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UConn Cardiology Heart Health Tips

Connecticut Public Radio | By Faith Middleton
Published April 28, 2015 at 11:30 AM EDT
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Could the future of heart health be centered on gene therapy?

Today we talk about heart research and how to prevent heart disease, the leading killer of women and men in the U.S.

  • If heart disease is so prevalent, why aren't we all put on statins when we enter our 20s?
  • If we were, would heart disease be eliminated until gene therapy takes the lead and becomes affordable?
  • How will personalized medicine change the future? 
  • Is there a link between cholesterol and infertility? 

Join the conversation on Twitter or Facebook.

GUESTS:
  • Dr. Annabelle Rodriguez Oquendo – Genetic researcher and professor at UConn Health
  • Brad Biskup – Director, Calhoun Cardiology Center Lifestyle Medicine Program

MUSIC:

  • “Gne Gne,” Montefiori Cocktail
  • "Rotations," Kristian Dunn
  • "Transitions," el ten eleven
  • "Number One," Manu Katché, S?awomir Kurkiewicz, Marcin Wasilewski, Jan Garbarek, Tomasz Sta???ko

Lori Mack and Jonathan McNicol contributed to this show.
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Faith Middleton
For more than 25 years, the two-time Peabody Award-winning Faith Middleton Show has been widely recognized for fostering insightful, thought-provoking conversation. Faith Middleton offers her listeners some of the world's most fascinating people and subjects. The show has been inducted into the Connecticut Magazine Hall of Fame as "Best Local Talk Show".
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