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The Most Common Inherited Heart Disease - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Learn more about how untreated or undiagnosed HCM can lead to a stroke, atrial fibrillation, heart failure or sudden cardiac death.

2/28/2025 By Judith Mackall, MD, Eiran Gorodeski, MD, MPH, Michael Zacharias, DO, Bradley Lander, MD, and Yasir Abu-Omar, MD

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Beyond the Buzz - Alcohol's Effects on Cardiometabolic Health

Learn about the relationship between alcohol and key cardiometabolic risk factors.

2/14/2025 By Kyia Mountain, DNP, APRN-CNP and Lizzy Traxler, MS, RDN, LD

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Enhancing Heart, Kidney, and Metabolic Health - The Path Forward

Learn evidence-based methods ensure better treatment outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease.

12/13/2024 By Neha J. Pagidipati, MD, MPH, FACC and Ian Neeland, MD

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Heart Disease & Type 2 Diabetes - Understanding Impact and Treatments

Learn about how diabetes impacts individuals in the U.S and its connections to cardiovascular issues.

11/8/2024 By Ebne Rafi, PharmD, BCACP

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Addressing Heart and Metabolic Health Disparities

Learn about how the neighborhood a person lives in can impact heart and metabolic health.

10/11/2024 By Tiffany M. Powell-Wiley MD, MPH, FAHA, FABMR and Haitham Khraishah, MD

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Medical Therapy for Heart Failure and the Kidney

Learn more about the overlap between cardiovascular disease and kidney disease.

9/13/2024 By Ian Neeland, MD and Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH

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Sleep Apnea Risk in Cardiovascular Disorders

Learn more about sleep apnea types, mechanisms, and clinical epidemiology.

5/3/2024 By Kingman P. Strohl, MD and Claire Sullivan, MD

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Obesities and Cardiometabolic Diseases - Importance of Lifestyle Vital Signs

Learn about the importance of visceral adiposity and ectopic fat depots as key drivers of health risk in obesity and relevance of targeting key "lifestyle vital signs".

4/5/2024 By Ian Neeland, MD and Jean-Pierre Despres, CQ, PhD, FAHA