CPR Class Grovetown , GA. A lack of access to nearby stores selling fresh food may increase residents’ risk of developing the signs of early heart disease, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation. “The lack of healthy food stores may help explain why people in these neighborhoods have more heart […]
CPR Class Aiken,SC.Being sedentary is not just a lack of exercise, it is a potentially independent risk factor for heart disease and stroke, according to a science advisory from the American Heart Association. “Regardless of how much physical activity someone gets, prolonged sedentary time could negatively impact the health of your heart and blood […]
CPR Class Augusta,GA. Ask Don and Donna Smith if they believe in guardian angels and they emphatically reply yes. After all, one happened to be at the right place at the right time when Donna blacked out at the Porter Peach Festival and required immediate medical attention. The Broken Arrow couple had gone to […]
CPR Class Augusta,GA. Proactive strategies for promoting good heart health should begin at birth, yet most American children do not meet the American Heart Association’s definition of ideal childhood cardiovascular health, according to a new scientific statement published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.“Instead of taking a wait-and-see approach by treating disease later […]
CPR Classes Augusta, GA. Do you know how frequently and for how long you pause during your cardiac resuscitations? One of the main determinants of survival is coronary perfusion pressure, the amount of blood in the heart when a compression is released. Every time compressions are stopped, for any reason, the coronary perfusion pressure quickly […]
CPR Class Augusta,GA. Secondhand marijuana smoke may damage blood vessels. Rats’ blood vessels took at least three times longer to recover function after only a minute of breathing secondhand marijuana smoke, compared to recovery after a minute of breathing secondhand tobacco smoke, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open […]
CPR News…American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report Heart News Study Highlights The largest nationwide demonstration project aimed at reducing time to treatment for people suffering ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) suggests a coordinated response results in more people getting life-saving treatment sooner. Treatment response times improved the most when patients were taken by […]
CPR News: American Heart Association Compliant BLS and ACLS Courses.The American Heart Association (AHA) announced the release of its updated Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) programs. The courses in these programs are now updated to comply with the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. CPR News. BLS […]
CPR NEWS: Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil CPR NEWS: Giving heart attack patients a high dose of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil, daily for six months after a heart attack improved the function of the heart and reduced scarring in the undamaged muscle, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal […]
CPR Gender gap. Women who have a cardiac arrest are less likely than men to receive potentially life-saving procedures such as angiography to look for blocked coronary arteries or angioplasty to open them, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association CPR , the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke […]
