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Dr. D. Scott Alenick is a board certified Pediatric Cardiologist in New Jersey

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Scientists May Have Found Why Cancer Almost Never Spreads to the Heart
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Both very low and very high heart rates may be linked to higher stroke risk, study says https://t.co/TbyuqLT0ZL

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The most prevalent physical anomalies were circulatory and urogenital system malformations. https://t.co/An60u7CMHs

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To treat a patient's ventricular tachycardia, doctors first tested its digital 'twin'
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US #Cardiologists Have Just Published New #Guidelines For Managing #Cholesterol
https://t.co/Pv41c668vJ

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Healthy Adderall-naive participants consuming a single dose of Adderall manifest striking increases in BP, HR, and sympathetic activation, even at rest. https://t.co/8PlLd3RiHH

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Painful Side Effect of #Statins Explained After Decades of Mystery https://t.co/diN8DpUR7W

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New #CPR Guidelines Aim to Save More Young Lives

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Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With 4 Risk Factors

These factors include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar levels, and tobacco smoking (past or current). https://t.co/2TA5Qsx0kK

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More than 75% of US adults may meet criteria for #Obesity under new definition: Study.

Only 40% of adults meet criteria for obesity when BMI alone is used.

https://t.co/J3j8n7kvBr

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“TY1 is the first exomer – a new class of drugs that address tissue damage in unexpected ways.”

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Atorvastatin Muscle Pain Mystery Solved?

Scientists captured the first atomic-level images showing how the cholesterol drug latches onto calcium channels in muscle cells, forcing them open and causing calcium to leak out. https://t.co/OYMH8qlJGY

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New heart disease calculator predicts 30-year risk for young adults, aged 30-59

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COVID causes higher risk of heart issues for children than vaccine https://t.co/a07Rem4FOh

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Harmful cholesterol levels cut in half with one-time gene editing drug in early trial
https://t.co/HP5ARNXUMW

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Research shows that people with both gum disease and more tooth cavities also have a notably higher risk of stroke. https://t.co/Og3IJAHpEq

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In 2006, a transplanted heart was removed from a young patient whose own heart had recovered from heart failure.

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Whole-fat dairy consumption in youth associated with 24% lower artery calcification risk https://t.co/4PV4RloJKr

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GLP-1 drugs are making a dent in the high obesity rate in the U.S. The obesity rate dropped to 37% of U.S. adults this year, down from a high of 39.9% three years ago https://t.co/iNdbiZVGLJ

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Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With Four Risk Factors:

high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar levels, and tobacco smoking (past or current) https://t.co/PFSBX2OgeW