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AHA: Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Indicated BP Treatment Intensification

November 16, 2020 AHA:, Black, BP, Indicated, Intensification, less, likely, patients, receive, to, treatment

MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 — Black patients are less likely to receive treatment intensification for blood pressure (BP) control than

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AHA: Patient CPR Outcomes Similar With COVID-19 Precautions

November 12, 2020 (COVID-19), AHA:, CPR, outcomes, Patient, Precautions, similar, with

THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 — For patients receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), outcomes during COVID-19 were similar to those in 2019,

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AHA News: Race, Income in Neighborhoods Tied to Cardiac Arrest Survival

February 25, 2020 AHA:, arrest, cardiac, in, Income, neighborhoods, News, race, survival, tied, to

TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Socioeconomics might impact the chance of surviving a cardiac arrest, suggests

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Health Problems

AHA news: Here’s how many years you could gain by keeping heart disease at bay

July 25, 2019 AHA:, at, bay?, By, Could, disease, gain, heart, Here's, How, keeping, Many, News, years, you.

THURSDAY, July 25, 2019 (American Heart Association News)—Heart disease is the nation’s No. 1 cause of death, killing about 650,000

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Health Problems

AHA news: Where there’s wildfire smoke, there may be heart problems

July 22, 2019 AHA:, be, heart, may, News, problems, smoke, there, There's, where, wildfire

When the Tubbs Fire swept through their neighborhood in Santa Rosa, California, in October 2017, there was little time for

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AHA: Marijuana, Cocaine May Play Role in Young Americans’ Rising Stroke Rate

February 5, 2019 AHA:, Americans, Cocaine, in, marijuana, may, Play, rate, rising, role, Stroke, young

MONDAY, Feb. 4, 2019 (American Heart Association) — The vast majority of strokes occur in people over 65, but the

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AHA: Taking Medicine for a Cold? Be Mindful of Your Heart

January 18, 2019 A, AHA:, be, Cold, for, heart, medicine, Mindful, of, taking, your

FRIDAY, Jan. 18, 2019 (American Heart Association) — Flu has so far infected more than 6 million Americans this season,

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AHA: ‘Rescuing’ Food to Feed the Hungry

December 19, 2018 'Rescuing', AHA:, Feed, food, Hungry, the, to

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Leah Lizarondo continues to be amazed by how much food gets thrown

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AHA: Meth Use Producing Younger, Harder-to-Treat Heart Failure Patients

November 7, 2018 AHA:, failure, Harder-to-Treat, heart, Meth, patients, Producing, Use, Younger

TUESDAY, Nov. 6, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Widespread methamphetamine use is creating a unique form of severe heart failure,

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AHA: How Many Days of Checks Needed to Diagnose High Blood Pressure?

October 6, 2018 AHA:, Blood, checks, days', Diagnose, high, How, Many, needed':, of, pressure, to

FRIDAY, Oct. 5, 2018 (American Heart Association) — A routine visit to the doctor’s office typically results in a single

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