Drug- and alcohol-related heart disease and stroke deaths rising
Jan 10, 2024
As cardiovascular deaths overall declined for two decades, deaths related to substance use, including alcohol and opioids, rose.
Stroke News
The road home was long for 27-year-old who had a stroke during the pandemic
Jan 9, 2024
Dana Schwartzberg had to relearn to walk, drive and process her thoughts after having a stroke while working abroad.
AHA News' most-read health equity stories of 2023
Dec 20, 2023
Cardiovascular disease impacts U.S. populations in different ways. These are the health equity topics readers were most interested in this year.
AHA News' most-read women's health stories of 2023
Dec 18, 2023
Menopause can put women at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. It's among the topics that drew the most readers this year.
More than a dozen strokes interrupted – but didn't end – her pursuit of becoming a lawyer
Dec 1, 2023
Just days before the bar exam, Brianne Rico experienced multiple strokes, leading to paralysis and a dire prognosis.
What he thought was pneumonia turned out to be heart failure – at age 30
Nov 28, 2023
After an untreated heart attack, Dave Conway had heart failure followed by three strokes. He's taking his second chance seriously.
A million US veterans are enlisting for science, each other – and everyone else
Nov 10, 2023
The Million Veteran Program is enabling researchers to look at health, nutrition and genetic details in unprecedented ways. The results will benefit many more than the veterans enabling it.
New tool brings big changes to cardiovascular disease predictions
Nov 10, 2023
A new risk calculator for cardiovascular disease includes kidney disease, looks at heart failure and rethinks the influence of race.
Mammograms show promise as tool for predicting heart disease and stroke in women
Nov 6, 2023
Women whose mammograms show evidence of breast artery calcification may face a higher risk for future cardiovascular problems, according to preliminary new research.
Their moms' strokes brought them together. Now they're getting married.
Nov 3, 2023
Mike Garrow's mother had a stroke when he was 6 weeks old. Megan Frost was 7 years old when her mom had a stroke. The two connected after Mike posted on Facebook about a tattoo honoring his mother.