About Heart Disease

The “What’s New in Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease” chat will be held Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 12 noon (EST) and will be led by Dr. Stanley Hazen. Cleveland Clinic is one of America’s top hospitals, and the No. 1 ranked hospital in heart care by U.S.News & World Report.

Dr. Hazen is the Head of the Section for Preventive Cardiology & Rehabilitation, Director for the Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Prevention, and a staff physician in the Departments of Cell Biology and Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Dr. Hazen is board certified as a Diplomat of both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He has completed additional training in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. He sees patients within the Preventive Cardiology Clinic, specializing in care of patients with hyperlipidemia, diabetes and hypertension. His research interests include understanding the role of inflammation and oxidant stress in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and other inflammatory diseases. He is an expert in the biochemistry of leukocyte peroxidases, free radicals and reactive oxygen species and mechanisms of oxidative damage.

During this chat, Dr. Hazen will answer questions about heart and vascular disease risk factors, prevention and how to live a heart healthy life.

Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. U.S.News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey

More information on this chat can be found at http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/ChatReg/hazen.html

p/s:submitted by:Westley Stump