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On May 24, 2022, the Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center held a virtual, fireside chat to share the latest updates on COVID-19 and transplantation.
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The Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital Corrigan Minehan Heart Center provides a unique, prevention-as-treatment approach for patients who have heart disease or who are at risk for developing heart disease. Our physicians are international leaders in their fields, and they treat heart disease by giving patients strategies and tools that are necessary to reduce their risks.
Our specialists aim to:
Specialists within the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center at Mass General work with encourage patients to make lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of developing heart disease or prevent existing conditions from becoming worse. Our programs support patients through lifestyle changes and help patients understand the connection between cardiovascular diseases and certain behaviors or psychosocial issues, such as depression and stress-related disorders.
Made up of three unique programs, the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center offers care for patients of all risk levels who wish to improve their heart health.
The Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center is committed to supporting and educating patients on ways to improve their cardiovascular health. The center provides strategies and classes on a variety of approaches, including:
Our physicians are international leaders in their fields, and they treat heart disease by providing patients with the health care resources and tools that are necessary to reduce their risks.
Mass General is dedicated to ensuring that people understand their health care choices and have the necessary information to make decisions affecting their health and wellbeing. The related support and wellness information listed below can play a role in treatment options.
A program to treat heart disease, heart attack, bypass graft surgery or angioplasty.
Topics include disease prevention, symptom management, medications and managing stress.
Learn how to modify your diet to keep a healthy heart.
Our physicians welcome second opinion appointments to review cases and proposed lines of treatment.
On May 24, 2022, the Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center held a virtual, fireside chat to share the latest updates on COVID-19 and transplantation.
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