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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Jun-2026 21:16 ET (24-Jun-2026 01:16 GMT/UTC)

9-Mar-2026

Pregnancy complications impact women’s stress levels and cardiovascular risk long after delivery

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study that looked at over 3,000 women experiencing a first pregnancy determined that persistently higher stress levels were associated with high blood pressure post pregnancy, specifically in women who had faced adverse pregnancy outcomes, or complications in pregnancy, including high blood pressure, pre-term birth, having a smaller baby or stillbirth.

Journal

Hypertension

6-Mar-2026

New poll: American Heart Association most trusted public health source after personal physician

American Heart Association
Reports and Proceedings

Independent Annenberg/UPenn poll highlights strong public confidence in evidence-based guidance from leading public health organizations outside of government

4-Mar-2026

Resuscitation science, training and technology leaders launch new self-guided resuscitation learning model nationwide

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on changing the future of health for all, and Laerdal Medical, one of the world leaders in medical simulation, health care education and resuscitation training, today announced the nationwide launch of Self-Guided Learning™.

26-Feb-2026

College students nationwide received lifesaving education on sudden cardiac death

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association brought hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and Hands-Only CPR awareness to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions across the U.S.

26-Feb-2026

Heart attack deaths rose between 2011 and 2022 among adults younger than age 55

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

According to new research published today in a Go Red for Women spotlight issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association, death rates rose by a 1.2% absolute increase among adults younger than age 55, who were hospitalized between 2011 and 2022 with a first severe heart attack.

Journal

Journal of the American Heart Association