according to 91% of parents who responded to a nationwide survey by the American Heart Association.

Tribune News Service · Oct 17, 2022

Mayo Clinic Minute: What is atrial fibrillation?

Nearly 3 million Americans are living with a heart condition called atrial fibrillation, according to the American Heart Association. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that number could be as high as 12 million by the start of the next decade.

Tribune News Service · Sep 28, 2022

UK dentists should give antibiotics to patients at risk of heart infection – study

Nice guidelines advising against antibiotic use for those at risk of infective endocarditis should be reviewed, researchers say

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022