Dr. Jay Cohn argues that we have been dangerously misinformed about heart disease and suggests that cardiovascular illnesses are largely inherited. He sheds light on the role of diet, obesity, cholesterol, and blood pressure in influencing health, concluding that drugs in at-risk individuals are more effective in prevention than lifestyle changes.
Dr. Jay Cohn argues that we have been dangerously misinformed about heart disease and suggests that cardiovascular illnesses are largely inherited. He sheds light on the role of diet, obesity, cholesterol, and blood pressure in influencing health, concluding that drugs in at-risk individuals are more effective in prevention than lifestyle changes.
Jay N. Cohn, MD, is Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Director of the Rasmussen Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. He was Director of the University's Cardiovascular Division from 1974-96. He is widely recognized for his contributions to an understanding and management of hypertension, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction and heart failure. He is the author of the scientific memoir "Saving Sam: Drugs, Race, and Discovering the Secrets of Heart Disease". He has published over 750 scientific papers and has been honored for his research accomplishments by the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians, American Society of Hypertension, Heart Failure Society of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Cornell University and the University of Minnesota. He has served as president of four national and international societies and is co-editor of a major textbook, "Cardiovascular Medicine". He holds a number of patents on devices and drugs used to diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease.
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INTRODUCTION 1: WHAT CAUSES HEART ATTACKS, STROKES AND OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR ILLNESSES? 2: MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION OR HEART ATTACK 3: BLOOD PRESSURE 4: CHOLESTEROL 5: BLOOD CLOTS 6: OBESITY 7: DIABETES 8: SMOKING 9: DIET 10: INFLAMMATION 11: STATISTICS VS. BIOLOGY 12: DETECTION OF EARLY DISEASE 13: SECONDARY PREVENTION 14: A COMMUNITY APPROACH 15: A FUTURE FREE OF SYMPTOMATIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EPILOGUE
