Hearts donated by illicit drug users safe for transplant, cut wait time: AHA AHA News30 July 2021 8:26 AM ISTDALLAS- Survival rates after a heart transplant are unaffected if the organ donor had used illicit drugs or died due to an overdose, a fact that is...
Guidance to improve pre-hospital triage, routing of suspected stroke patients amid COVID-19 AHA News15 May 2020 6:35 PM ISTDALLAS, — Leading stroke experts from the American Heart Association's Stroke Council today issued a new framework/guidance, "Pre-hospital Triage of...
Kawasaki disease symptoms in kids may be mistakenly linked to COVID-19 AHA News7 May 2020 7:42 PM ISTCoronavirus infection has usually a benign course in children therefore in kids serious inflammatory symptoms of Kawasaki disease may be mistakenly...
E-cigarettes cause vascular damage similar to combustible cigarettes AHA News30 April 2020 5:15 PM ISTYoung adults using e-cigarettes experienced arterial stiffness and blood vessel damage similar to those who smoke traditional cigarettes.
Living with type 2 diabetes and heart disease amid COVID-19 pandemic AHA News24 April 2020 5:00 PM ISTDALLAS and ARLINGTON, April 23, 2020 — As emerging science around COVID-19 highlights elevated danger for people with diabetes, heart disease and...
Exposure to heavy wildfire smoke linked to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: AHA AHA News15 April 2020 5:59 PM ISTDALLAS- Researchers have found that Heavy wildfire smoke may raise the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Therefore in event of wildfire, it is...
Many home BP monitors not validated for accuracy: AHA AHA News13 April 2020 4:05 PM ISTMost home blood pressure monitoring devices sold in Australia by global e-commerce sites such as Amazon and eBay have not been validated which means...
AHA issues Interim guidelines for CPR during COVID-19 pandemic AHA News10 April 2020 11:30 AM ISTPaDALLAS, April 9, 2020 — With COVID-19 incidence currently increasing exponentially worldwide, the percentage of cardiac arrests with COVID-19 are...
Healthy lifestyle adopted even in middle age may reduce future stroke risk in women AHA News9 April 2020 2:59 PM ISTMiddle-aged women who quit smoking, started exercising, maintained a healthy weight and made healthy food choices saw a reduction in their risk of...
Use HCQS and azithromycin cautiously in COVID-19 patients with CVD: AHA AHA News9 April 2020 11:53 AM ISTDALLAS, April 8, 2020 – The global impact of COVID-19 continues to surge, and every day, the scientific community learns more about the impact and...
