AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS FOUNDED 1924 Six cardiologists form the American Heart Association as a professional society for doctors.
HEART WEEK KICKS OFF 1947 First public campaign kicks off in February to celebrate National Heart Week.
The American Heart Association has invested
over $5.7 billion in research since 1949.
FIRST PACEMAKER IMPLANTED 1957 Research funded by AHA leads to the first battery-operated, wearable pacemaker implanted in a patient.
Browse research funded by the American Heart Association
AHA-FUNDED RESEARCH AND CPR 1961 AHA-funded research from Drs. William Kouwenhoven, James Jude and Guy Knickerbocker shows how CPR can save lives after cardiac arrest. FIRST PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN 1970 The AHA runs its first public education campaign on early warning signs of heart attack, spreading lifesaving messages to help people pay attention and take action. For the first time since 1949, deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases fall below 50 percent of deaths from all causes. NEW ACT FOR WOMEN IS SIGNED 1998 As the result of AHA's work, the Women's Cardiovascular Diseases Research and Prevention Act is signed into law. AHA LEADS HEART DISEASE AND STROKE RESEARCH FUNDING 2014 The AHA is the leading funder of heart disease and stroke research outside the federal government. CARDIOVASCULAR DEATHS DECLINE 1981
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