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Show Your Heart The Love With Simple Prevention Tips Show Your Heart The Love With Simple Prevention Tips
Show Your Heart The Love With Simple Prevention Tips ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- For most of its history, the treatment of heart disease has largely been reactionary. Doctors were often only able to treat patients after a cardiac episode had taken place, usually after considerable damage had already occurred. However, thanks to new technology, doctors are now able to identify potential problems in patients years before symptoms present themselves.  Identifying atherosclerosis, the hardening and narrowing of the arteries, has been the focus of much recent cardiac research. “The problem with finding people with early atherosclerosis is that it is c…