VDF HealthCasts Continue

The Vascular Disease Foundation is proud to continue its audio HealthCasts that cover all aspects of vascular disease. Our guests are the leading scientific and clinical experts in their respective fields.

Here are the latest HealthCasts episodes and topics:

Episode 26: Thrombophilia
Dr. John R. Bartholomew, Section Head for Vascular Medicine in the Department of Vascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic is a leading expert on thrombophilia. Dr. Bartholomew discusses this condition in which the blood will form life-threatening clots.

Episode 27: Visceral Fat: An Invisible Killer.
This episode is about abdominal visceral fat. Though being overweight in general increases the risk of vascular disease, where the fat is deposited may be more important.

Episode 28: News You Can Use: AHA 2008
This episode features news from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008, one of the largest gatherings of cardiovascular health professionals at which the latest research on cardiovascular health is presented.

HealthCasts may be found on VDF's Web site at www.vdf.org/resources, iTunes, Feedburner, Yahoo, and other sites. Listening instructions and a complete description of each episode may be found on VDF's Web site.