Arlington, Va., Oct. 9, 2026 — Masked high blood pressure in adults older than age 78 is associated with a 70% higher risk of falls compared to high blood pressure readings in the office and at home ...

DALLAS, Oct. 5, 2026 — A distinguished leader in women’s heart health will be recognized by the American Heart Association at its annual Scientific Sessions in November. Emily S. Lau, M.D., M.P.H., ...

The American Stroke Association urges everyone to know warning signs F.A.S.T. and take steps to prevent stroke DALLAS, May 1, 2025 — Every year, approximately 800,000 people in the U.S. have a ...

A four-year blood pressure intervention program in rural China significantly reduced systolic blood pressure by an average of 22 mmHg and risk of all-cause dementia by 15% in people with high blood ...

The benefits of GLP-1 medications were highest for people with severe peripheral artery disease (PAD) and those with obesity, finds a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association GLP-1RA ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in U.S., according to a new report from the American Heart Association; yet fewer than half of survey respondents knew that “Heart disease has now been ...

Physical activity, an essential component of any weight loss program, also supports overall heart and metabolic health, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association ...

Heart disease and stroke still top the list of leading causes of death in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update The overall deaths ...

The American Heart Association and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are funding 4 teams of scientists and community leaders to engage historically underrepresented communities in research to improve ...

Adults with elevated levels of three biomarkers for heart disease—lipoprotein a (also called Lp(a)), remnant cholesterol and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)—had nearly triple the risk of ...

Substituting soda, sports drinks and fruit juice with whole fruit may be associated with a lower risk of developing high blood pressure as an adult, according to a long-term study published in the ...

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