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Heart Attack Prevention: Podcast Episodes
Most heart attacks are predictable years in advance. These podcast episodes cover advanced risk assessment, the markers standard checkups miss, and the root-cause strategies that prevent a first or recurrent event.
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Ep. 48: “Just a Little Heart Attack”: Why and How Heart Disease Affects Women and What You Should Do About It — with Dr. Arash Bereliani, Preventive Cardiologist
Listen to the episode →: Ep. 48: “Just a Little Heart Attack”: Why and How Heart Disease Affects Women and What You Should Do About It — with Dr. Arash Bereliani, Preventive CardiologistJaw pain that appeared only while climbing stairs. Blood pressure that looked normal at every office visit but rose at home. One woman had a 90% blockage in a major coronary artery; another had masked hypertension that may have contributed to a cardiomyopathy — and in both cases the warning signs were easy to miss….
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Ep. 46: From Blockages to Big Data: Redefining Cardiovascular Prevention with AI and Policy — with Dr. Yele Aluko, Interventional Cardiologist
Listen to the episode →: Ep. 46: From Blockages to Big Data: Redefining Cardiovascular Prevention with AI and Policy — with Dr. Yele Aluko, Interventional CardiologistWhat if our healthcare system isn’t broken — but is performing exactly as it was designed? In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz sits down with Dr. Yele Aluko, an interventional and structural-heart cardiologist who spent years opening blocked arteries and implanting heart valves before stepping back from the bedside to work “upstream” on health policy…
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Ep. 43: The Critical Age of Aging Acceleration — with Dr. Nayan Patel, PharmD
Listen to the episode →: Ep. 43: The Critical Age of Aging Acceleration — with Dr. Nayan Patel, PharmDDr. Druz and pharmacist Dr. Nayan Patel unpack glutathione, oxidative stress, and how topical delivery is reshaping longevity for adults over 30.
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Ep. 41: From Space to Earth: Unlocking the Secrets of Longevity — with Dr. David Furman
Listen to the episode →: Ep. 41: From Space to Earth: Unlocking the Secrets of Longevity — with Dr. David FurmanGuest: Dr. David Furman, PhD — Immunologist & Longevity Researcher In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz is joined by Dr. David Furman — Stanford-trained immunologist, data scientist, and creator of the iAge (Inflammatory Age) metric — to explore the biological roots of cardiovascular and brain aging. Dr. Furman explains why standard inflammation markers like hs-CRP…
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Ep. 38: The Critical Window for Hormonal Therapy to Prevent Heart Disease—Are You Missing It? — with Dr. Amy Killen, MD
Listen to the episode →: Ep. 38: The Critical Window for Hormonal Therapy to Prevent Heart Disease—Are You Missing It? — with Dr. Amy Killen, MDLongevity physician Dr. Amy Killen explores the critical window for hormone therapy to prevent heart disease in postmenopausal women—and why timing is everything.
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Ep. 37: How Do You HeartWell? When Risk Scores Miss the Mark — with Dr. Regina Druz, MD, MBA, FACC, FMCP-M, integrative cardiologist
Listen to the episode →: Ep. 37: How Do You HeartWell? When Risk Scores Miss the Mark — with Dr. Regina Druz, MD, MBA, FACC, FMCP-M, integrative cardiologistDr. Druz introduces HeartWell.ai, a personalized AI-powered platform designed to identify hidden cardiovascular risks that standard calculators and traditional testing miss.
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Ep. 34: Transform Your Holidays: Destress in 15 Minutes or Less — with Amy Stark, PhD
Listen to the episode →: Ep. 34: Transform Your Holidays: Destress in 15 Minutes or Less — with Amy Stark, PhDTrauma coach Amy Stark reveals a 15-minute stress-reduction technique to lower cortisol and protect your heart during the stressful holiday season.
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Ep. 28: Frustrated with Exercise? How Move More Moments Re-Engineer Your Routine — with Dr. Jim Walter, Exercise Physiologist
Listen to the episode →: Ep. 28: Frustrated with Exercise? How Move More Moments Re-Engineer Your Routine — with Dr. Jim Walter, Exercise PhysiologistDr. Jim Walter explains how Move More Moments approach reengineer your routine for better cardiac fitness and metabolic health.
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Ep. 25: The Biggest Little Troublemaker: Unpacking Lipoprotein(a) — with Dr. Guy Mintz, Cardiologist & Lipid Expert
Listen to the episode →: Ep. 25: The Biggest Little Troublemaker: Unpacking Lipoprotein(a) — with Dr. Guy Mintz, Cardiologist & Lipid ExpertIt’s a tiny particle most people have never heard of — yet it can drive early heart attacks, strokes, aortic valve disease, and aggressive atherosclerosis, and roughly one in five people carry too much of it. In this episode, Dr. Regina Druz sits down with cardiologist and clinical lipidologist Dr. Guy Mintz to demystify lipoprotein(a),…
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Ep. 11: Three Men Walk Onto a Golf Course: Calcium Score Revisited — with Dr. Regina Druz, MD, MBA, FACC, FMCP-M, integrative cardiologist
Listen to the episode →: Ep. 11: Three Men Walk Onto a Golf Course: Calcium Score Revisited — with Dr. Regina Druz, MD, MBA, FACC, FMCP-M, integrative cardiologistRevisit the importance of calcium scoring in comprehensive cardiovascular risk assessment.
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Ep. 8: Top 5 Heart Health & Longevity Strategies for 2025 — with Dr. Regina Druz, MD, MBA, FACC, FMCP-M, integrative cardiologist
Listen to the episode →: Ep. 8: Top 5 Heart Health & Longevity Strategies for 2025 — with Dr. Regina Druz, MD, MBA, FACC, FMCP-M, integrative cardiologistDiscover the top evidence-based strategies for optimizing heart health and supporting longevity in 2025.
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Ep. 7: Am I a Ticking Time Bomb? Bio-Age Revealed — with Ryan Smith, Co-Founder of TruDiagnostic
Listen to the episode →: Ep. 7: Am I a Ticking Time Bomb? Bio-Age Revealed — with Ryan Smith, Co-Founder of TruDiagnosticRyan Smith, co-founder of True Diagnostic, explores biological aging and how assessment tools can reveal your body’s true age independent of chronological years.
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