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| | American Heart Association |
 | | Drug-coated stents are safe and effective at preventing death, heart attack or repeat procedures in "real world" patients who are often sicker or older than those selected for clinical trials, according to a study in today's issue of Circulation. | | | Their stated Impact Goal is to reduce coronary heart disease, stroke and risk by 25 percent by 2010. | | | Recently, an American Heart Association panel conducted a comprehensive review of literature on air pollution and its relationship to cardiovascular diseases. |
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| | American Heart Association Dietary Guidelines |
| | Theodore A. Kotchen, MD, Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Clinical Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is a former member of the AHA's nutrition committee. | | | The four main goals of the new guidelines, he says, are 1) to help Americans achieve an overall healthy eating pattern; 2) achieve and maintain an appropriate body weight; 3) achieve and maintain a desirable cholesterol profile; and 4) achieve and maintain a desirable blood pressure level. | | | The guidelines, based on an analysis of hundreds of studies, were expanded in 2000 to include specific recommendations tailored to an individual's risk of heart disease and stroke. |
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| | Inflammation, Heart Disease and Stroke: The Role of C-Reactive Protein |
| | Thus, it may be that antimicrobial or antiviral therapies will someday join other therapies used to prevent heart attacks. | | | Recent studies also found an association between sudden cardiac death, peripheral arterial disease and hs-CRP. | | | However, the benefits of such therapy based on this strategy remain uncertain. |
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| | National Alliances: American Heart Association (AHA) |
| | AHA offers informational brochures, consumer and patient education material and training courses on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation techniques and the use of Automated External Defibrillators to both the general public and healthcare professionals. | | | Founded in 1924, AHA is a national voluntary health agency that provides heart disease and stroke information for effective prevention and treatment. | | | Cross-train OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals in the AHA’s best practices or effective approaches to fighting heart disease and stroke, as jointly determined by OSHA and the AHA. |
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| | American Heart Association |
| | This course taught by American Heart Association BLS Instructors is designed to teach the skills of CPR for victims of all ages (including ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen), use of automated external defibrillator (AED), and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO) to healthcare providers. | | | This course taught by American Heart Association BLS Instructors is designed to update those individuals holding a current Healthcare Provider CPR card and that feel confident with their skills. | | | Identify the proper drugs utilized to alter vascular tone as an inotrope and chronotrope for the heart. |
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http://www.ololcollege.edu/AHA_page_rev04.htm
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| | Heart Directory: American Heart Association Diet Guidelines |
| | You need to be able to say what kind of injury you suffered (a stroke, heart attack, blood clots etc.), when the injury happened, and if you were on Celebrex at the time of the injury. | | | Regular Celebrex use is said to be linked to a much higher risk of stroke, heart attack, and other serious injuries because you will have simply had more of the drug in your system. | | | There is mounting evidence to suggest that Celebrex (aka celecoxib) is linked to an increased risk of blood clots, heart attacks and strokes. |
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| | American Heart Association |
| | American Heart Association has joined the Discovery Health Channel for the National Body Challenge 2006 | | | American Stroke Association-Bugher Foundation Centers for Stroke Prevention Research RFA Guidelines. more | | | Get credible information on your heart condition in just 20 minutes. |
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| | NCQA, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE NEW PROGRAM |
| | The goal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, is to raise awareness of stroke and reduce disability and death from stroke. | | | To achieve recognition under the NCQA/American Heart Association/American Stroke Association heart/stroke recognition program, individual physicians or medical groups will use a Web-based application to submit performance data related to their treatment of patients who have cardiovascular disease or who have suffered a stroke. | | | WASHINGTON and DALLAS—The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association today announced a collaboration to offer a joint program designed to recognize physicians who deliver high quality care to their patients who have cardiovascular disease or who have suffered a stroke. |
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| | American Heart Association |
| | In the first study of its kind, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a device used to treat heart rhythm abnormalities, was found to be moderately cost-effective for preventing sudden cardiac death, according to a report in today's... | | | Anger and exhaustion may result in future heart attacks or sudden cardiac death, according to research presented today at the American Heart Association's Asia Pacific Scientific Forum. | | | A speedier "hands-off" transition from chest compressions to shocking with an automated external defibrillator (AED) may mean more people survive cardiac arrest, according to a report in today's rapid access Circulation: Journal of the American... |
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| | American Heart Association Jobs - Employment Opportunities at Monster.com |
| | American Heart Association-funded research has lead to such discoveries as CPR, bypass surgery, pacemakers, artificial heart valves, microsurgery, life-extending drugs, and new surgical techniques to repair heart defects. | | | Communicate cardiovascular science, medical and consumer health information. | | | American Heart Association Jobs - Employment Opportunities at Monster.com |
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| | Organizations - Page 1 - HeartCenterOnline: |
