Heart & VascularPast Web Chats
Here you’ll find archived transcripts from live web chats with our heart and vascular doctors.
Women and Heart Disease Chat Transcript
April 9, 2013 – Farheen Shirazi, MD
Emory Heart & Vascular Center cardiologist Dr. Farheen Shirazi, conducted a chat that answered questions such as: What women can do to prevent heart disease, the importance of getting treatment right away and the research underway to combat heart disease in women.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Young Athletes Chat Transcript
August 9, 2012 – B. Robinson Williams III, MD
Emory Heart & Vascular Center cardiologist and director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy clinic, B. Robinson Williams III, MD hosted a free live chat answering questions about sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes including causes, symptoms, and how to quickly treat if it occurs.
Young Women & Heart Disease Chat Transcript
May 15, 2012 – Dr. Susmita Parashar
Emory Heart & Vascular Center preventive heart disease specialist, Susmita Parashar, MD hosted a free live web chat on to provide answers to our community’s questions about young women and heart disease. Topics covered include heart disease prevention, heart disease risk factors, and more.
Stress & Heart Disease Chat Transcript
February 28, 2012 – Dr. Susmita Parashar
Emory Heart & Vascular Center preventive heart disease specialist, Susmita Parashar, MD hosted a free live web chat on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 to provide information linking stress to heart disease as well as answer questions on how to best balance your life to reduce stress.
Heart Healthy Foods Chat Transcript
February 9, 2012 – Cheryl Williams, RD/LD
As part of our Heart Month celebration, Cheryl Williams, RD/LD hosted a chat to help our community learn how to eat heart healthy! Check out the transcript from our chat with Emory Heart & Vascular Center nutritionist Cheryl A. Williams, RD, LD, where she answered questions about what the best food choices are for your heart, shared recipe ideas, and provided ideas for your favorite current recipes that will help keep your heart healthy.
Varicose Veins Chat Transcript
January 24, 2012 – Stephen Konigsberg
Do you know more than 80 million Americans suffer from varicose veins and/or spider veins? Check out the transcript from an online interactive Q & A chat on the topic Varicose and Spider Veins. Topics covered include the differences between varicose and spider veins, surgical vs. non-surgical varicose vein treatments, and tips to prevent varicose veins.
High Blood Pressure Web Chat Transcript
December 6, 2011 – Dr. Susmita Parashar
An interactive online Q & A web chat on the topic of Hypertension, or high blood pressure, which affects 1 in 3 people. Dr. Parashar chats with attendees about symptoms to look out for, hypertension risk factors, steps to lower high blood pressure, and methods of managing hypertension.
Women & Heart Disease Live Chat Transcript
October 19, 2011 – Dr. Ijeoma Isiadinso
An interactive online Q & A web chat on the topic of Women & Heart Disease. Over 40 million women in the U.S. are currently living with heart disease. Dr. Isiadinso answers questions about heart disease risk factors, symptoms, and prevention.
Arrhythmia Live Chat Transcript
August 24, 2011 – Dr. Mikhael El-Chami
An interactive online Q & A web chat on the topic of Arrhythmias. Dr. El-Chami discusses arrhythmia symptoms, medications, tips for living with an Arrhythmia, new clinical trials and more in this interactive web chat.
Running & Your Heart Live Chat Transcript
June 29, 2011 – Dr. Michael Lloyd
An interactive online Q & A web chat on the topic of Running & Your Heart. Dr. Lloyd discusses training, nutrition, injury prevention, running with heart conditions and more in this interactive web chat.
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Live Chat Transcript
April 25, 2011 – Dr. Khusrow Niazi
An interactive online Q & A web chat on the topic of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Dr. Niazi answers PAD questions and discusses various PAD/PVD topics including prevention, detection, healthy nutrition tips, cardiac rehabilitation and innovative new PAD research.
Heart Disease Prevention Live Chat Transcript
February 21, 2011 – Dr. Larry Sperling
An interactive online Q & A web chat on the topic of heart disease prevention. Dr. Sperling answers heart disease questions and discusses various heart disease topics including prevention, detection, healthy nutrition tips, cardiac rehabilitation and innovative new cardiovascular research on the horizon. Transcript (PDF)
