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Have you ever wondered how your body receives the oxygen and nutrients it needs to survive? Well, that all comes courtesy of the heart. The heart is a vital organ and muscle that pumps blood to all parts of the body. A range of conditions affecting the heart — including congenital heart defects, high blood pressure and heart attack — can lead to severe health issues and can even be life threatening.
Heart disease, which refers to several types of heart conditions, is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Every 33 seconds, someone in the U.S. dies from cardiovascular disease.
With February being American Heart Month and a time for awareness of heart-related conditions affecting people all over the world, Johns Hopkins Medicine experts are available all month long to discuss various aspects of heart health.
Heart Health Experts: Media contact: Zachary Fulwood, communications specialist, zfulwoo1@jhu.edu
Lili Barouch, M.D.Director, Sports Cardiology Program Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Roger S. Blumenthal, M.D Director of Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Kenneth Jay Pollin Professor of Cardiology
Ari Cedars, M.D. Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Seth Martin, M.D., M.H.S. Director of the Advanced Lipid Disorders Program and Digital Health Lab, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Erin Michos, M.D., M.H.S. Director, Women’s Cardiovascular Health, The Johns Hopkins HospitalProfessor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Anum Minhas, M.D., M.H.S Assistant Professor of Medicine
