May 21, 2020

Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?

WEDNESDAY, May 20, 2020 -- U.S. emergency rooms are seeing about half as many heart attack patients as usual -- and researchers suspect the new coronavirus is the reason why.

It's not that fewer people are having heart attacks, doctors say. Rather, it's fear of getting COVID-19 keeping people from hospitals.

April 29, 2020

Fewer Americans Have High Cholesterol

WEDNESDAY, April 22, 2020 -- The number of American adults with high cholesterol dropped nearly 8 percentage points from 2000 to 2018, health officials reported Wednesday.

By 2018, just over 11%#37; of adults age 20 and over had high cholesterol, a major cause of heart disease, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

April 29, 2020

Have Heart Failure? Take Precautions During Pandemic

TUESDAY, April 28, 2020 -- Heart failure raises the risk of complications and death from COVID-19, and requires extra vigilance during the pandemic, the American Heart Association (AHA) says.

More than 6 million people in the United States have heart failure. It occurs when the heart no longer pumps blood as well as it should.

April 20, 2020

COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries

WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2020 -- As the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, it is increasingly clear the infection is more than a lung disease. Many patients are developing heart complications, though the reasons are not fully understood.

People with heart disease or a history of stroke are at increased risk of the coronavirus infection, and of suffering more severe symptoms, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).

March 30, 2020

Preventing Repeat Heart Attack, Stroke More Important Than Ever: AHA

FRIDAY, March 27, 2020 -- With the new coronavirus severely straining the U.S. health care system, experts are calling on heart attack and stroke survivors to take extra steps to reduce their risk of a repeat event.

The American Heart Association (AHA) said current information suggests that elderly people with heart disease or high blood pressure are more likely to be infected with the coronavirus and to develop more severe symptoms. And stroke survivors may be at increased risk for complications if they're infected and get sick.