The Silent Toll: How Long COVID Affects the Heart
Although 70% of the United States’ population is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and the global pandemic has been declared over for over a year the effects of COVID-19 are still present today. Among the most concerning of these is the impact of long COVID on the heart. Emerging research has illuminated how this condition—characterized […]
Barriers to Heart Health: How Structural and Biological Factors Shape Cardiology Inequities
Introduction Although Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide, there have been massive advancements in treatment in the last few decades. Despite the benefits of these advancements, not all communities have reaped the benefits of these advancements. Despite significant progress in cardiology, certain racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups experience vastly different health […]
Breakthrough: DNA Methylation’s Role in Heart Failure
The leading cause of death in the United States is currently cardiovascular disease, with heart failure contributing to “about 36% of all cardiovascular disease” (HFSA). Although, in recent decades our knowledge about heart disease has grown insurmountably, there is still a lot not known about it. Specifically, the precise triggers that lead to the development […]