If you're in your 20s, you might think heart disease won't affect you. Even if you have a family history of heart disease, it's just not something you think about at this stage in your life.
But the choices you make now can affect your risk of heart disease down the road.
How does your heart health change as you age?
Can you alter your risk of heart disease even in your 20's, 30's and beyond?
In this segment of Train Your Body, Sports Cardiologist, Dr. John Higgins, MD, joins Melanie Cole, MS, to share how your heart changes as you age and what you can do to keep the young heart you have in your 20s into your 50s.
In Your 20s: Should You Worry About Your Heart?
If you're in your 20s, you may think heart disease won't hit you. But the choices you make now can affect your risk later on.
Additional Info
- Segment Number: 4
- Audio File: train_your_body/1334tb2d.mp3
- Featured Speaker: John P. Higgins MD
- Organization: ACSM
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Guest Bio:
John P. Higgins MD, MBA (Hons), MPHIL, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FACSM, FASNC, FSGC is a sports cardiologist for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and the Harris Health System. His research interests include the effects of energy beverages on the body, and screening for underlying cardiovascular abnormalities in 120year-olds (6th graders), and steroid effects on the cardiovascular system.
- Length (mins): 10
- Waiver Received: No
- Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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