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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 16-Jun-2025 22:09 ET (17-Jun-2025 02:09 GMT/UTC)

6-May-2025

More women with most common autoimmune diseases die from cardiovascular disease than men

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis had a higher cardiovascular disease-related death rate than men, signaling a need for improved CVD risk management, finds a new study in journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Journal

Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

2-May-2025

Large-scale heart failure initiative boosts use of lifesaving medications

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new analysis published in Circulation: Heart Failure shows hospitals participating in the American Heart Association’s multiregional IMPLEMENT-HF™ initiative significantly improved adherence to guideline-directed medical therapy for patients hospitalized with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), the most common type of heart failure.

1-May-2025

Santa Cruz implements sugary drink tax after 7-year battle

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

After a seven-year battle, Santa Cruz today became the first California city to implement a sugary drink tax since 2018, when the beverage industry pressured the state legislature to pass a preemption bill blocking cities from enacting local excise taxes in a backroom deal to protect the industry’s profits.

1-May-2025

Seven stroke advocates recognized nationwide for resilience and community impact

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

Every 40 seconds someone in the U.S. has a stroke[1], one of the leading causes of serious, long-term disability. To spotlight the courage and dedication of those impacted by stroke, the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, is honoring seven nationwide recipients through its annual Stroke Hero Awards.

29-Apr-2025

American Heart Association stands together with Arkansas and against the soda industry to reduce sugary drink consumption

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

American Heart Association supports banning sugary drink purchases in SNAP, brings science expertise and decades of experience to the fight against the soda industry.