Research Examples (Women)

Here is a tidbit from the AHA website which directly has impact on females such as myself, where monies raised are used towards research:

Heart attacks (myocardial infarction) in younger women.

Unfortunately, younger and middle-aged women who have a heart attack have poorer recovery than men, including higher mortality. While recent research has clarified a number of aspects of the differences in the distribution and functional consequences of atherosclerosis in women, there remains an urgent need to understand the mechanisms which contribute to the higher death rate after heart attack among younger women.

Arrhythmias.

It is critical that we pursue research to reduce the number of women experiencing and dying from sudden cardiac arrest. It is known that women are at higher risk of certain types of arrhythmias (e.g., drug-induced torsades), warranting further investigation into electrophysiologic mechanisms.

AHA Mission Statement

Below is the mission statement from the American Heart Association's website:

Mission of the American Heart Association

The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is: "Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke."

The mission statement was updated by the American Heart Association during its Annual Meeting in April 2007. The mission statement undergoes a formal review process every third year.

The association's impact goal is to reduce coronary heart disease, stroke and risk by 25 percent by 2010. Progress toward the goal will be measured according to these indicators:

• Reduce the death rate from coronary heart disease and stroke by 25 percent.
• Reduce the prevalence of smoking, high blood cholesterol and physical inactivity by 25 percent.
• Reduce the rate of uncontrolled high blood pressure by 25 percent.
• Eliminate the growth of obesity and diabetes.