| | A program of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NCEP directs its educational efforts on public awareness of cholesterol as a major risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). | | | An organization responsible for promoting an awareness of heart disease and stroke risk and prevention throughout North, Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean. | | | ASH organizes and conducts activities that promote and encourage research and the exchange of scientific information related to hypertension and heart disease. |
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| | American Heart Association's Heart At Work Online worksite health promotion program |
| | Heart At Work is American Heart Association's flexible, effective, affordable health promotion program -- and it's online. | | | This program enables worksite coordinators to easily conduct health promotion activities that inspire employees and their families to lower their risk of heart disease and stroke. | | | American Heart Association's Heart At Work Online worksite health promotion program |
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| | CNN - Study: Passive smoke an even greater risk - May 19, 1997 |
| | The study, published in this week's American Heart Association's journal Circulation, finds that non-smoking women who were regularly exposed to passive smoke either in their workplaces or in their homes had a 91 percent higher risk of heart attack or death than those who were not subjected to smoke. | | | For those who had only occasional exposure to smoke, the increase was 58 percent, the study concludes. | | | DALLAS (CNN) -- New research provides some of the strongest evidence yet that constant exposure to passive smoke nearly doubles the risk of heart attack and death in non-smokers. |
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http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9705/19/nfm.passive.smoke
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| | NH.com: American Heart Association Announces 2005 Seacoast Heart Walk Co-Chairs |
| | The American Heart Association is pleased to announce the 2005 Co-chairs of the Seacoast Heart Walk, William Schuler and Coach Dick Umile. | | | This is not about my role as a hockey coach, this is very personal and is a priority to me and my family.” Umile said. | | | “As somebody with cardiovascular disease the issue has become very personal, and for that reason I am very pleased to co-chair the Seacoast Heart Walk with Coach Dick Umile.”said Schuler. |
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| | American Heart Association |
| | The change was deeper than anything since 1948, when the AHA transformed itself from a scientific society into a voluntary health agency. | | | A pioneering group of physicians and social workers formed the first Association for the Prevention and Relief of Heart Disease in New York City in 1915. | | | The first step was in identifying the organization's strategic driving force in March 1995: Providing credible heart disease and stroke information for effective prevention and treatment. |
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| | MedlinePlus: Heart Failure |
| | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Patient's Guide (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF | | | Home Oxygen Therapy (American Association for Respiratory Care) | | | Anatomy of the Human Heart (Texas Heart Institute) |
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| | My AmericanHeart |
| | Peer Review Committees provide a critical science review of all research applications according to established American Heart Association standards. | | | The Bugher Foundation has collaborated with the American Stroke Association to support a network of three Centers for Stroke Prevention Research for four years. more | | | Recent discoveries by researchers supported by the American Heart Association. more |
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| | 2002 American Heart Association Heart Walk |
| | American Heart Walk benefits the American Heart Association's programs of research and education. | | | This activity focuses on walking as an important part of a heart health lifestyle, while benefiting the American Heart Association. | | | Currently, the American Heart Association is investing more than $133 million in valuable biomedical research at institutions throughout the United States. |
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| | CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care |
| | Then you should be “IN!” Announcing the American Heart Association Instructor Network – your connection to the latest in ECC, and our connection to our most valuable asset, our AHA Training Network. Check with your Training Center today to see if you have been pre-approved. Visit the Network at ahainstructornetwork.org. | | | AHA Scientific Statement Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Outcome Reports | | | Learn CPR with your family in the comfort of your home with the CPR Anytime for Family and Friends Personal Learning Program. The kit includes everything you need to learn the basics of CPR in no time. more |
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| | Kuzora Personal Training - American Heart Association |
| | The American Heart Association is a non-profit organization committed to reducing death and disability from strokes, heart attacks, and other forms of heart disease. | | | I believe this two-day promotion is a natural way to get people off to a great start in their own individual exercise programs, as well as a way to make a charitable donation to an organization committed to curing our nation's number one killer." | | | The association sponsors research and education programs nationwide to help their cause. |
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| | American Heart Association |
| | Learn how to reduce your risk of having a stroke by taking a free stroke pledge. | | | Understand your treatment options with our new Heart Profiler tools. | | | Your contribution funds new research and education programs. more |
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| | Bill Clinton joins American Heart Association's fight against childhood obesity |
| | This book, the result of over 20 years of research, looks at the conditions of obesity, cancer and depression through a new physiological perspective and offers a new approach in preventing and treating... | | | While they described few specific measures, they said they would work with schools, communities, the restaurant and food industry and the media to develop programs and policies designed to encourage healthier food choices and more exercise. | | | Estimates are that 16 percent of U.S. children are obese and up to a third are overweight or obese. |
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| | American Heart Association - Tobacco |
