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Anchor lead: How have guidelines to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease changed? Elizabeth Tracey reports Cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines have changed for the American College of Cardiology. Erin Michos, one author of the guidelines and a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, …

April 18, 2019 – New ACC Guidelines Read more »

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Anchor lead: Does keeping blood pressure in control reduce your risk of dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports Keeping blood pressure in check didn’t reduce the development of dementia in older people, a recent study found, although the condition known as ‘mild …

February 14, 2019 – Blood Pressure and Dementia Read more »

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Anchor lead: Heart disease is very, very common, Elizabeth Tracey reports Almost half of all adult Americans have some form of heart disease, a recent look at federal statistics reveals. Seth Martin, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, reacts to the …

February 12, 2019 – Heart Disease Prevalence Read more »