Mustafa Husaini, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine in the Cardiovascular Division of Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. He is lead author of “Clin-STAR corner: Practice changing advances in cardiology” published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Cardiology.wustl.edu
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among older Americans—yet research into CVD treatments typically is conducted on…