The American Heart Association (AHA) is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke American Stroke Association Web site. It is headquartered in Dallas, TX. A non-profit organization (abbreviated NPO, or non-profit or not-for-profit) is an organization whose primary objective is to support an issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes, without concern for monetary profit. ... The heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ... Look up disability in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cardiovascular disease refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart and/or blood vessels (arteries and veins). ... Stroke (or cerebrovascular accident or CVA) is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain. ... Dallas redirects here. ...

The American Heart Association publishes a standard for providing basic and advanced life support, including standards for proper performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The AHA is now also a provider of training for first aid, in addition to CPR. Wikibooks has more about this subject: First Aid/CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency first aid procedure for a victim of cardiac arrest. ... First aid is a series of simple, life-saving medical techniques that a non-doctor or layman can be trained to perform. ...

The AHA also operates an affiliated organization, the American Stroke Association., which focuses on care, research and prevention of strokes.

Mission Statement

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

See also

• Automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Basic life support, a standard published by the AHA
• Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), a standard published by the AHA
• AHA-1, an AHA-proposed diet
• Paul R. Ellis Award, and award bestowed by AHA chapters
• Red Friday Promotes awareness of heart disease by wearing red every Friday, although there are two other causes that advocate wearing red on Friday.

A semi-automatic external defibrillator An Automated External Defibrillator or AED is a portable electronic device that diagnoses and treats potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias in a patient by application of electrical therapy which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm. ... Basic life support (BLS) is a specific level of prehospital medical care provided by trained responders, including emergency medical technicians, in the absence of advanced medical care. ... Advanced cardiac life support or (ACLS) refers to a set of clinical interventions for the urgent treatment of cardiac arrest and other life threatening medical emergencies, as well as the knowledge and skills to deploy those interventions. ... The AHA-1 diet is a healthy eating diet propossed by the American Heart Association. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Official website

• American Stroke Assocition Web site

References