Prevention Health and Wellness

Science News

Early Recognition and Intervention for Poststroke Spasticity
Prevention and Treatment of Maternal Stroke in Pregnancy and Postpartum
2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics
Socioeconomic and Structural Barriers to Addressing Obesity in Communities
Public Comment for the 2026 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Journals

MEK Inhibition Improves Clinical eOutcome in Premature Infants With Multisystemic RASA1 Disease
Guidelines in Action: Extending the Treatment Window for Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Guidelines in Action: Getting to the (Large) Core of the (T)Issue
From French Gastronomy to Cardiovascular Health: Cutting Salt in the Baguette Has Saved Thousands of Lives in France
Estimating the Potential Impact of the 2024 UK Salt Reduction Targets on Cardiovascular Health Outcomes and Health Care Costs in Adults: A Modeling Study

Continuing Education

Erin Bohula, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA presents findings for VESALIUS-CV at Scientific Sessions 2025.
The EPI Council focuses on population-based approaches to preventing cardiovascular diseases. The council’s mission is to lead the discovery and translation of science related to the distribution and determinants of cardiovascular disease with an emphasis on population approaches to prevent cardiovascular disease and improve cardiovascular health.

The Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health promotes the expansion and exchange of knowledge with the ultimate goal of improving cardiovascular health across the lifespan. The council nurtures basic, clinical, epidemiological, and translational science related to nutrition, lipids, obesity, diabetes, physical activity, and behavioral change.

The QCOR Council provides a forum for a multidisciplinary group of volunteers committed to making a substantial contribution to reducing the burden of heart disease and stroke through improving healthcare quality and patient outcomes. Members gain insight on how to provide effective, safe, timely, equitable, efficient, and patient-centered care.

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