VDF HealthCasts: Three New Episodes

The Vascular Disease Foundation is excited about three new audio HealthCasts that can be found on our Web site in the tab on "Interactive Learning." Our guests are the leading scientific and clinical experts in their respective fields. Here are the latest HealthCast episodes and topics:

Episode 31: Endovascular Treatment for Peripheral Arterial Disease
This episode features a discussion about medical and surgical treatments for more severe forms of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) by Dr. Mahmoud B. Malas, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Chief of Endovascular Surgery at Johns Hopkins Bayview. Dr. Malas is a strong proponent of disease prevention and, whenever possible, he uses the least invasive surgical approach to manage the consequences of vascular disease.

Episode 32: Endovascular Treatment for Abdominal Aneurysm
This episode covers risk factors for abdominal aneurysm, how to recognize its symptoms and surgical treatments for this life-threatening health condition. The guest speaker is Dr. Mahmoud B. Malas, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Chief of Endovascular Surgery at Johns Hopkins Bayview.

Episode 33: Facts about Cardiovascular Disease in Women
This episode covers the growing problem of cardiovascular disease affecting the heart and peripheral blood vessels in women and special considerations for screening, recognizing symptoms, and treating cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. The guest speaker is Dr. Pamela Ouyang, Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Director of the Women's Heart Program at Johns Hopkins Bayview. Dr. Ouyang is a cardiologist and a specialist in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease in women.

For more information about vascular disease or to submit questions or topic suggestions, please visit our Web site: www.vdf.org/interactive/podcasts/.