This February marks the 59th annual American Heart Month. Since the first Heart Month in 1964—proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was among the millions of people in the country who'd had heart attacks—the month has been a time when the nation spotlights heart disease, the No. 1 killer of Americans.
Needless to say, the field of cardiology looks nothing in 2023 like it did in 1964. With all the advancements in cardiac medicine in recent years, it can be overwhelming to keep track of all the latest developments and interventions available. Dartmouth Health will host a live webinar next week to address just that.
Gerard A. Dillon, MD, an interventional cardiologist with the Heart & Vascular Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Concord, will be featured in Dartmouth Health’s next Healthy Living Series event on Wednesday, February 22, at 6 pm EST. “State of the Heart: Medical Advancements and Prevention” will cover state-of-the art cardiac medicine advancements over the last 20 years; your risk for developing heart disease and lifestyle changes that can prevent it; and Dartmouth Health’s team-focused approach to your care, from primary care to advanced surgical care. Dillon will also take questions from participants about heart health following his presentation.
“My goal is to help patients achieve cardiovascular health with evidence-based approaches including healthy lifestyle, medication or advanced treatments as necessary,” Dillon said. “With advances in research and treatment protocols, there has been great progress in our ability to treat patients with cardiovascular disease and lower their risk for future cardiac events.”
Registration for this free event is required. Register online.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital (Children’s Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.