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The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living and fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.
The Stroke Center Certification Program was developed by The Joint Commission in collaboration with the American Heart Association [2] and the American Stroke Association. These organizations offer guidance for the development of state-level policy standards in stroke care, including the designation of qualified facilities.
Ovbiagele served as the inaugural national medical spokesperson for the American Heart Association “Power-to-End-Stroke” campaign, which focused on raising awareness about the disproportionate burden of stroke experienced by African Americans, [34] and national spokesperson for the National Stroke Association “Steps Against Recurrent ...
Stroke is a peer-reviewed medical journal published monthly by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins on behalf of the American Heart Association. It covers research on cerebral circulation and related diseases, including clinical research on assessment of risk for stroke , diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, as well as rehabilitation. [ 1 ]
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) reveals a strong link between cardiovascular diseases — such as heart failure, atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease ...
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) recommends controlling these risk factors in order to prevent stroke. [15] The AHA/ASA guidelines also provide information on how to prevent stroke if someone has more specific concerns, such as sickle-cell disease or pregnancy.
A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that individuals with high blood pressure who also slept for a shorter duration were more likely to show poor cognitive ...
Bederson JB, Chair, Awad I, Rosenwasser R, Weibers D, Piepgras D, Hademenos G, Members. "Guidelines for the management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. A statement for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association." Stroke, 2000, 31, 2742–2750. PMID 11056108