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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 17-Jun-2025 03:09 ET (17-Jun-2025 07:09 GMT/UTC)

29-Apr-2025

$1M awarded to research link between cardiovascular risk reduction, GLP-1 use

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

The American Heart Association, a global force changing the future of health of all, is funding seven new scientific research studies to uncover which patients with obesity and cardiovascular disease are most likely to benefit from GLP-1 medications. 

22-Apr-2025

Micronanoplastics found in artery-clogging plaque in the neck

American Heart Association
Reports and Proceedings

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics — minuscule bits of plastic — compared to arteries free of plaque buildup. 

Meeting

American Heart Association Vascular Discovery 2025 Scientific Sessions

22-Apr-2025

Researchers awarded $15 million to study cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome in women

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

The American Heart Association funds scientists at Augusta University, Massachusetts General Hospital and The Ohio State University to study the different ways in which risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney diseases impact women

22-Apr-2025

Join the nation of lifesavers at NFL draft in Green Bay

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

The American Heart Association and the National Football League (NFL) want more people to be confident and capable when faced with a cardiac emergency. 

17-Apr-2025

Nontraditional risk factors shed light on unexplained strokes in adults younger than 50

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Among adults ages 18-49 (median age of 41 years) who were born with a hole in the upper chambers of their heart known as patent foramen ovale (PFO), strokes of unknown cause were more strongly associated with nontraditional risk factors, such as migraines, liver disease or cancer, rather than more typical factors such as high blood pressure.

Journal

Stroke