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America’s Growing CVD Problem

CardiacWire

America Has CKM Syndrome – The vast majority of Americans are at risk of developing cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome. AFib Wakeup Call – A JACC study suggested that atrial fibrillation is far more prevalent than many thought. A JAMA analysis of 11k adults revealed that only 10.6% If applied across the U.S.,

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AF and Dementia

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

There was a study in 2009 called the Intermountain Heart collaborative study which evaluated 37000 patients and followed them for development of AF and dementia and found that patients with AF were 44% more likely to develop dementia compared to patients without AF. Could it just be a coincidence?