Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog

80-year-old survivor shares story about heart diseaseThe CDC says the leading cause of death in Louisiana is heart disease. Ochsner LSU Health in Monroe and ULM held an American Heart Association Hear …

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AHA News: Improved Fitness Gave Man Chance to Walk Daughter Down the Aisle After Heart AttackJustin Ballard of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, stared at the photos in disbelief."Do I really look that big?" h …

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Doubling the survival rate: Hands-only CPR gaining awarenessHealth care professionals hope a lesser known technique for cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR will encourage more laypeople to get involv …

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Mother Waiting for a Heart Transplant Helps Others as a 'Go Red for Women' AmbassadorMother of two, Zuleyma Santos, is working with the American Heart Association to raise awareness about the dangers …

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Woman describes surviving sudden cardiac arrest at age 22: "It can happen at any time to anybody"Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S. Each year, more than 350,000 out-o …

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American Heart Association releases new CPR guidelines on how to save patients with COVID-19New CPR protocols were released by the American Heart Association on Monday, January 24, 2022.The new protoc …

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