HEART HEALTH NEWS

Heart news, health trends, patient education, healthy lifestyle tips, and practice announcements from the physicians and staff of Capital Cardiology Associates
World No Tobacco Day 2022

World No Tobacco Day 2022

In New York, tobacco use is responsible for more than 28,000 deaths every year — that’s more than alcohol, auto accidents, and shootings. “We know that 80% of smokers will see a health care provider every year, that’s a perfect opportunity for counseling on the risks of smoking, but also for treatment.”

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The Flu Forecast for 2021

The Flu Forecast for 2021

Every year, it seems we deal with a devastating strain of the flu. This year, the term “twindemic” captures the overlap of the flu and COVID pandemic. “Certainly what we are concerned about is the twindemic, that cases of both influenza and COVID present in the same person. That would be quite devastating.”

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Healthcare trends for 2021

Healthcare trends for 2021

Forecasting healthcare trends for the ensuing year in standard times usually considers examining the current focus’s effect while balancing future needs. But we do not live in normal times. COVID will continue to be a massive demand in 2021, but two other major areas will most likely emerge.

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Investigating Heart Damage from COVID

Investigating Heart Damage from COVID

COVID is not the first virus that has presented short or long-term damage to the heart muscle or vascular system. However, it is unique in how it affects people. “COVID is such a bizarre virus in that it truly presents a constellation of symptoms with each person having a completely different subset.”

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