02/16/2026
During American Heart Month (February), it is crucial to raise awareness about cardiovascular health, the leading cause of death in the United States. Monogram Health’s Chief Cardiologist, Dr. Susan Bell, authors the second article of a six-part polychronic series in . In her article, she discusses best practices for treating patients with multiple chronic conditions and the comprehensive approach required to provide optimal care.
As she unpacks her cross-disciplinary approach to treating complex patients, she reveals several truths about the larger issue at hand — “Cardiovascular disease is not a disease of old age, but a disease associated with aging - it is cumulative. It is a result of years of accumulated damaging risk factors that are shared across the spectrum of polychronic conditions. All the multimorbidity that a patient is dealing with is interrelated…”
Interested in learning how to integrate cardiovascular care into every patient interaction? Read the full article: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/fighting-the-number-one-cause-of-death-by-approaching-polychronic-conditions-holistically/