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Churches as Cornerstones of Cardiovascular Health Promotion Faith-based cardiovascular health initiatives have become a powerful approach to addressing health disparities in underserved communities. Churches, particularly within African American communities, play…
Read More »On January 2, 2023, Damar Hamlin, a 24-year-old Buffalo Bills’ safety collapsed to the ground after a routine tackle in which the left shoulder of an opposing player struck him…
Read More »Thank you to Elizabeth Moxley, PhD, RN, BS, FAHA, FPCNA and Morgan Moxley for this article on implementing the successes of blue zones for cardiovascular health. People reaching age 100…
Read More »In the US, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds, and someone dies from stroke every 3 minutes and 11 seconds. Stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability,1…
Read More »Thank you to Setareh Raygani, MS, AGNP-C and Linda Park, PhD, MS, FNP-BC, FAAN for authoring this important article on loneliness and cardiovascular disease. The Growing Concern of Loneliness and…
Read More »Hypertension, often referred to as the silent killer, is a major health crisis and is the number one avoidable risk for death from heart attack or stroke. Given a persistent…
Read More »Clinical trials investigate the safety and efficacy of medications and devices and are the basis for clinical guidelines and practice changes. Ensuring that clinical trial enrollment effectively reflects representative populations,…
Read More »Rethinking How We Recognize and Address Acute Myocardial Infarction among Black Women Thank you to Raven Pierre MSN, RN, Jacqueline Nicolas MSN, FNP-C, and Diana Baptiste DNP, RN, CNE, FPCNA,…
Read More »In the realm of cardiovascular health, understanding nuanced risk factors is paramount. Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), is a significant independent risk factor for heart attack, stroke, aortic stenosis, and more. Elevated…
Read More »The Power of Walking: A Simple Step Towards Preventing Cardiovascular Disease In the quest for a healthy heart, it’s easy to overlook the power of one of the simplest and…
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