Hospitals Recognized for Heart Disease and Stroke Care
July 13, 2012 15:55 ET
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American Heart Association
DALLAS, July 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finding the right hospital for treating heart disease and stroke just got easier, thanks to a new online tool from the American Heart Association/American...
Regional Care Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attacks Improve Survival Rates
June 04, 2012 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
DALLAS, June 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Study Highlights:
North Carolina's coordinated regional systems to rapidly treat severe heart attacks saved lives and are a model for national...
Systems treating severe heart attacks expanding nationwide
May 22, 2012 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
The number of systems of care for quickly transferring and treating heart attack patients has increased substantially.
Survey findings show similar characteristic in...
Heart Attack Patients Taken to PCI Hospitals First Treated Faster
May 10, 2012 11:15 ET
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American Heart Association
Highlight:
Patients taken directly to a hospital equipped to treat heart attacks with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) received treatments an average of 31 minutes faster than patients...
American Heart Association Develops Program to Increase Cardiac Arrest Survival
April 17, 2012 12:00 ET
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American Heart Association
Highlights:.
The American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline® Cardiac Resuscitation program aims to increase cardiac arrest survival by establishing systems of care to respond and treat...
American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline Featured in WebTV Series
March 02, 2012 17:15 ET
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American Heart Association
DALLAS, March 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline program is featured on the First Responder Network's new WebTV series, "Code STEMI". The series, launched...
Most Heart Attack Patients Needing Angioplasty Treated Within Recommended Time
August 22, 2011 16:00 ET
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American Heart Association
DALLAS, Aug. 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Study highlights:
More than 90 percent of heart attack patients who require an emergency artery-opening procedure known as angioplasty, are treated...