Top Takeaways from 2025: Preventive Cardiology with C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, MACC
Description
In this interview, C. Noel Bairey Merz MD, MACC and Alison L. Bailey, MD FACC, discuss the Top Preventive Cardiology Takeaways from 2025 including trials clopidogrel versus aspirin, the benefit of vaccines, statin use in pregnancy, and more.
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O'Leary K. Influenza vaccination benefits patients with heart failure. Nature Medicine. 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41591-025-00058-0
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