...am Dr. Thomas Ryan, Professor of Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine, and President of the American Heart Association, AHA. The AHA is...cardiovascular disease, this Nation's leading cause of death. I am pleased to appear before your subcommittee today to provide you with our comments and funding...

...disability from heart disease, stroke and related disorders. In accomplishing this goal we work closely with Federal research, education and prevention programs,...disease, this nation's leading cause of death. We thank you for the opportunity to appear before your Subcommittee to make our FY 1988 funding recommendations...

...prevention programs, whose goals are similar 1n nature. Since 1948, the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have been active partners 1n the battle against cardiovascular disease. Yet, recent cutbacks 1n federal funding have Imposed...

...Mean attack alone kills almost three times as many American women as breast and lung cancer combined. Since 1948 the AHA and the National Heart, Lung, and...active partners in the battle against cardiovascular diseases. Throughout this 43 year partnership the research, training, education, and community service...