HEALTH MEDIA NOW-DR. JAY COHN-WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HEART DISEASE

Please join us on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. PST and 7:00 p.m. EST for a live show with host Denise Messenger.  Our special guest is Dr. Jay Cohn.  He is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Rasmussen Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at the University of Minnesota. We will be discussing his recent book, aimed at a lay audience, is a scientific memoir that has received enthusiastic reviews.  Entitled, "Saving Sam: Drugs, Race and Discovering the Secrets of Heart Disease."  He previously served for 22 years as the Chief of Cardiology at the University of Minnesota. He is internationally recognized for his seminal contributions to our understanding of the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease and for his innovative research into modernization of the treatment of hypertension, shock, acute myocardial infarction and heart failure.  His recent efforts have focused on a new approach to recognize the functional and structural markers of early, asymptomatic cardiovascular disease in order to introduce effective therapy aimed at slowing its progression to morbid events.   You asked for it and we deliver!