#TomorrowsDiscoveries: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease – Erin Michos, M.D.
#TomorrowsDiscoveries: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease – Erin Michos, M.D.
Erin Michos, M.D., is a preventive cardiologist and epidemiologist who studies populations to determine new risk factors that may contribute to cardiovascular diseases. Discover more videos at http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/resear…
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2.329 -> At this time about one out of every
three people will ultimately die
6.599 -> from cardiovascular diseases which
includes heart disease and stroke.
12.18 -> Hello, I'm Erin Michos, I'm an
associate professor at Johns Hopkins
16.71 -> and I'm a preventive cardiologist
and an epidemiologist.
20.55 -> What this means is that
I study populations of
23.42 -> individuals to determine
new risk factors
26.7 -> that may contribute to
cardiovascular diseases.
29.74 -> I study a variety of topics
including nutrition, fitness, and
33.47 -> blood markers of cholesterols,
fats, inflammation, and vitamin D.
38.39 -> For example, I recently found
that calcium supplements,
42.37 -> commonly taken by many adults,
44.58 -> may contribute to plaque buildup
in the heart's arteries.
48.85 -> I'm also interested in understanding
mechanisms of heart disease,
53.43 -> specifically in women, which may
be different than those in men.
58.85 -> Identifying those at
risk is the first step
62.03 -> towards developing strategies for
preventing cardiovascular disease
66.3 -> which is the number
one killer of men and
68.71 -> women in the United States and
in developed countries world wide.
73.13 -> But the good news is that cardio
vascular disease is largely
77.033 -> preventable, and
78.282 -> that death rates are declining
do to advances in prevention.
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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRnDJf7k4Wo