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If you have a question for a specialist at the CardioVascular Institute (CVI) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, e-mail us.

What is the connection between high blood pressure and heart disease?

Yot from Easton, MA, asks, "What is the connection between high blood pressure and heart disease?" CVI cardiologist Anne Riley, MD, offers an explanation.

What are the top three things I can do to avoid heart disease?

Ashton from Newton, MA, asks, "What are the top three things I can do to avoid heart disease?" CVI cardiologist Anne Riley, MD, has some suggestions.

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Posted December 2011