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what is an inherited cardiovascular disorder
There are many different disorders that involve the heart. Some of these are more likely to run in families than others. Inherited heart diseases are those that run in families and are caused by a change (or mutation) in one gene or in a number of genes. There are many categories of inherited heart diseases including cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias, thoracic aortic…

An analysis of outpatient cardiology patients found there was no association between overall practice volume and performance on quality measures for coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation or heart failure. However, providers with higher volumes of patients with coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation had better adherence to those respective performance measures.

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A single-center study has shown that a protocol consisting of a questionnaire, resting electrocardiogram (ECG), and a screening MRI (s-MRI) could be a cost-effective approach to prevent sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young athletes, according to results presented from the S2P Study by Paolo E. Angelini, MD, on March 17 at ACC.17 in Washington, DC
Pre-existing defects, usually congenital, predispose patients to SCD under strenuous…

Dr. Mark Metzl from the Cardiovascular Institute at NorthShore University HealthSystem discusses the importance of cardiovascular care and answers viewers' questions.

By Charlotte Libov Millions around the world were saddened to learn of Dick Clark’s death on Wednesday but Dr. Chauncey Crandall believes...

Diabetes Kills the Cardiovascular ‘Tree’ Blood flows through tiny capillaries in the kidney With Type 2 diabetes, we need to keep one ...

Cardiovascular medicine has advanced tremendously during the last 30 years with groundbreaking advances in medicines, procedures, and surgeries. Despite major steps forward, however, heart disease stubbornly remains the No. 1 killer of men and women in the United States
At the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center, physicians and researchers work diligently in many branches of research to improve the ways they predict, detect, and…

Explore the CardioVascular Center at Tufts Medical Center in Boston which provides heart transplants and treatment for patients with heart disease.

Dr Udell and coauthors determine if influenza vaccination is associated with prevention of cardiovascular events from randomized clinical trials comparing influenza vaccine vs placebo or control in high-risk cardiovascular patients. In an Editorial, Neuzil discusses the trial limitations in...

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Yale-New Haven Hospital offers world-class expertise in heart and vascular specialties — from noninvasive imaging to heart transplantation.

In the April 2014 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Yang et al1 summarized findings from NHANES from 1988 to 2010 showing that there was relatively little change in the consumption of added sugar in terms of the proportion of total calories consumed. At the beginning of the study period (1988-1994),...

The world population is aging and the number of old people is continuously increasing. Arterial structure and function change with age, progressively leading to arterial stiffening. Arterial stiffness is best characterized by measurement of pulse wave ...

Researchers say chronic kidney disease can cause cardiovascular health problems, which in turn can increase the risk of early death.

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Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Health Program
The UCLA Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Health Program is a comprehensive cardiovascular program committed to providing education for women with, or at…

This program is designed for telemetry nurses who desire to work in the 8-bed Open Heart Recovery (OHR) Unit at St. Vincent’s Riverside helping patients recover after open heart surgery.

Marge Julian – Heart Bypass Surgery Success Story at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center in North Texas.

Are you interested in interventional cardiovascular research? Discover how CIS is participating in a growing number of research trials.