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The Bugher Trustees (from left): Bryan Adams, Gayliss Ward, Bruce Adams.  (Photo courtesy of Bugher Trustees)

The Bugher Foundation has provided valuable funds, ideas to support AHA research, researchers

From the start in 1984, trustees wanted to invest not only in science but also in scientists — primarily early-career scientists.

Jennie Garth on stroke awareness campaign: 鈥楤e your own advocate鈥

Oct 29, 2019

Actress Jennie Garth was 13 when she realized that a stroke can strike anyone at any time. Her 16-year-old neighbor — a “vibrant, beautiful” young woman — had a stroke while getting ready for school. Several loved ones have since been affected by the disease.

El embarazo y las cardiopat铆as

Nov 28, 2018

La 91视频 recomienda planificar una revisión 鈥減revia al embarazo鈥 con su médico de atención primaria y su cardiólogo para hablar sobre aquellas dudas que pueda tener relacionadas con el embarazo y su cardiopatía.

Aumenta la detecci贸n de riesgos en personas afroamericanas

Nov 26, 2018

Los médicos son capaces de calcular el riesgo cardiovascular en afroamericanos por primera vez en la historia. Las nuevas ecuaciones ofrecen un mayor nivel de precisión en la predicción de las probabilidades de ataque al corazón o derrame cerebral en personas afroamericanas.