American Heart Association reports Hispanics/Latinos at higher risk for Cardiac Dysfunction, Heart Failure
April 7, 2016
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report
Dallas, TX – Hispanics/Latinos have higher rates of cardiac dysfunction but are rarely aware they have the heart-pumping problem that can lead to heart failure, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Heart Failure.
Researchers found that about half of the 1,818 adults in their study of middle-aged and older Hispanics/Latinos had cardiac dysfunction, yet fewer than 1 in 20 participants knew they had a problem.
Heart Illustration. (American Heart Association)
American Heart Association sets first guidelines for reducing stroke risks unique to women
February 10, 2014
Dallas, TX – For the first time, guidelines have been developed for preventing stroke in women.
“If you are a woman, you share many of the same risk factors for stroke with men, but your risk is also influenced by hormones, reproductive health, pregnancy, childbirth and other sex-related factors,” said Cheryl Bushnell, M.D., M.H.S., author of the new scientific statement published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Blood Pressure Check. (American Heart Association)
