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Framingham Heart Study Begins
FraminghamFramingham Heart Study embarked on an ambitious project in health research. Researchers recruited 5,209 men and women between the ages of 30 and 62 from the town of Framingham, Massachusetts, and began the first round of extensive physical examinations and lifestyle interviews that they would later analyze for common patterns related to CVD development. -
American College of Cardiology chartered
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Framingham Found Cigarette Smoking
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Exercise Linked to Heart Health
Physical activity found to reduce the risk of heart disease and obesity to increase the risk of heart disease -
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40 pPERECENT REDUCTION IN DEATH
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
The first artificial heart valve that can replace a damaged aortic heart valve without open-heart surgery is approved for use in the United States.
