2008
Clinical studies that may influence medical care and research that demonstrates how science can be effectively applied in the real world top the list of heart disease and stroke advances of 2008, said Timothy Gardner, M.D., president of the American Heart Association. More...

2007
Several new studies on genetics and stem cell research, along with studies that continue to debate the use of stents to clear coronary artery blockages, are among the top research advances in heart disease and stroke f or 2007, said Daniel W. Jones, M.D., president of the American Heart Association. More...

2006
New guidelines and a drug therapy for reducing the risk of a second stroke, as well as findings that support caution in taking certain medications that can have adverse affects are among the top 10 research advances in heart disease and stroke for 2006, said Raymond J. Gibbons, M.D., president of the American Heart Association. More...