Search Tag: American Heart Association

Cardiology Management

Aha-redefining-cvd-risk-prevention-and-management

2023 11 Oct

A new American Heart Association presidential advisory is reshaping the landscape of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by redefining risk, prevention, and management. This transformation is spurred by the recognition of the interplay between cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, Type 2 diabetes, and obesity, collectively termed cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic...Read more

Executive Health Management

The-sex-and-gender-influence-on-hypertension

2019 02 Oct

Despite underlying physiological differences and a different set of risk factors, diagnosis, management, and treatment strategies for hypertension do not account for sex and gender variances. Evidence-based guidelines for hypertension treatment from clinical trials are similar between males and females; however, most of these trials do not...Read more

ICU Management

Masimo-announces-pathway-for-the-root-r-patient-monitoring-and-connectivity-platform

2019 04 Sep

Masimo  today announced Pathway™, a feature for the Root® Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Platform . Pathway provides clinicians with a way to visualize a hospital’s recommended resuscitation protocol for a newborn’s oxygen saturation (SpO2) while continuously monitoring SpO2 and pulse rate (PR) during the first ten minutes after birth. Use of...Read more

Executive Health Management

Cardiovascular-disease-prevention-2019-quo-vadis

2019 26 Aug

Summary: Cardiovascular disease prevention strategies in 2019 remain a major healthcare issue, requiring an individualised approach for diagnostic and therapeutic decision making.   Introduction   Since investigators from the Framingham Heart Study first confirmed the existence and importance of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in...Read more

Cardiology Management

10-take-home-messages-for-the-management-of-bradycardia-new-guidelines

2018 08 Nov

The  American College of Cardiology,  the  American Heart Association , and the  Heart Rhythm Society  have just released new guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of patients with bradycardia and cardiac conduction disorders.   Bradycardia, defined as a heart rate of less than 50 beats a minute, can limit the amount of blood and oxygen...Read more

Cardiology Management

American-heart-association-eating-fish-twice-a-week-is-good-for-the-heart

2018 22 May

The American Heart Association has released a new scientific advisory reaffirming AHA's recommendation to eat fish – especially those rich in omega-3 fatty acids – twice a week. Eating two 3.5-ounce servings of non-fried fish every week can help reduce the risk of heart failure, coronary heart disease, cardiac arrest and ischaemic stroke. The advisory...Read more

Cardiology Management

American-heart-association-s-get-with-the-guidelines

2017 13 Apr

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has launched its Get With The Guidelines in the U.A.E. This is the first region outside the U.S. that will be implementing this cardiovascular hospital care quality improvement program. See Also : AHA's Collaborative Platform on Cardiovascular Disease The programme is believed to benefit...Read more

ICU Management

Streamlining-faster-care-for-stroke-patients

2017 04 Apr

For stroke patients, getting the right treatment fast is important. A new protocol, developed by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, aims to ensure that stroke patients are brought to "the right facility to get the right therapy in the right amount of time." The new Severity-based Stroke Triage Algorithm for emergency medical...Read more

Cardiology Management

Aha-amazon-precision-medicine-initiative

2016 12 Jul

The American Heart Association (AHA) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) formed a partnership to use cloud technology to discover advanced in cardiovascular science and medicine. The collaboration, which was announced July 7, is part of the AHA’s Institute for Cardiovascular Medicine. The AHA will invest $30 million in the next five years to launch...Read more

Cardiology Management

Heart-attacks-in-women-statement-from-american-heart-association

2016 26 Jan

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in American women. A new scientific statement published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation states that women's heart attacks may have different causes, symptoms and outcomes as compared to men.  The statement is the first of its kind from the American Heart Association on...Read more

IT Management

Health-exams-alter-with-new-device

2015 16 Nov

A new smartphone-based device known as HeartBuds is just as effective as traditional stethoscopes and better than a disposable model in identifying heart murmurs and other vital sounds during patient exams, according to new research from Orlando Health. The findings were presented at The American Heart Association's 2015 Scientific Sessions held in...Read more

Cardiology Management

Life-s-simple-7-programme-reduces-risk-of-heart-failure

2015 21 Sep

According to current estimates, one in four middle-aged adults who live to age 85 will develop heart failure. Health experts advocate intervention programmes to improve lifestyles but the question is: do these lifestyle change interventions really work? Investigators in U.S. and Taiwan evaluated  independent programmes designed to reduce cardiovascular...Read more

IT Management

Mhealth-no-support-for-hearts

2015 21 Aug

The American Heart Association has issued a report highlighting the need for more evaluative studies on the effectiveness of mobile health technologies — including mHealth apps and wearables — for reducing risk factors for heart disease and stroke. The report, "Current Science on Consumer Use of Mobile Health for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention -...Read more

Cardiology Management

Aha-recommends-stent-retrieval-for-select-stroke-patients

2015 01 Jul

The American Heart Association (AHA) has recommended the use of a stent retrieval device to remove blood clots in select stroke patients who have clots that obstruct the large arteries from supplying blood to the brain. This is the first time such a recommendation has been made by AHA and the update has been published in the journal Stroke . Initial treatment...Read more

Cardiology Management

Cardiac-telemetry-overuse

2015 22 Jun

According to a single-centre study conducted by Andrew Doorey, MD, Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Del and colleagues, reducing the use of cardiac telemetry outside the ICU is unlikely to miss treatment-changing or life-threatening arrhythmias (LTA). Details are published in JAMA Internal Medicine . The study was conducted based on the...Read more

Executive Health Management

Elite-award-for-comprehensive-stroke-care-at-ben-taub-hospital

2015 01 Apr

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association have recognised Harris Health System’s Ben Taub Hospital for its success in providing care for acute ischaemic strokes. The Houston-area hospital was awarded the Get With The Guidelines®- Stroke Gold Plus-Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Award for achieving a minimum of 85 percent adherence...Read more

Cardiology Management

Clinical-calculators-over-estimate-risk-of-heart-attack

2015 23 Feb

According to results of a study by investigators at John Hopkins and other institutions, most risk calculators used by clinicians to gauge a patient's chances of suffering a heart attack overestimate its likelihood. The new findings appear in Annals of Internal Medicine and suggest that four of the five widely used clinical calculators considerably...Read more

IT Management

Guideline-inclusive-electronic-ordering-system-reduces-telemetry-overuse

2014 22 Sep

By integrating the American Heart Association’s (AHA’s) guidelines into its electronic ordering system, the Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Del., was able to reduce its use of telemetry (monitoring to detect irregular heartbeats) by 70 percent. According to the AHA recommendations, non-intensive care unit cardiac telemetry patients...Read more

Cardiology Management

Neck-manipulation-linked-to-stroke-risk

2014 18 Aug

The American Heart Association (AHA), in a new statement published in its journal Stroke , warns about the risk of stroke for patients receiving neck manipulation therapy. Although the group could not confirm whether neck manipulation causes stroke or not, they cite the need to inform patients of the potential risk before receiving such therapy. Various...Read more