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The American Heart Association and The Children’s Heart Foundation fund new research focusing on congenital heart defects at Boston Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, MIT, Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Chicago

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When comparing outcomes for acute ischemic stroke patients treated at various levels of stroke centers, patients who received care at Comprehensive Stroke Centers (CSC) or Thrombectomy-capable Stroke Centers (TSC) were more likely to receive rapid treatment with clot-busting medication and/or mechanical clot removal and be discharged home or to rehabilitation centers than patients treated at Primary Stroke Centers, according to preliminary research to be presented today at the American Stroke As...

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Research Highlights: A new national study finds patients with clot-caused strokes who received care at Comprehensive Stroke Centers or

By: Kelsey Klopfenstein | Published: February 9, 2022 | 9:53 am | SHARE: Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Someone has a heart a

The American Heart Association has added a separate chapter on brain health and how it relates to CVD in its annual statistical update on heart disease and stroke.

Brain diseases, including Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia, are closely connected to heart health. They are affected by everyday actions and rank among the nations leading causes of

The same risk factors that contribute to making heart disease the leading cause of death worldwide also impact the rising global prevalence of brain disease, including stroke, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, according to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics -; 2022 Update, published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

There is growing evidence that what is good for the heart is good for the brain. But that knowledge and awareness has not yet trickled down to patients, the authors say.