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Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Inflammation and Heart Disease (CRP, ESR)
Guest: Anna Svatikova, M.D., Ph.D.
Host: Stephen Kopecky, M.D. (@DrSteveKopecky)
Joining us today to discuss Inflammation and Heart Disease is Anna Svatikova, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine in the department of cardiovascular diseases, a division of preventive cardiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Specific topics discussed:
- What is inflammation as it relates to the heart and CV system?
- What are the effects of inflammation? Are there symptoms? If so, what are they?
- Is it important and if so, why?
- What causes inflammation? Lifestyle? Weight? Food? Physical activity?
- How can someone reduce inflammation in their body? Medications? Lifestyle? Foods? Physical activity?
- How do we measure inflammation? Are there blood tests or physical exam findings?
- How does the body react to inflammation – is the bone marrow involved?
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