Matters of the Heart: Understanding Cardiovascular Disease

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Posted: Jul 31, 2018 / 12:26 PM EDT / Updated: Jan 11, 2019 / 02:04 PM EST

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Roberty Lancey talks about both the genetic factors and lifestyle choices that can cause coronary artery disease. Dr. Lancey also offers up good news about how those same lifestyle choices can be altered to improve heart health starting today.

Robert Lancey, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Bon Secours Heart Institute
(757) 398-2222
BonSecours.com

This segment of The Hampton Roads Show sponsored by Bon Secours Health System.

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