The American Heart Association is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce deaths caused by cardiac arrest.

The American Heart Association publishes a standard for providing basic and advanced life support, including standards for proper performance of CPR. The AHA is now also a provider of training for first aid, in addition to CPR.

See also

  • AED
  • Basic life support
  • ACLS
  • AHA-1 diet
  • Paul R. Ellis Award — bestowed by chapters of the AHA

External links

  • Official website
  • Channing Bete Company (AHA Distributor)
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Fifth-graders help American Heart Association 
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Zach Halvorson puts his whole heart into raising funds for annual American Heart Association campaign. 
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