COVER FE ATURE
PENN STATE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE:
ADVANCED, COMPREHENSIVE CARE CLOSE
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Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute integrates specia list
and subspecia list care at Penn State Hea lth Milton S. Hershey
Medica l Center and Penn State Hea lth St. Joseph Medica l
Center in Reading, enabling
patients to receive expert
diagnosis and treatment
without leaving the region.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
CARDIOLOGY
META-ANALYSIS: AS SMOKING INCREASES, SO
DOES ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RISK 12
An ana lysis of dozens of studies suggests atria l fibrillation
risk rises the more a person smokes.
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MOTHERS OF INFANTS WITH HEART DEFECTS
FACE ELEVATED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK LATER,
RESEARCHERS FIND 14
The risk of cardiovascular disease later in life is greater
for women who give birth to infants with congenita l heart
defects, according to a Canadian study.
THAT'S NEWS 15
A roundup of news about cardiolog y
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