What’s involved in lowering your risk for cardiovascular disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
From Health Newsfeed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts by Johns Hopkins Medicine
June 8, 2026 · 1 min
About this episode
This episode discusses measures to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, focusing on cholesterol management and new guidelines.
Cholesterol management, per new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology, is just one aspect of measures you can take to lower your risk for cardiovascular disease, the number one cause of death. Roger Blumenthal, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins … What’s involved in lowering your risk for cardiovascular disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »
People in this episode
Host: Elizabeth Tracey
Guest: Roger Blumenthal
Topics covered
- cardiovascular disease
- cholesterol management
- health guidelines
- risk reduction
- cardiology
Keywords
- cardiovascular disease
- cholesterol
- risk factors
- health guidelines
- cardiology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American College of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins
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