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Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems

A Review in The Lancet reveals the importance of healthy lifestyle choices to reduce stressors related to cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore examined records between 1990 to 2006. They observed how stress affects the sympathetic nervous system, impacts physiology, and the effect it has on the cardiovascular system. Lead author, Daniel Brotman, claims "Acute physical stressors such as sugery, trauma, and intense physical exertion are well known triggers of cardiovascular events. Emotional stressors are increasingly recognized as precipitants of such events."

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Dr. Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD of Mount Sinai Hospital

Dr. Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD of Mount Sinai Hospital

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1 Gustave L Levy Pl
New York, NY 10029

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Are you in search for someone who can help you with your heart's health? Looking for a specialist in cardiovascular? Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD is a cardiovascular expert because some of his credentials include Director of the Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Insitute and the Marie-Josee and Henry R Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health. So with vast amounts of experience under his belt, you can be sure that your heart will be in the best in cardiac care.



Stent Angioplasty
Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD of Mount Sinai Hospital

Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD of Mount Sinai Hospital

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1 Gustave L Levy Pl
New York, NY 10029

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Are you in search for someone who can help you with your heart's health? Looking for a specialist in cardiovascular? Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD is a cardiovascular expert because some of his credentials include Director of the Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Insitute and the Marie-Josee and Henry R Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health. So with vast amounts of experience under his belt, you can be sure that your heart will be in the best in cardiac care.



Psychiatrist
Dr. Richard J. Frances

Dr. Richard J. Frances

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510 East 86th Street, Apt. 1D
New York, New York 10028

Call (212) 861-0570

Dr. Richard Frances, MD, F.A.C.P., F.A.P.A. is the current director of public and professional education at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut and has his own private practice in Manhattan. He was appointed as the Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Division of Substance Abuse of the Department of Psychiatry. His past credentials include being the president and medical director at the Silver Hill Hospital.



Robotic Prostate Surgery
 David B. Samadi, MD

David B. Samadi, MD

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Mount Sinai
5 East 98th Street New York City, New York 10029

Call 1-212-241-8779

David B. Samadi, MD, is Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. A board-certified urologist, he treats prostate cancer with a focus on minimally invasive techniques. He specializes in robotic prostate surgery, and has an unparalleled expertise in the field thanks to over a thousand procedures he has performed with the da Vinci Surgical System.



Gender Specific Medicine
Dr. Marianne J. Legato

Dr. Marianne J. Legato

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962 Park Ave
New York, NY 10028

Call 212-737-5663

Is heart disease affecting your life? Is it scary for you to know that you have it? Don't let it change your life for the worst. There is someone you can see: Dr. Marianne J. Legato, MD, FACP, a specialist in Gender Specific Medicine, or Women's Medicine and Men's Medicine respectively. As the founder of The Partnership for Women's Health at Columbia University and a WHF Liaison to Gender Studies on Heart Disease, she is highly reputable to treat your heart complications and you can expect great personal attention once she takes you under her care.



Physician and Medical Educator
Dr. John D. Cahill

Dr. John D. Cahill

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425 West 59th Street, Suite 8A
New York, NY 10019

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Dr. John D. Cahill, M.D. is a physician and medical educator who founded the Center for Global Collaboration & Health Initiatives. While studying abroad in medical school and after his postgraduate medical training at Brown University, Dr. Cahill spent time in Southeast Asia & Africa. The problem was that there was a general lack of medical education towards the practice of emergency medicine, infectious diseases and public health. Dr. Cahill started to create basic simple training programs for the local healthcare providers in those regions. Therefore, Dr. Cahill created the Center because of the impact he has had on thousands of lives.



Gastroenterologist
Dr. Jonathan Cohen, M.D.

Dr. Jonathan Cohen, M.D.

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232 East 30th Street
New York, NY 10016

Call 212-889-5544

Are you facing stomach or intestinal problems? Do you have disorders in your gastrointestinal tract? You should consider seeing Dr. Jonathan Cohen, M.D. from the Concorde Medical Group who specializes in gastroenterology and general internal medicine. His specialization in internal medicine comes from expertise in colonoscopies, gallbladder diseases, and complications relating to the pancreas and liver.



Stent Angioplasty
Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD of Mount Sinai Hospital

Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD of Mount Sinai Hospital

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1 Gustave L Levy Pl
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Are you in search for someone who can help you with your heart's health? Looking for a specialist in cardiovascular? Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD is a cardiovascular expert because some of his credentials include Director of the Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Insitute and the Marie-Josee and Henry R Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health. So with vast amounts of experience under his belt, you can be sure that your heart will be in the best in cardiac care.



Vascular Surgery
Dr. Pravin M. Shah

Dr. Pravin M. Shah

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83 South Bedford Road Suite 100
Mount Kisco, NY 10549

Call (888) 547-1437

Pravin Shah MD, FACS is a Vascular Surgeon.



Bariatric Surgeon
 Elliot Goodman, MD

Elliot Goodman, MD

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Beth Israel Medical Center 6th Floor 1st Ave & 16th St
NYC, NY 10003

Call (888) 351-8607

Dr. Elliot Goodman is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a Board Certified General Surgeon. Dr. Goodman and his staff treat each patient as an individual and design a treatment regimen that reflects the individuality of the patient.



Psychiatry
Dr. Joseph H. Feinberg

Dr. Joseph H. Feinberg

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523 East 72nd Street
New York, NY 10021

Call (212) 606-1568

Joseph H. Feinberg, MD finished his Residency training in Medicine at the New York University/ Rusk Institute of Rehab. Dr. Feinberg also had more Residency training at Mt. Sinai Hospital for General Surgery. His Internship also took place at Mt. Sinai Hospital. He completed fellowships in Orthopedic Pathology at the Hospital for Special Surgery and in Orthopedic Biomechanics at the University of Iowa. Dr. Feinberg gained his MD at Albany Medical College in Albany, New York.