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#116 OT and Heart Disease with Sabina Khan
Heart disease is the most common serious chronic condition among adults.
In fact per the latest report staggering 1 in 3 US adults received care for a cardiovascular risk factor or condition in 2020.
The same report projects that annual inflation-adjusted health care costs attributable to cardiovascular conditions will nearly quadruple from $393 billion in 2020 to $1,490 billion by 2050.
Truly astounding numbers.
Heart disease is an umbrella term that encompasses coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular disease, arrhythmias, congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and other…
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