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Do You Need A Stent To Treat Your Heart Disease?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Arteries generally narrow and occlude for one of two reasons: The progressive accumulation of plaque. A plaque ruptures, and a clot forms in the artery, thereby occluding it. There are the ‘garden variety’ heart attacks whereby a plaque ruptures in the coronary artery, called a spontaneous heart attack.

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5 Most-Cited Takeaways From the 19th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

cardiometabolic health CME/CE conference: the 19th Annual CMHC. 3 SGLT2i as Foundational Therapy for Cardio-Kidney Protection PME CME Session: “SGLT2i as Foundational Therapy for Cardio-Kidney Protection” Presenter: Erin D. Did you miss the live event or want to catch up on sessions you couldn’t attend?

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