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Community-based centers with limited resources should identify an on-site clinician to serve as their ‘shock champion’ as well as a center providing advanced heart failure therapies to partner with on complex CS cases.

Substituting 10 grams of butter a day with an equal amount of plant-based oil was associated with an estimated 17% reduction in overall mortality and a 17% reduction in cancer mortality.

Although limited research exists that spot reduction—the ability to target fat from a specific area—is possible, it is generally accepted that the best way to lose belly fat is through exercise and overall body fat loss.

ARREST-AF offers very promising insight into the potential efficacy of complete risk-factor modification.

Patients with ACS are at the highest risk for cardiovascular complications both acutely and chronically, which emphasizes the importance of staying up-to-date on the most recent evidence presented in this guideline.