President Dwight D. Eisenhower uses a stethoscope to listen to the heart of Dr. Paul Dudley White, who had treated him for a heart attack. (American Heart Association) Heart disease is no stranger to the White House. But in a century of presidential cardiac crises, none affected America the way Dwight Eisenhower’s 1955 heart attack…
(Jolygon/iStock via Getty Images) Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević died recently after a heart attack. Although most heart attacks happen in older people, younger people can experience them as well. The coach was just 46 years old. Here’s an explanation of heart attacks at any age, and what happens when you have one,…
(Dumitru Ochievschi/iStock via Getty Images) High blood pressure, obesity and other risk factors continue to contribute to high rates of heart disease and stroke worldwide, including in the U.S. where annual deaths from cardiovascular disease are approaching 1 million. That’s according to an exhaustive statistics report released annually by the American Heart Association that details…
Jessamine Whitney was featured in a 1914 edition of The Atlanta Constitution. (via Newspapers.com) Every year, the American Heart Association compiles statistics that tell the story of how cardiovascular disease affects the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world. This massive, monthslong endeavor takes a team of experts who produce a book-length…
(mikroman6/Moment via Getty Images) While deaths from cardiovascular disease were falling over the first two decades of this century, those involving substance use rose an average of 4% per year, according to new research. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, analyzed mortality trends using Centers for Disease Control and…
(dickcraft/iStock via Getty Images) Death rates from a rare heart infection have risen among young adults over the past two decades, a trend that may be driven by complications of substance use disorder, new research suggests. The study showed death rates for infective endocarditis – which develops after bacteria enter the bloodstream and settle in the…
(simonkr/E+ via Getty Images) College sports have seen a decline in the rate of sudden cardiac deaths, but rates remain higher for Division I men’s basketball players, as well as male and Black athletes in other sports, new research has found. The decline in sudden cardiac death rates – on average, by 29% every five…
Dr. Joseph Wu giving his Presidential Address at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions on Sunday at the Philadelphia Convention Center. (Photo by American Heart Association/Zach Boyden-Holmes) PHILADELPHIA – As a teenager in California, Dr. Joseph Wu not only worked on his family’s pear and apple farm, he was the manager. So he paid close…
(Igor Zhukov/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español Artificial intelligence may do a better job than humans at spotting high-risk patients using results from a heart test, leading to better care and lower death rates, researchers say. “The study shows that AI is much better than doctors at identifying early signs of potential death” using…
(courtneyk/iStock via Getty Images) The number of cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat could more than double in the United States – and possibly triple – by the middle of the century if more isn’t done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, new research suggests. Older adults and non-Hispanic Black adults may…