For the first time, U.S. News & World Report has added a treatment-based measure from the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke program to its nationwide stroke hospital ratings.

People in 15 regions across the U.S. will soon benefit from the American Heart Association’s Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health Initiative™, designed to improve treatment of the interconnected conditions that lead to heart disease and stroke.

Research teams from Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Pleasanton, California, and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have been awarded a total of $10.5 million to conduct research projects that explore ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate and improve screening and treatment for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S.

Members of the Duke University men’s basketball and football teams participated in American Heart Association Hands-Only CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) trainings to learn the correct rate and depth of CPR compressions to be confident and capable when faced with a cardiac emergency.

The American Heart Association has launched the Lp(a) Community Health Centers Discovery Project, supported by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, to increase awareness about Lp(a).