Study finds infertility history linked with increased risk of heart failure
Women who had experienced infertility had a 16% increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did not have an infertility history.
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Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
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Christina Alva
Program Manager
This is a two-year ACGME fellowship program. All applicants must be board certified/eligible in internal medicine with at least two years of clinical training in cardiovascular medicine.
Learn more about the program by downloading our brochure.
Requirements of the Electrophysiology Fellowship Program include:
Applicants interested in the program must submit their applications by September 4, 2020 via ERAS. We review applications one year prior to the intended start date and interviews are conducted in the Fall. Our program ID# is 1542412029.
A completed application should include the following:
We will also be participating in the NRMP (Match).
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Women who had experienced infertility had a 16% increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did not have an infertility history.
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“Thank you for your service” is a phrase shared with U.S. service members. But Mass General’s Shannon Stuart, RN, a commissioned officer with the Air National Guard, says she is the one who feels the need to share her appreciation.
On January 1, 2020, Carol and her husband traveled to Florida for the start of their four-month winter vacation. Carol felt fatigued as soon as she arrived, but did not initially give much thought to it. After a few days, Carol’s exhaustion had grown, and she’d developed a new pain in her abdomen.
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