by NSC Cardiology Team | Feb 8, 2021
In 2000 President Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair jointly announced to the world that we had sequenced the human genome. Fifteen years later the promise of that accomplishment is not fully realized but we have made some important advances. Our body has 23 pairs...
by NSC Cardiology Team | Feb 8, 2021
I recently returned from the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida. Each year at these meetings new advances in cardiovascular medicine are presented and discussed. Two major new stories emerged that I think are important as we work...
by NSC Cardiology Team | Feb 8, 2021
For many the new year marks a new insurance plan with new rules and new costs. Despite passage of the Affordable Care Act, health care delivery has become increasingly complex and costly. For many the new year marks a new insurance plan with new rules and new costs....
by NSC Cardiology Team | Feb 8, 2021
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in women. Thanks to high profile awareness programs like the Red Dress Campaign and Go Red for Women there is increased recognition that heart disease is the number one cause of death in women. We have made great...
by NSC Cardiology Team | Feb 8, 2021
In many ways the heart is a simple organ. It is a specialized muscle that pumps blood to the rest of the body. That is its only role, but obviously a vital one; making sure it’s healthy is critically important. Hidden and protected behind your sternum the heart is not...
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