Prevention Health and Wellness

Science News

Opportunistic Detection of Coronary Artery Calcium on Non-Cardiac Chest Computed Tomography: An Emerging Tool for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Cardiac Rehabilitation in Women
Post-Myocardial Infarction Psychological Distress
Use of Risk Assessment to Guide Decision-Making for Blood Pressure Management in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in the United States

Journals

Anatomically Directed Lower Extremity Gene Therapy for Ulcer Healing: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study (LEGenD-1)
Letter by Wang et al Regarding Article, “Impact of Heart Transplant Allocation Changes on Waitlist Mortality and Clinical Practice in Pediatric and Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy”
Risks of Hyperkalemia With Potassium-Enriched Salt Substitute Among Patients Using Concomitant Blockade of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in the Salt Substitute and Stroke Study
Response by Wooster et al to Letter Regarding Article, “Impact of Heart Transplant Allocation Changes on Waitlist Mortality and Clinical Practice in Pediatric and Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy”
Foster Care Status as an Understudied Social Driver of Health Outcomes for Children Needing Cardiac Surgery

Continuing Education

A group of #AHA24 attendees make career connections at the QCOR Career Development luncheon.
The EPI Council focuses on population-based approaches to preventing cardiovascular diseases. The council’s mission is to lead the discovery and translation of science related to the distribution and determinants of cardiovascular disease with an emphasis on population approaches to prevent cardiovascular disease and improve cardiovascular health.

The Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health promotes the expansion and exchange of knowledge with the ultimate goal of improving cardiovascular health across the lifespan. The council nurtures basic, clinical, epidemiological, and translational science related to nutrition, lipids, obesity, diabetes, physical activity, and behavioral change.

The QCOR Council provides a forum for a multidisciplinary group of volunteers committed to making a substantial contribution to reducing the burden of heart disease and stroke through improving healthcare quality and patient outcomes. Members gain insight on how to provide effective, safe, timely, equitable, efficient, and patient-centered care.

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