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Improving Cardiovascular Health Through the Consideration of Social Factors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

An extensive body of work has documented the impact of social determinants of health at both the structural and individual levels on CVH, highlighting pathways in which racism, housing, violence, and neighborhood environments adversely affect CVH and contribute to disparities in cardiovascular disease.

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3 Powerful Strategies: Combatting Cardiometabolic Risk Factors for Black Americans 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

This troubling trend has cemented the 100-year reign of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) as the #1 killer in America. Furthermore, research on intergenerational trauma shows how stressors can pass on to the next generation, setting the stage for generations of health inequality. #1 and the interplay of these various factors.

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Step Into the Cardiology Clinic of the Future: Bringing Virtual Cardiac Care Delivery and Virtual Telemetry to Life in Your Practice’s Clinical Workflows

DAIC

In a room of 20 people, it’s likely that about 10 of them, or half, will presently have some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD is among the most prevalent diseases in the U.S., and strokes and other CVDs are on the rise globally. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) cases have also surged, doubling from 28.3 million in 1990 to 56.7

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ACO REACH: A New Evolution in At-Risk Primary Care

The Beat Blog

In cardiology, that diagnostic is commonly a cardiovascular echo. What happens next is a partner such as Heartbeat Health conducts a same day read, and if the patient has low-to-moderate cardiovascular disease (CVD), the ACO typically keeps the patient and treats their heart issues face-to-face.