| | The FTC reports are vital sources of information to assist the American Heart Association in our mission to prevent heart disease and stroke. | | | Specifically, we join with many others in the public health community (we have lent our name to the comments submitted by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids on this matter and we reiterate their recommendations in our comments) in suggesting that the following elements be added to the FTC's reports: | | | Without FTC reports, the American Heart Association specifically, and the public in general, would be left without the necessary information to craft activities to promote health and prevent disease. |
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| | Charity Navigator Rating - American Heart Association |
| | The AHA's goal is to provide credible heart disease and stroke information for effective prevention and treatment. | | | The AHA's research commitment over the past half century has helped lead to developments such as pacemakers, open-heart surgery, heart transplantation, clot-busting drugs and defibrillators that can stop potential fatal heart rhythm problems. | | | Since the AHA became a voluntary health organization in 1948, we have spent more that $2.7 billion dollars for projects that explore the prevention, detection and treatment of heart disease and stroke. |
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| | healthfinder® — American Heart Association - AHA |
| | The AHA also sponsors continuing medical education seminars and meetings throughout the year. | | | Pacing heart can restore rhythm without painful shock | | | Heart Attack, Stroke & Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs |
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| | Low Carb Diet Tips: American Heart Association |
| | Let’s examine the different food groups the American Heart Association suggests you consume. | | | It is believed that 6 out of 8 of these essential monosaccharides are lacking in our diet and hence in our bodies today. | | | This deficiency is causing many diseases namely – cancers, high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus (SLE), diabetes, hepatitis, other auto-immune diseases and infections. |
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| | Home - American Lung Association site |
| | The information contained in this American Lung Association® web site is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment, and the American Lung Association recommends consultation with your doctor or health care professional. | | | Find out what an asthma attack sounds like. | | | Stop Smoking with Freedom From Smoking® Online The Lung Association's Online Smoking Cessation Program |
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| | American Red Cross And American Heart Association Emphasize CPR Training |
| | CPR training provided by the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association will continue to include instruction in rescue breathing and chest compressions. | | | American Red Cross And American Heart Association Emphasize CPR Training | | | Since 1924 the American Heart Association has helped protect people of all ages and ethnicities from the ravages of heart disease and stroke. |
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| | American Heart Association's Advice on Vitamin E and Antioxidants is Terrible Advice, Highly Distorted, and Prone to ... |
| | So the AHA has a very poor history of being correct when it comes to health, which is one reason why I would not listen to this organization if you want to be a healthy individual. | | | I would put this up against any cardiologist in the country if they want to talk about how to achieve a healthy cardiovascular system, and I can tell you this: I didn't get healthy by following the advice from the AHA. | | | I doubt there is any western-medicine-thinking, practicing cardiologist in this country who can demonstrate a higher degree of cardiovascular health than my own, and while most cardiologists aren't willing to talk about their own health records, I've posted mine publicly on the website for everyone to see. |
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| | AHA Journals |
| | Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 and its Association with Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes in the PROVE IT-TIMI 22 Trial | | | Presented at ACC 06, the 55th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology | | | Women more aware that heart disease is their No. 1 killer |
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| | American Heart Association |
| | We know that medical research can save lives and the most effective way to continue to move forward is to invest in research conducted by the National Institutes of Health. | | | You can help make a research a priority by sharing your story about heart disease and stroke. | | | Finding a cure for our nation’s number one and number three killers- heart disease and stroke – should be a top priority for lawmakers. |
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| | american heart association cardiologist diet |
| | Used, new andamp; out-of-print books with subject Cooking Health Healing Heart. | | | Resource site for everything to do with Heart. | | | HeartCenterOnline For Patients - For Your Heart Health |
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| | American Stroke Association |
| | A cause to heighten the awareness and impact of stroke in the African American community. Protect your legacy by learning how to reduce your risk of stroke and making positive lifestyle changes. | | | The American Stroke Association has programs and events nationwide. | | | New guidelines address how to prevent a second stroke, TIA |
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| | american heart association diet recommendations: about american heart association diet recommendations, new info ... |
| | American Heart Association dietary recommendations dish out a more individualized approach Links to Other Sites Revision 2000: A Statement for.. | | | The American Heart Association dietary guidelines, based on an analysis of hundreds.. | | | in the media may have understandably left many individuals confused about the American Heart Association's dietary recommendations in reference to eggs... |
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| | Beer and wine consumption can lead to higher blood pressure, new study shows |
| | The researchers found that the alcohol in the two beverages tends to raise a person's blood pressure. | | | Statements and conclusions of study authors that are published in the American Heart Association scientific journals are solely those of the study authors and do not necessarily reflect association policy or position. | | | A recent study by the American Heart Association seems to contradict other research touting the health benefits of small amounts of beer and wine each day. |
