American Heart Association Archives

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2020 American Heart Association Basic Life Support for the inpatient setting

February 1, 2021

Everything healthcare providers need to know Editor’s note: This is an early release of a web exclusive article for the…

ACCF/AHA update practice guidelines for PAD

September 11, 2011

The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and American Heart Association (AHA) released a 2011 “focused update” of the 2005…

AHA releases new guidelines for reversing non–vitamin K oral anticoagulants

February 17, 2017

The American Heart Association (AHA) has released a scientific statement on reversing the effects of non–vitamin K oral anticoagulants. Read…

American Heart Association pediatric CPR guidelines update

December 27, 2017

The American Heart Association has updated its guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiovascular care. This update provides the…

Broken Heart Syndrome Happening More Often in Older Women

October 27, 2021

A recent study by the Journal of the American Heart Association showed that it is six to 12 times more common in women over 50 than in men or young women.

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Opioid overdose cardiopulmonary emergencies

November 3, 2022

2020 American Heart Association recommendation review Takeaways: Opioid-related overdoses and death in the United States continue to increase. American Heart…

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