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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...

Study Highlights: Researcher-modified proteins reduced heart attack damage by 50 percent in mice. The protein is produced after a heart attack to protect heart cells from dying. Protein...

Study Highlights: Having diabetes for 10 years or more triples the risk of stroke. Stroke risk increases 3 percent each year among people with diabetes. Preventing or delaying onset of...

DALLAS, March 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grocery shopping can be daunting, especially when trying to eat healthy, but the trusted American Heart Association Heart-Check mark is making things much...

Study Highlights: Repairing leaky mitral valves at the time of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery benefited patients with ischemic heart disease. Patients who had the two...

DALLAS, Feb. 28, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is revising safety information on the labels of some statins (cholesterol lowering...

Study Highlights: By reconstructing family trees dating back to 1811, Dutch researchers have estimated the death risk for people with inherited abnormal heart rhythms. Doctors can use this...

Study Highlights: Eating higher amounts of a compound in citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruit, may lower ischemic stroke risk. Women who ate high amounts of the compound had a...

DALLAS, Feb. 23, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Through the Go Red For Women campaign, the American Heart Association announces the recipients of the first 2012 Go Red™ Multicultural Scholarship Fund....

News Highlights: Among findings posted in the inaugural publication of the American Heart Association's online-only, free-access scientific journal: The NIH Stroke Scale accurately identifies...