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Study Highlights: In a small study comparing two devices, an experimental mechanical blood clot remover called the SOLITAIRE; Flow Restoration Device outperformed an FDA-approved mechanical...

Study Highlights: Rare genetic mutations may help explain why members of certain families have a high risk of aneurysm. A new screening technique may help find relevant genes and screen...

Study Highlights: In the largest and longest head-to-head comparison of two anti-clotting medications, warfarin was similar to aspirin in preventing deaths and strokes in patients with heart...

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NOTE ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL. ALL TIPS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL THE TIME OF PRESENTATION OR 3 P.M. CT/4 P.M. ET EACH DAY, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. For more...

Study Highlights: Being anemic after stroke could triple your risk of death within a year. Researchers suggest severe anemia is a stronger predictor of death in stroke survivors than a...

Study Highlights: Almost 20 percent of strokes attributed to "unknown causes" were related to short episodes of erratic heart rhythms known as atrial fibrillation. Continuously monitoring...

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Study Highlights: For patients with a type of irregular heart beat called atrial fibrillation (AF), a new anti-clotting drug might be better at...

Study Highlights: Ischemic stroke risk in black children declined by almost two-thirds after prevention strategies related to sickle cell anemia changed in 1998. These changes ―...

DALLAS, Feb. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heart disease continues to be the No. 1 killer of Latinas in the U.S. In fact, more women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. ...

DALLAS, Feb. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emmy-nominated actress Elizabeth Banks and the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women® movement are teaming up to share the truth that heart...