Apr 28, 2022
Among U.S. adults with heart failure, about half have uncontrolled high blood pressure, and 1 in 5 being treated for diabetes didn't have it under control, new research shows.
Apr 21, 2022
Alicia Wilson, who lives outside of Philadelphia, needed a heart transplant because of a rare disorder that damaged her heart. Now, she advocates for patients and organ donors and stresses the importance of self-care.
Apr 20, 2022
Though studied for decades, many of marijuana's effects on heart and brain health remain unclear. Researchers say that's because it's not one substance but many, used in different ways by different groups of people.
Apr 4, 2022
Hispanic adults are less likely to die from cardiovascular disease than their non-Hispanic white peers. But new research reveals a different picture when looking at individual types of disease.
Apr 1, 2022
The American Heart Association and two other national heart organizations issued joint guidelines Friday that update how heart failure should be prevented and treated.
Mar 18, 2022
Had she known more about her family history, she might never have landed on a transplant list. AHA CEO Nancy Brown shares her story.
Feb 24, 2022
Jason Gray-Stanford, who played Lt. Randy Disher on "Monk," talks about the condition that nearly killed him, and the heart transplant that saved his life.
Feb 17, 2022
Tiara Johnson of Fraser, Michigan, was induced for her second daughter in July 2015. Two months later, the 26-year-old was in heart failure.
Feb 1, 2022
Danecia Williams of Wichita, Kansas, went into heart failure after delivering her first child. She had two strokes and then a heart transplant. Then she met the family of her teenage donor.
Jan 14, 2022
News of a successful transplant of a genetically altered pig heart into a man with heart failure raises hope for a viable alternative to human cadaver transplants, experts say. But many questions remain unanswered.