Saving American Hearts, Inc Blog

As fewer Americans die from heart attacks, more succumb to chronic heart disease Since 1970, deaths from heart attacks have dropped nearly 90%, thanks to life-saving interventions and public health me …

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Giving back after surviving ‘widow maker’ I recently suffered a major cardiac event, referred to as a “widow maker,” and was very fortunate to survive the event. According to t …

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Local fire chief saved by daughter, American Heart Association encourages 'hands-only' CPR Nov. 25, 2024 was both the luckiest and unluckiest day of Chris Jozwik's life. The Johnstown Township Fi …

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How ‘flashing the boobs’ is helping to save women’s lives Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. As pulmonary hypertension (P …

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A new Illinois law is helping save lives  In emergency situations, a few moments can be the difference between life and death. And beginning in the new year, 911 dispatchers in Illinois will be e …

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Remembering Cass Wheeler: American Heart Association's visionary, transformative CEO dies at 84 Cass Wheeler was driven to improve the American Heart Association because he knew it meant improving a …

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