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Scripps Cardiologist Raises Awareness About Women and Heart Disease

February 8, 2019

Christina Adams, MD, featured in women's heart health article

Older woman with heart issues discusses care plan with her cardiologist at Scripps.

Christina Adams, MD, featured in women's heart health article

Christina Adams, MD, a cardiologist at Scripps Clinic, says heart disease among women is largely preventable in a recent article in the wellness magazine Natural Awakenings.

Read the article in Natural Awakenings: Heart of a Woman: The Right Choices Keep It Strong.

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Keith Darce: 858-678-7121; darce.keith@scrippshealth.org; Follow me: @KeithDarce

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