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| | High Blood Pressure |
| | The test for PAD is quick and simple. | | | High blood pressure directly increases the risk of coronary heart disease (which leads to heart attack) and stroke, especially along with other risk factors. | | | If you are at risk, ask your physician for the test and reduce your risk for heart attack and stroke. |
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| | Choose To Move - American Heart Association |
| | Choose To Move shows women practical ways to increase their physical activity and reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke. | | | The focus is on helping women build more physical activity into their existing routine, not creating new routines that are hard to fit into the day. | | | The program shows women how to Choose To Move...by being physically active, eating healthfully, loving their body, selecting nutritious foods and taking time for themselves. |
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| | American Heart Association |
| | To learn more about Heart Disease and Stroke visit the | | | IREMSC is an authorized American Heart Association Training Center to provide AHA Instructors with a local resource for teaching materials and CPR cards. | | | Our office has CPR manikins available for rent and we sell the AHA textbooks for all levels of discipline. |
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| | American Dietetic Association |
| | Disaster Relief: A Community Steps Forward - Updated Dec. 2005 | | | Highlights from the March 2006 Journal of the American Dietetic Association | | | With nearly 65,000 members, the American Dietetic Association is the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. |
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| | Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease |
| | Some scientists have noted a relationship between coronary heart disease risk and stress in a person's life, their health behaviors and socioeconomic status. | | | Stress — Individual response to stress may be a contributing factor. | | | Extensive clinical and statistical studies have identified several factors that increase the risk of coronary heart disease and heart attack. |
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| | American Heart Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The American Heart Association (AHA) is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. | | | This article about a medical organization, hospital, or association is a stub. | | | The AHA is now also a provider of training for first aid, in addition to CPR. |
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| | American Heart Association |
| | Diabetes dramatically increases a person's risk for heart disease and stroke and often is associated with other cardiovascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure, cholesterol disorders, obesity and insulin resistance. | | | The Heart Of Diabetes program was created by the American Heart Association to not only raise awareness of this issue, but help those with diabetes take action to lower their risk for heart disease and stroke. | | | The American Heart Association's Heartsaver First Aid Course can give you the skills to effectively assess and maintain life during the critical minutes of a cardiovascular emergency until EMS personnel arrive. |
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| | Mercy Heart Mini-Marathon |
| | The information contained in this American Heart Association Web site is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment, and the association recommends consultation with your doctor or health care professional. |
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| | American Heart Association Recommends Dietary Changes for Kids |
| | The AHA reports that 75 percent to 90 percent of heart disease cases are related to these problems. | | | Young people don't usually think about what they're eating and how it might affect their health, but this attitude needs to change. | | | Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/hc/chi/fitn/alert10112005.jsp
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| | American Heart Association - definition of American Heart Association in Encyclopedia |
| | The AHA is now also a provider of first aid training in addition to CPR. | | | The American Heart Association is a nonprofit organization in the United States that fosters proper cardiac care in the effort to reduce deaths caused by cardiac arrest. | | | The American Heart Association publishes a standard for providing basic and advanced life support, including the standards for proper performance of CPR. |
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| | Atkins Facts - American Heart Association |
| | Although these diets may not be harmful for most healthy people for a short period of time, there are no long-term scientific studies to support their overall efficacy and safety. | | | Importantly, most American adults are dieting.5 Thus, the popularity of diet books promoting high-protein intakes with emphasis on some form of carbohydrate restriction is of concern to informed health professionals because of the lack of scientific evidence to support their claims and their long-term adverse implications for overall health.6,7 | | | Most Americans consume more protein than their bodies need. |
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| | AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DIET |
| | Journal of the American Dietetic Association 95: 4(APR 1995):436-446. | | | More reports on: Fitness * Diabetes * Nutrition * Women's Health * Men's Health * Heart Health * Joints & Bones * Other Health Issues | | | A study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association shows that the American Heart Association's recommendations for a diet that contains 30% fat lowers the blood cholesterol level of the average American by only 9%. |
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| | Web 100 - American Heart Association |
| | AHA focuses on cardiovascular disease, of course, but here you'll find lots of pointers for healthy living. | | | The American Heart Association, one of the world's premier health organizations, delivers advice and info at its online home, from diet tips to ideas for preventing heart disease. | | | High blood pressure, diabetes, arrhythmia -- if you're wondering about any of these, the AHA offers plenty of info. |
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| | Local Information |
| | Your local American Heart Association is here to serve you. | | | Kids are making a big difference in the lives of people dealing with heart disease and stroke. | | | We are committed to our mission to reduce disability and death from the nation's number one and number three killers, heart disease and stroke. |
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