On National Wear Red Day, Dr. Joanna Chikwe Answers Your Questions!
Medical Expert: Joanna Chikwe, MD, Chair of Cardiac Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Page last updated: February 3, 2023
Woo-Hoo! Today is "National Wear Red Day" in support of the Go Red for Women initiative to raise awareness to heart disease for women.
Did you know that heart disease is responsible for taking the lives of 1 in 3 women every year?
And... Did you know that cardiovascular disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined and yet only 44% of women recognize that cardiovascular disease is their greatest health threat?
To educate our community about heart health and heart valve surgery - from a woman's perspective - 7 patients in our community just asked Dr. Joanna Chikwe, Chair of Cardiac Surgery at Cedars-Sinai, their important questions. See the answers in our new video just posted below.
Video available online at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efhsyjd8Yp0
Many thanks to Beth, Carolyn, Cheryl, Donna, Kathy, Kim and Laura for submitting their questions. And, a special thanks to Dr. Joanna Chikwe for sharing her clinical experiences and medical research with our community!
Keep on tickin!
Adam
Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder
Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder
Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.
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