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When Every Minute Counts

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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Cardiovascular disease is a silent killer that can strike nearly anyone at any time. And it does. According to the Mexican Association of Cerebral Vascular Diseases (Amevasc), stroke and other cardiovascular diseases constitute the number one cause of death nationwide, accounting for roughly100,000 fatalities each year. “About 30 percent of all stroke victims will die from the

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Mexico to Host Pulmonary Hypertension Week

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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As part of a broader recognition of the country’s extremely high incidence of pulmonary hypertension disease (HP), the first-ever National Pulmonary Hypertension Week will be held by the Mexican Association of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (HAP México, a nonprofit coalition of hypertension patients) starting on Wednesday, May 5. Currently, hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects about 40 percent

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