I understand why the major cardiovascular societies like the American Heart Association (AHA) choose Orlando for their meetings, logistically speaking, but as far as I’m concerned, heart disease and ...

There is nothing Mickey Mouse about the upcoming American Heart Association 2015 Scientific Sessions in Orlando, FL. I always enjoy the AHA meeting because it's so massive. For the curious, AHA is a ...

This week, the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions head back to Orlando, FL, for the first time in 4 years. Prominently featured in this year’s program are forward-looking sessions ...

The Committee on Research of the American Hospital Association has identified five strategic issues for hospitals through 2015: efficiency, new payment models, bending costs curves, care coordination ...

ORLANDO, FL — Their names are legendary: Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Walt Disney World, and—also rarely mentioned by heartwire from Medscape—Wet 'n' Wild and Gatorland. But next week the hot tickets ...

Both Medicaid and Medicare underpaid hospitals in 2015, according to an American Hospital Association report. Using data from its annual survey of hospitals, the AHA determined Medicare underpaid ...

(HealthDay)—Women are less likely than men to get the recommended treatments for myocardial infarction (MI) survivors, and that could explain much of the gender gap in long-term survival, according to ...

More than 40,000 Houstonians will participate in the Heart & Stroke Walk this November in support of the American Heart Association’s fight against heart disease and stroke. The walk will feature ...

(HealthDay News) — At least 16.8 million Americans could potentially benefit from the type of aggressive blood pressure treatment pursued under the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).

According to a study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2015, patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) did not have increased exercise ...