Cardiology

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While heart disease consists of many conditions, blockages in the artery are the most common. This can prevent blood, and oxygen, from getting to the heart and can lead to a heart attack or death.

Experts offered advice at the Federation of Medical Women of Canada conference.

I’d like to share with you the stories of two patients: the oldest and the youngest patients I have seen with a presentation of cardiac dysfunction.

Biomarkers give clues to which women are of greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the future and could lead to early interventions, such as lifestyle modification, to reduce the risks.

Large trial suggests that a simple, scalable and cost-efficient electronic ‘nudge’ may have substantial public health benefits.

The new proposed simplified guidelines are designed to cover most situations in managing hypertension in primary care.

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