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| Among Rural Women, Coronary Artery Disease Is on the Rise |
Despite advances in recent decades in the battle against cardiovascular disease, new research suggests deaths from premature coronary artery disease (CAD) among rural women have been on the rise since 2009.
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| Not Just for Europeans: Cardiovascular Benefits of Olive Oil Reported in US Patients |
 While the apparent cardiovascular benefits of olive oil have been proven in studies examining European populations, new research from a team of Harvard physicians is shedding light on impact in US patients.
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| COVID-19: Protecting First Responders and Bystanders During Emergency CPR |
 In the setting of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the existing American Heart Association (AHA) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines are no longer appropriate. Rescue workers can no longer focus solely on the needs of the patient, but instead they must strike a balance between patient needs and protecting their own health and safety. The AHA has published new recussitation guidelines for rescue workers treationg victims of cardiac arrest with suspected COVID-19.
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| Study Finds Internet Based Health Management Has Benefits |
 Overweight, hypertensive patients who enrolled in a self-administered, internet-based health management program had better outcomes than patients who did not join the program, according to recent study findings.
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| A New Role for Aspirin Therapy: GI Cancer |
 Aspirin, the popular and well-established therapy for cardiovascular disease may have a new role in treating cancers of the digestive tract.
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| Impact of ACEi/ARBs in COVID-19 Patients The Focus of New Clinical Trial |
 In an effort to settle the debate surrounding the use of ACE inhibitors (ACEI) and ARBs during the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, investigators from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, recently launched a new clinical trial. The REPLACE COVID trial plans to recruit 152 hospitalized patients already taking medications from the classes, with the goal of determining whether discontinuing use affects the severity of disease symptoms.
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And Just In Case You Missed It…..
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From our COVID-19 video series:
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| Cardiac Presentations of COVID-19 from the Frontlines |
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Sr. Editor of Practical Cardiology Gretchen Cuda Kroen interviews Dr. Nir Uriel, a cardiologist on the frontlines of the COVID-19 epidemic in NYC. Dr. Uriel describes the cardiovascular presentations of COVID-19 he and his colleagues are seeing, how they diverge from the conventional respiratory presentation, and what this means for the diagnosis and treatment strategies for these patients.
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| Increased Stroke Risk and Neurological Injury in COVID-19 Patients |
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Mitchell Elkind, M.D. , neurologist and epidemiologist at Columbia University discusses the neurological changes seen in COVID-19 patients, including an increased risk of stroke and seizure.
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| The Cardiac Dangers of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin |
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Dr. Mariell Jessup, Chief Science and Medical Officer at the AHA discusses the cardiac dangers of combining hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat coronavirus patients with underlying heart disease, the controversy surrounding putting medical students and trainees on the frontlines of COVID-19 too soon, and the changing roles of telemedicine.
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| Stress Induced Heart Attacks Linked to PTSD |
New research from Emory University is shedding light on a potential link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with stable coronary artery disease.
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Spike in Heart Attack Risk Linked to Wildfires
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Investigators from the California’s Department of Public Health have uncovered a startling link between wildfires and a sharp rise in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Heavy wildfire smoke increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests by as much as 70%, researchers report.
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