Roadmap to a Healthy Heart—Why Your Genes May Not Be Your Destiny
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Join us for a public lecture looking at the latest in research for heart health and disease. First experts will look at new, less invasive treatment options for heart disease, then we will introduce the new science of epigenetics and how behavioral and environmental factors may affect our genes and our susceptibility to heart disease.

• Videocast of Lecture (256 KB)
• Podcast of Lecture (15,371 KB)
• Podcast Details
• Image Gallery

Speakers:

Dr. Keith Horvath
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, NIH Heart Center at Suburban Hospital; Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Program, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH; Adjunct Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Presentation Title: The Future of Cardiac Surgery

Dr. Dina N. Paltoo
Chair of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Data Access Committee and Program Director for the Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, NHLBI, NIH
Presentation Title: Epigenetic Influences on Cardiovascular Health and Disease

Where: Suburban Hospital Auditorium, 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD Directions

Print the flyer (179 KB)

NOTE: PDF documents require the free Adobe Reader.
Video requires the free RealPlayer.