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Anchor lead: How does a doctor calculate heart disease risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death worldwide. When physicians assess a person’s risk they employ various calculators. Now a Johns Hopkins study led by …
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Anchor lead: Does strenuous exercise hurt the heart? Elizabeth Tracey reports Do you think running a 9 minute mile is fast? A recent study looking at the longevity impact of running that fast for four or more hours each week …
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This week’s topics include tight control of blood pressure during pregnancy, chest pain evaluation in the ED, MRI guided biopsy of the prostate, and ACE-induced angioedema. Program notes: 0:59 MRI guided biopsy of prostate 1:54 Targeted diagnosed more high risk …
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This week's topics include successful community-based intervention for cardiovascular disease, ethnicity and breast cancer, overuse of aspirin, and overuse of tight blood sugar control. Program notes: 0:32 Community based intervention for cardiovascular disease risk reduction 1:31 Hypertension, cholesterol, smoking 2:32 …
