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Heart valve clinics: an expanding role for the clinical scientist's validation of a framework for competency and certification

Open Heart

Background Valvular heart disease (VHD) represents a significant burden on healthcare systems worldwide, necessitating specialised care through multidisciplinary valve clinics. All participants passed their certification examinations with scores ranging from 80% to 95%. Results Nine CSSPs completed the EVCT and four the AVCT.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress Becomes First Organization to Offer Certification in Cardiometabolic Health

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Learners who complete the Foundations of Cardiometabolic Health Certificate Course offered by Cardiometabolic Health Congress are now eligible to sit for a certification exam to become a Certified Cardiometabolic Health Professional (CCHP). to hold the CCHP credential.

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Heart Disease Remains Leading Cause of Death for Women: Addressing the Gender Bias in Cardiovascular Care

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

This February is American Heart Health Month , and all are encouraged to focus on their cardiovascular health, particularly women. Heart disease is the #1 leading cause of death for women in the US, and cardiovascular disease in women remains understudied, underrecognized, underdiagnosed, and undertreated.

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Returning to COVID19

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

The only outcome that really matters. I should know, I wrote some of the death certificates myself. Those with heart disease and diabetes will not be treated. However, after learning of Jacinda’s resignation I roused myself to have another look at what actually did happen. Others with cancer will not be getting treatment.

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Post Pandemic, US Cardiovascular Death Rate Continues Upward Trajectory

DAIC

Getty Images milla1cf Thu, 01/25/2024 - 20:47 January 25, 2024 — New research confirms what public health leaders have been fearing: the significant uptick in the cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) death rate that began in 2020 has continued. The findings are reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine , published by Elsevier.

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Abstract 4120332: RISING TRENDS IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE RELATED MORTALITY AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH SLEEP APNEA IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1999 TO 2021

Circulation

Introduction:Sleep apnea (SA) is often underrecognized and undertreated despite its high prevalence in the adult population and its association with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Ischemic heart disease (ICD-10 codes I20-I25) was listed as the underlying cause of death, and SA (G47.3) as a contributing cause of death.