At 31, she had a heart attack while cycling in the Rocky Mountains
Jan 2, 2025
Despite her fitness level, Carrie Lehtonen couldn't outpace her family's heart history.
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Celebrities can spark change when they speak up about their health
Dec 13, 2024
When stars share details about their health 鈥� from breast cancer to heart disease and stroke 鈥� the impact can be far-reaching. Celebrity disclosures not only help educate the public, but they also can reduce stigma and inspire others to act.
AHA News' most-read research stories of 2024
Dec 10, 2024
Science is at the heart of every story, but some 木瓜直播 News stories gave it the spotlight this year.
Fear of another heart attack may be a distinct stress factor
Nov 18, 2024
For heart attack survivors, fear of recurrence is not the same as depression or anxiety, preliminary research shows.
How Dr. Eugene Braunwald changed cardiology, again and again and again
Nov 15, 2024
Dr. Eugene Braunwald, one of the century's most influential heart researchers, credits good timing. Others say it was much more.
First-aid guidelines expanded to include opioid overdoses, seizures, other emergencies
Nov 14, 2024
The updated guidelines go beyond basic first aid to help emergency responders and bystanders face "the changing landscape" of public health emergencies.
COVID-19 may increase heart attack and stroke risk for years
Oct 9, 2024
Even if they never became severely ill, people who had COVID-19 in 2020 may face double the risk of heart attack, stroke or death up to three years later, new research finds.
After Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks concert, mother of 3 had a heart attack
Oct 7, 2024
During a trip to see a concert with friends, Priti Langer had a heart attack after a heart artery wall tore.
It wasn't the herring 鈥� it was a heart attack. Good thing he remembered a video about symptoms.
Sep 25, 2024
When Tony Gnau had chest and jaw pain while on vacation in the Netherlands, he thought about the "Just a Little Heart Attack" video by actress Elizabeth Banks. So his wife called the Dutch equivalent of 911.
If her heart artery had torn an inch higher, 'it would have been fatal'
Sep 23, 2024
The morning she was taking her week-old daughter for a checkup, Amelia Laytham woke up feeling like someone was sitting on her chest. She was having a heart attack.