Video Q&A about Men's Heart Health

Wed, Jun 20, 2018
1:00pm to 1:30pm CT

Description

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men in the United States. In celebration of Men's Health Month, Dr. Peter Pollak, interventional cardiologist, and Dr. Brian Shapiro, cardiologist at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, discuss men's heart health, including:

  • risk factors
  • lifestyle choices
  • symptoms of heart disease

Location

Online
@jrmorgan

What are the limitations of the CT scan procedure (sometimes referred to as "Heartsaver CT" - advertised as a means to proactively identify arterial deposits) in accurately assessing cardio-vascular health?

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My experience as patient, It can help in Emergency to identifythe exact location of clot , blockage and take corrective action ie Stenting, Operation like removing clot etc.Angiography is still Gold Standardtest.

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@mason08

What are the symptoms of heart disease

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Hello @patrickharraghygmailcom,

Thank you so much for sharing your insights. You may notice that I removed your personal email and address from this public discussion. Posts to the discussion board are public, and we don't want you getting unwanted spam etc. We recommend sharing personal contact information by private message as it is a secure, private option.
Thank you for understanding.

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Hi @mriguy7 @emanuel_zorg @scottb @ram675 @todd2t @garydoys @downhillbob @joem @kevinking @frankad @rainman316 @crashnam @predictable,

I'd like to invite you to join us today, Wednesday, June 20 at 1:00pm CT for a video Q&A about Men's Heart Health with Dr. Peter Pollak, interventional cardiologist, and Dr. Brian Shapiro, cardiologist at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida. Simply click View & Reply in the email notification for details and to sign-up.

Drs. Pollak and Shapiro will answer questions during the live broadcast. Please post your questions in the comments section below and during the broadcast.
You can participate in the Video Q&A on Connect by returning to this page; the video will be shown at the top of the page.

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Thank you for watching today’s Q&A. The video will be archived on this page for future viewing.
You may also be interested in joining other members who are talking about heart health, living with conditions related to the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular conditions), and people who want to improve their heart health.

Ask your questions, share your story, and connect here:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/heart-blood-vessel-conditions/

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@mike67

Oops, that would be after a septal myectomy. I'm 60 yrs old and increasing activity in lifestyle.

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Thanks, @mike67. I'm sorry we didn't get to your question during the broadcast. Here is Dr. Shapiro's response: Septal myectomy is an excellent treatment choice for selected patients who are highly symptomatic despite maximal medical treatment for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. I have seen great success with this surgery, provided its performed in the right hands at a highly experienced HCM hospital where many of these procedures are performed.

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Hi there my cholesterol so high that my liver is making too much cholesterol I'm on 81 mg cholesterol strong medication and they still saying I had three heart attacks and open heart surgery I do not want any more further than that even though I had open heart surgery bypass surgery I've cochlear implant has anything to do with it and my liver keeps making too much cholesterol what can I can do control it down to nothing

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@todl statin medication,Mediterranean diet ,exercise 150 minutes a week

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