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Covid-19: Overlooked Side Effects
This article highlighted big, overlooked side effects of Covid-19: patients with cardiovascular diseases, delaying care. Read more about it here: https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-cb3ae9fe-6778-441b-bfdf-43555f876dbd.html?
Covid-19 and Cardiovascular Disease
This article from Circulation, a scientific journal published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for the American Heart Association, was published in May 2020. It summarizes the current scientific understanding of the connection between Covid-19 and cardiovascular disease. The overall message is th...
What is Covid-19?
COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Older adults and people with underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes are at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness. COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person through respir...
Obesity
The AMA voted to add obesity as a disease to the coding system doctors use to describe their patients’ conditions. They are hoping that primary care doctors will begin discussing obesity with their patients, a discussion long overdue. At HeartCare, we have been focused on obesity, its interface...
Hypertension
What is Hypertension? Hypertension is a dangerous condition because there are few recognizable symptoms. Sometimes when blood pressure is very high, some people experience headaches and dizziness, but oftentimes there is no indication at all. Therefore, diagnosis requires that blood pressure be t...