Elizabeth Banks and Go Red For Women® Release’Just a Little Heart Attack’
DALLAS, Sept. 13, 2011 – Emmy-nominated actress Elizabeth Banks directs and stars in the first-ever Go Red For Women short film “Just a Little Heart Attack,” inspired by the real-life stories of women who have been affected by heart disease. 

Go Red For Women® and Cheryl Hines Ask Women to Make It Their Mission To Fight Heart Disease
DALLAS, Feb. 4, 2011 – Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of women. This means mothers, sisters and friends are dying at the rate of one per minute because they don’t know that heart disease kills. That’s why the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® movement and Cheryl Hines are asking women toMake It Their Mission to fight heart disease by Telling 5 women they love that they want them to live.

Study finds Racial Gaps Continue in Heart Disease Awareness, Low Knowledge of Heart Attack Warning Signs among Women
DALLAS, Feb. 10, 2010 – Racial gaps exist in women’s heart-health awareness, women’s knowledge of heart attack warning signs requires attention and nearly half of women report they would not call 9-1-1 if they were having heart attack symptoms, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association.

Go For Women® and Jennie Garth Ask Women to Speak Up About Their No. 1 Killer
DALLAS, Feb. 3, 2010 -- On Feb. 5, the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® movement is launching a nationwide call for stories and inviting women to Speak Up about heart disease. Jennie Garth, actress and Go Red For Women spokesperson, will kick off the national casting call at Macy’s Herald Square in New York City. 

Journal issue Focuses on Growing Epidemic of Stroke in Women
DALLAS, Feb. 10, 2009 — Studies on unique stroke risk factors among women and gender disparities in stroke care are featured in a special issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.