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Contact: Nicole Napoli, nnapoli@acc.org, The incidence of babies born with serious heart defects, known as cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD), rose in states that enacted…
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Contact: Nicole Napoli, nnapoli@acc.org, Marijuana is now legal in many places, but is it safe? Two new studies add to mounting evidence that people who…
Healthy Plant-Based Foods Could Help People with Cardiometabolic Disorders Live Longer – American College of Cardiology
Contact: Nicole Napoli, nnapoli@acc.org, People with cardiometabolic disorders—such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease—could increase their chances of living longer by adopting a healthy plant-based…
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Contact: Nicole Napoli, nnapoli@acc.org, Lifestyle and health factors that are linked with heart disease appear to have a greater impact on cardiovascular risk in women…
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It’s “time to get rid of this age-old practice,” said Sripal Bangalore, who noted that patients are happier when not fasting.
DOACs Reduce Stroke, Increase Bleeding in ICH Survivors With AF
PRESTIGE-AF is the first of the larger trials in this scenario to report results. More data are needed to help guide decisions.
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Cardiologists are first in world to use new TAVR catheter from Boston Scientific
The new Self-Centering Guide Catheter was designed to help care teams with the retrograde crossing of the aortic valve during TAVR. Researchers evaluated the safety and…