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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 30-Apr-2025 08:08 ET (30-Apr-2025 12:08 GMT/UTC)

20-Feb-2025

Latest research finds people with certain heart conditions may play competitive sports

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Shared decision-making between clinicians and athletes of all ages who have cardiovascular abnormalities and want to participate in competitive sports is essential, according to a new joint scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

Journal

Circulation

19-Feb-2025

New funding to support food security, economic resiliency

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

Four organizations selected by American Heart Association Social Impact Funds to fill critical resource gaps, further progress toward equitable health using $2M grant from Grubhub Community Fund

18-Feb-2025

First 5 regions chosen to focus innovative effort on diagnosing, treating CKM syndrome

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

American Heart Association initiative aims to improve care for people in Atlanta; Baton Rouge, La.; Washington, D.C.; Maryland; San Diego and Ohio who have a cluster of conditions called cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome

17-Feb-2025

Multisociety taskforce develops new standards to monitor adults with heart valve disease

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

 The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed a globally inclusive standard dataset of 16 patient-centered outcome measures for people with heart valve disease, regardless of treatment (surgical or transcatheter procedure), according to a new report published today in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes.

Journal

Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

12-Feb-2025

High BP may develop at different ages and paces in East & South Asian adults in the UK

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

South Asian adults in the United Kingdom may face high blood pressure-related heart risks earlier in life, while East Asian adults see risks rise in later years, according to a new study in Hypertension Journal.

Journal

Hypertension