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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. Each year nearly 950,000 Americans die from heart disease. Heart disease is known as an equal opportunity killer. About half of the people who die every year of heart disease are women. Although women generally develop heart disease later in life than men, by age fifty-five heart disease is the number one killer of women. The most common form of heart disease is coronary artery disease which represents the gradual build-up of primarily fat and cholesterol on the inside walls of the coronary arteries. These coronary arteriessupply the heart muscle itself with the oxygen and nutrients it needs. The build-up in the vessels slows (or even stops) the amount of blood that flows to the heart muscle. When the heart no longer receives enough blood to function properly, part of the heart can die causing a heart attack or even death.

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Interesting Topics...

January 30 Hybrid Coronary Revascularization
by Giuseppe D'Ancona, MD and Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD regarding Is Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Favored by Cardiologists or Cardiac Surgeons in Heart Surgery Forum 5:393-395
January 30 Intramural Hematoma of the Ascending Aorta
by Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD and Ravi U Pande, MD regarding Mmanagement of Patients with Intramural hematoma Involving the Ascending Aorta in Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 124:918-924
January 31 Gender Difference and Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Stenting
by Ravi U Pande, MD and Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD regarding Comparison of Outcomes in Women and Men Treated with Coronary Stent Implantation in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 58:20-28
February 1 The Impact of Heart Disease in the United States
by Harry W Donias, MD and Ravi U Pande, MD regarding Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2003 Update in American Heart association, Dallas, TX
February 2 What is the Long Term Outcome of Young Patients with Marfan Syndrome?
by Harry W Donias MD regarding Long-Term Outcome in Patients with Marfan Syndrome: Is Aortic Dissection the Only Cause of Sudden Death? in Journal of the American College of Cardiology 41:329-332
February 6 Classification of Atrial Fibrillation
by Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD regarding ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in European Heart Journal 22: 1852-1923
March 11 Aerobic Capacity in Men and Women
by Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD and Pete Aoukar, MD regarding Exercise and Heart Failure in Excerpts from an American heart Association Scientific Statement. Circulation 107: 1210-1225
March 11 Aerobic Capacity in Endurance-Trained Individuals
by Hratch L Karamanoukian, MD and Pierre Aoukar, MD regarding Exercise and Heart failure in American Heart Association Scientific Statement. Circulation 107: 1210-1225

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