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Blood pressure monitoring can go a long way. The AMA website provides resources to help.
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Up your MIPS score by tallying efforts to prevent chronic disease

Two step-by-step guides help doctors score well under the 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System for what they do to prevent heart disease and diabetes.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Working to eliminate health disparities in cardiac care

AMA member Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, moves medicine by targeting the health disparities in cardiac care, 1-on-1 with patients and through research and education.

Leadership
Bananas, peppers, apples, carrots, and lettuce in a shopping cart
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Why nutrition matters to your patients with hypertension

How much and how quickly can diet really help? And what kind is best for patients to pursue as they try to reduce their blood pressure with lifestyle changes alone?

Prevention & Wellness
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AMA offers 6 tips to improve heart health, prevent heart attack

AMA is offering tips to help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in the millions of Americans currently living with high blood pressure.

Press Releases
Partho Sengupta, MD
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Heart holograms may advance cardiac care

Physician develops cardiac visualization hologram that could enable better heart-disease detection and guide surgical approaches.

Chronic Diseases
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More statin guidance muddies primary prevention picture

USPSTF advises on proceeding when no cardiovascular disease history is present, differs from other recommendations on risk assessment, dosing.

Chronic Diseases
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Obesity rates fall in 4 states, but overall rates remain high

With obesity rates increasing nationwide, there’s still work to be done so that millions of Americans aren’t at an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease.

Chronic Diseases
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AMA applauds FDA's proposal to reduce sodium in U.S. food supply

With overwhelming evidence connecting sodium intake to heart disease, the AMA applauds the FDA for taking steps to reduce sodium in the nation's food supply.

Press Releases
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New journal JAMA Cardiology to debut in 2016

As cardiovascular disease remains the No. 1 cause of death and disability worldwide, a new medical journal will premiere early next year to serve the global cardiology community. JAMA Cardiology will premiere as the 12th journal in the JAMA Network.

Chronic Diseases