Heart disease kills the most Americans every year — smartwatches might save us
The American Heart Association says heart diseases are the leading cause of death in the US. Experts tell Digital Trends that ...
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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association
BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and ...
American Heart Association advisory endorses endovascular therapy for large-core ischemic stroke
The University of Cincinnati's Pooja Khatri spoke with Medscape on a new American Heart Association advisory recommending ...
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F.A.S.T. and BE-FAST equally effective in prompting 911 calls for stroke
When it comes to prompting people to call 911 at the first sign of stroke, both F.A.S.T. and BE-FAST stroke warning signs acronyms were equally effective. However, people remembered the key stroke ...
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Flossing Just Once a Week May Lower Stroke Risk
Flossing at least once a week may lower the risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation, according to preliminary results from a ...
This good hygiene habit could lower your risk of a stroke — but only a third of Americans do it
About 795,000 Americans will have a stroke this year — new research suggests that a common, healthy habit may reduce the risk of certain types of stroke.
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Blood test may detect stroke type before hospital arrival, allowing faster treatment
People with brain bleeds had nearly 7 times higher blood levels of a specific brain protein, called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), than those who had strokes caused by clots in a study ...
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A common mouth and gut bacteria may be linked with increased stroke risk
Increased levels of Streptococcus anginosus, a common type of bacteria that usually lives in the mouth and gut, was found in the gut of recent stroke survivors in Japan.
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Regular dental flossing may lower risk of stroke from blood clots, irregular heartbeats
People who regularly floss their teeth (one or more times per week) may lower their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot traveling from the heart and a stroke associated with an irregular heartbeat ...