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Cardiovascular disease is one of the most prevalent diseases in the developed world.
One of the scariest things about #heartdisease is that it is often a silent killer, with few to no outward symptoms.
Cardiovascular disease is one of the most prevalent diseases in the developed world.
One of the scariest things about #heartdisease is that it is often a silent killer, with few to no outward symptoms.
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As one of my medical school professors liked to point out, the most common "presentation" of the disease is a sudden, fatal heart attack. You know the patient has heart disease because he has just died from it.
As one of my medical school professors liked to point out, the most common "presentation" of the disease is a sudden, fatal heart attack. You know the patient has heart disease because he has just died from it.
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And while mortality rates from those first, surprise heart attacks have dropped significantly thanks to improvements in basic cardiac life support and time-sensitive interventions, such attacks are still fatal roughly 1/3 of the time.
And while mortality rates from those first, surprise heart attacks have dropped significantly thanks to improvements in basic cardiac life support and time-sensitive interventions, such attacks are still fatal roughly 1/3 of the time.
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As #cardiovasculardisease is such a critical topic, I thought it would be helpful to share some past content which might add context for this week’s episode of The Drive with Allan Sniderman and may serve as helpful resources if you want to dive deeper into this topic...
As #cardiovasculardisease is such a critical topic, I thought it would be helpful to share some past content which might add context for this week’s episode of The Drive with Allan Sniderman and may serve as helpful resources if you want to dive deeper into this topic...
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Early Risk Assessment Markers to Delay Cardiovascular Disease (March 14, 2021) bit.ly/2ZPPHaQ
Early Risk Assessment Markers to Delay Cardiovascular Disease (March 14, 2021) bit.ly/2ZPPHaQ
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Measuring Cardiovascular Disease Risk and the Importance of apoB (December 22, 2019) bit.ly/3pfT97g
Measuring Cardiovascular Disease Risk and the Importance of apoB (December 22, 2019) bit.ly/3pfT97g
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James O’Keefe, M.D.: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease and the Risk of Too Much Exercise (October 26, 2020) bit.ly/31rqynn
James O’Keefe, M.D.: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease and the Risk of Too Much Exercise (October 26, 2020) bit.ly/31rqynn
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Ron Krauss, M.D.: A Deep Dive Into Heart Disease bit.ly/3dg1TEV
Ron Krauss, M.D.: A Deep Dive Into Heart Disease bit.ly/3dg1TEV
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Click the link for more content related to cardiovascular disease prevention. bit.ly/3xQJqYT
Would you like to see more posts, like this one, that feature past content focused around a specific topic?
Click the link for more content related to cardiovascular disease prevention. bit.ly/3xQJqYT
Would you like to see more posts, like this one, that feature past content focused around a specific topic?
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