(American Heart Association) Cardiac arrest deaths have dropped significantly in the U.S., except in Black and rural communities, according to new research. Cardiac arrest is when the heart stops beating unexpectedly. A heart attack can trigger cardiac arrest, but so can other heart and non-heart issues. Higher bystander CPR rates and improved cardiovascular care have…
(Jorg Greuel/Photodisc via Getty Images) After steadily declining for nearly a decade, the heart disease death rate rose significantly during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, new research finds. The increase erased years of progress, especially among Black and younger adults. “Prior to 2020, death rates from heart disease had been declining among adults…
(Fly View Productions/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Adding 1,000 or even 500 steps to your daily routine could lead to a longer life, new research suggests. Experts have long endorsed walking as a free and easy way for people to get a wide variety of health benefits, including improved sleep, prevention of weight…
(Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images) The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology have issued new guidelines for diagnosing and managing diseases that affect the body’s largest artery, providing recommendations for surgery, imaging, family screening and more. The updated guidance replaces two older documents for identifying and treating disease in the aorta,…
(Catherine McQueen/Moment via Getty Images) Lea en español Chest pain and shortness of breath may offer distinct warnings of future heart problems over 30 years’ time, according to a new study. Chest pain accounts for more than 6.5 million visits to U.S. emergency rooms each year. Yet little research has looked at what it might…
(Coolpicture/Moment via Getty Images) Donor hearts from people with COVID-19 may be just as safe as those from people without, finds a short-term analysis of the first such transplants done in the United States. “These findings suggest that we may be able to be more aggressive about accepting donors that are positive for COVID-19 when…
(Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images) Lea en español A third dose of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine poses no more risk of heart inflammation than a second dose, a large study suggests. The findings could help allay concerns about risk going up with each additional dose. Cases were rare. Most appeared within seven days…