Q&A: Staying heart healthy during American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month—a perfect opportunity for members of the George Washington University community to take a ...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center
Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity The American Bar Association's Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI), as one of the four ABA Goal III Entities, leads the ...
What to know about SCAD, a less common type of heart attack that disproportionately affects women
A spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or SCAD, leads to bleeding inside the artery wall. A survivor shares her symptoms.
How to recognize signs of a stroke with the acronym BE FAST
More than 100 million people globally have had a stroke, but there are ways to reduce your risk and spot the signs of stroke ...
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COVID-19 speeds up artery plaque growth, raising heart disease risk
COVID-19 accelerates the progression of atherosclerotic plaques, increasing coronary inflammation and the risk of high-risk ...
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Elderly ASCVD Patients Benefit From Aggressive LDL-Lowering With Evolocumab
Adding the PCSK9 inhibitor led to greater absolute reductions in CVD risk than in younger patients, with no signs of safety ...
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Heart Disease Awareness: When and Why You Should Get Screened Now
Regular screenings for all patients should begin at age 20 and proceed in intervals. However, if you're at high risk for ...
American Heart Association advisory endorses endovascular therapy for large-core ischemic stroke
The University of Cincinnati's Pooja Khatri spoke with Medscape on a new American Heart Association advisory recommending ...
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Roche receives FDA 510(k) clearance for the first blood test in the U.S. measuring Lp(a) in molar units
Due to its unique properties, Lp(a) can vary in size and has no single, defined molecular weight. For this reason, there is a consensus in the scientific community that Lp(a) levels should be measured ...
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Primary prevention aspirin use decreased after recommendation change
(HealthDay News) — Among older adults and adults with low atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD ... in guideline recommendations, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the ...
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Lipoprotein(a) Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score Development and Prediction in Primary Prevention From Real-World Data
Lp(a; Lipoprotein[a]) is a predictor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD); however, there are few algorithms incorporating Lp(a), especially from real-world settings. We developed an ...