MIAMI, Oct. 31, 2025 — Allyssa Tobitt, CEO of HCA Florida Mercy Hospital will lead the charge to build a community of lifesavers as 2025-2026 American Heart Association Miami-Dade Heart Walk chairperson . Under Tobitt’s leadership, top executives...| American Heart Association
New Orleans – Nov. 1, 2025 - It often has no symptoms, but hypertension can lead to heart disease, stroke, vision and memory loss, dementia, and kidney failure. In fact, 37% of Greater New Orleans adults have been diagnosed with high blood...| American Heart Association
DALLAS, October 31, 2025 — Pulmonary embolism (PE), a type of blood clot in the lungs, sends more than half a million people to U.S. hospitals each year — and kills about one in five high-risk patients, according to the American Heart Association 2025...| American Heart Association
DALLAS, 31 de octubre del 2025 — La embolia pulmonar (EP), un tipo de coágulo sanguíneo en los pulmones, hace que más de medio millón de personas acuda a hospitales en Estados Unidos cada año y mata a alrededor de uno de cada cinco pacientes de alto...| American Heart Association
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 30, 2025 — Six local changemakers have been selected to join the First Coast Board of Directors for the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone, everywhere. Working in tandem with...| American Heart Association
COLUMBIA, S.C. October 29, 2025 — The American Heart Association, devoted to a world of healthier lives for all, is proud to announce the donation of CPR training kits and Hands-Only CPR education to the Lexington Youth Football and Cheerleading...| American Heart Association
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 30, 2025 — Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S.[1] In addition, an aging, more varied population, along with a significant increase in heart disease and stroke risk factors among younger people are expected...| American Heart Association
BOSTON, Oct. 30, 2025 — According to the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere, approximately 436,000 Americans die from cardiac arrest each year — most often outside a hospital. Bystander...| American Heart Association
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 29, 2025 — When David Donohoe collapsed from cardiac arrest at the Pittsburgh Heart Walk in 2017, his life hung in the balance. Thanks to immediate CPR and the swift action of bystanders, Donohoe survived and today, he’s not just a Heart...| American Heart Association
Research Highlights: A review of 155 scientific studies found influenza and COVID infections raised the risk of heart attack or stroke as much as three-to five-fold in the weeks following the initial infection. Viruses that linger in the body,...| American Heart Association
SAVANNAH, GA, Oct. 27, 2025— The American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone, everywhere, announces a new initiative with Live Oak Public Libraries. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a leading...| American Heart Association
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Oct. 28, 2025 — The American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere, today launched and held a ribbon cutting for the region’s first Hands-Only CPR training kiosk at Farmingdale...| American Heart Association
ST. LOUIS, October 7, 2025 — Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women[1] in St. Louis and across the United States. To change that, the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone...| American Heart Association
Aspectos destacados de la declaración: Las alteraciones de los ritmos circadianos, el reloj biológico interno, están estrechamente relacionadas con un mayor riesgo de obesidad, diabetes tipo 2, hipertensión y enfermedades cardiovasculares. Factores...| American Heart Association
HONOLULU, October 27, 2025 – Norman Skorge of Honolulu will travel to Washington, D.C., this week to urge Congress to fund the lifesaving HEARTS Act — legislation designed to ensure every school is prepared to respond to a cardiac emergency. He will join...| American Heart Association
CHARLESTON, S.C., October 27, 2025— In recognition of Sudden Cardiac Awareness Month, the American Heart Association, a global force for longer, healthier lives, is empowering local students to save lives by providing Hands-Only CPR training equipment to...| American Heart Association
DALLAS, October 27, 2025 — The rapidly expanding availability of remote telehealth cardiac health care poses a growing challenge for health care providers to learn how to use new digital tools and resources safely and effectively to treat people living...| American Heart Association
SOUTHLAKE, October 27, 2025 — The American Heart Association announces the 2025–2026 Tarrant County Hats for Heart Luncheon, an annual event uniting local leaders, philanthropists, and advocates in support of lifesaving education and emergency...| American Heart Association
BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2025 — More than 100 riders pedaled for a purpose while youth sports organizations and community members learned Hands-Only CPR at the American Stroke Association’s CycleNation event on Sunday. The ride boosts mental and physical...| American Heart Association
Fresno, Calif., Sat. Oct. 25, 2025 — More than 1,500 people gathered at Tesoro Viejo for the Central Valley Heart and Stroke Walk on Sat. Oct. 25. Red was the color of the day as company and community teams walked to celebrate heart disease and stroke...| American Heart Association
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2025 – About 9 in 10 U.S. adults have not heard of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, a newly defined health condition affecting nearly 90% of adults that...| American Heart Association
RICHMOND, Va., October 13, 2025 — Approximately 9 in 10 people who experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest do not survive — but immediate CPR can double or even triple a person’s chances of survival. More than 3,000 people gathered at the Central...| American Heart Association
SEATTLE, Sat. Oct. 11, 2025 — Thousands of people across Washington have gathered to support the American Heart Association and participate in a Washington Heart and Stroke Walk event, including NUMBER who walked today during the final 2025 event held in...| American Heart Association
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 8, 2025 — Emergencies don’t wait — and when a heart stops, it’s the people nearby who start the chain of survival. On World Restart a Heart Day Oct. 16, the American Heart Association and MidFirst Bank are urging Oklahomans to take...| American Heart Association
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 7, 2025 — For more than 100 years, the American Heart Association has committed to advancing health and hope for everyone, everywhere. Through Heart of Rochester’s Heart Ball campaign, Ken Burns, vice president of operations,...| American Heart Association
Embargoed until 7 a.m. CT/8 a.m. ET, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2025 — Emelia J. Benjamin, M.D., FAHA, professor of medicine at Boston University (BU), will receive the 2025 Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award at the American Heart...| American Heart Association
Research Highlights: In a review of medical records for more than 56,000 pregnancies over a 20-year period, about 15% of pregnancies were impacted by cardiovascular complications like heart attack or stroke, hypertension-related conditions or maternal ...| American Heart Association
Embargoed until 7 a.m. CT/8 a.m. ET, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 DALLAS, Oct. 1, 2025 — Judith S. Hochman, M.D., FAHA, senior associate dean for clinical sciences and founding director of the Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center at NYU Grossman School...| American Heart Association
Dr. Jones on new evidence in 2025 high blood pressure Guideline| American Heart Association
Research Highlights: A study of microplastics in U.S. coastal waters found that residents of counties adjacent to the most heavily microplastic-polluted waters had significantly higher rates of Type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease (plaque-clogged ...| American Heart Association
03/19/24 Editor’s note: The research authors have shared their full poster presentation for updated details about their research abstract. Please see the digital file attached, in the right hand column for these details. The most current statistics, ...| American Heart Association
