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New medical research: impact of social determinants of health on risks and outcomes

New medical research: impact of social determinants of health on risks and outcomes

DALLAS, August 10, 2022 – Where you live shouldn’t determine how well or how long you live, but it does. The American Heart Association recognizes that medical care alone is insufficient to ensure better health and well-being: about 80% […]

2022-08-11T08:55:32+08:00 August 11th, 2022|Categories: Cardiovascular|0 Comments

Dementia risk may be higher if an upper heart chamber is abnormal – Journal of the American Heart Association

Wildfires pose threats to heart health as well as to land and infrastructure

Research Highlights:

  • A large, diverse study of over 5,000 older adults in the U.S. found that abnormal size or functioning in the left atrium (one of the two upper heart chambers), even before symptoms are present, may play a role in the development […]
2022-08-10T20:50:21+08:00 August 10th, 2022|Categories: Cardiovascular|0 Comments