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_ Heart Health Wildfire Smoke Associated with More ER Visits for Heart, Stroke Ailments among Seniors By Jane Farrell article Smoke from wildfires may send people ΓÇô particularly seniors ΓÇô to hospital emergency rooms (ERs) with heart or stroke-related complaints, … Read More→
_ Heart Health Not Enough Women Included in Some Heart Disease Clinical Trials By Jane Farrell article Women are underrepresented in clinical trials for heart failure, coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome but proportionately or overrepresented … Read More→
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_ Heart Health Chronic Illnesses and Functional Limitations Are a Risk in Older Adults with Heart Failure By Sondra Forsyth article A release from the American Geriatrics Society notes that heart failure affects more than 6 million people in the U.S.–most … Read More→
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