AMA offers 6 tips to improve heart health, prevent heart attack

CHICAGO — To help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in the millions of Americans currently living with high blood pressure, the American Medical Association (AMA) is offering six tips that Americans can take to improve their heart health. The release of the tips coincides with the first day of American Heart Month.

“As American Heart Month gets underway, we encourage all Americans to take control of their heart health by monitoring their blood pressure levels and making healthy lifestyle changes that can significantly reduce the risk of serious health consequences associated with high blood pressure,” said AMA President David O. Barbe, M.D. “An overwhelming number of Americans are living with uncontrolled high blood pressure — putting them at increased risk for heart attack and stroke. By empowering more patients to monitor and control their blood pressure, we will continue to not only help improve health outcomes for patients, but also reduce health care costs.”