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Webcast Transcript
MONIZ, MD: So, the one
glass of wine with dinner is still okay? AINAT BENJAMINOVITZ,
MD: Okay for people with coronary artery disease, but people who
already have dysfunctional heart muscles, we ask to refrain from alcohol
completely. Even a small amount may be deleterious.
Those are things that you can do for prevention of potentially treatable
or preventable causes of heart failure. Sometimes the
thyroid gets of out whack. Treating that problem can prevent
heart failure. You were alluding to the non-treatable causes,
basically, which are the ones that are inheritable. Inherited
conditions of the heart muscle itself. Right now, we are just at
the beginning, at the cutting edge of understanding what causes them; what
gene defect causes this dysregulation of the heart muscle. Until
we're really good at fixing our genetic composition, we're
not going to be able to prevent those complications, but just treat them
expectantly. So, that talks to the non-preventable causes of
heart failure.
But there are things that you can do in terms
of prevention or retarding the progression of heart failure.
There is a whole compendium of medications that we're fortunate to
have currently to help retard the disease once it's come
about. PAUL J. MONIZ, MD: Dr. Maybaum, we have just a short
time for this segment. In closing, what would you want the
audience to know overall about congestive heart
failure? SIMON MAYBAUM, MD: I think that we need to understand
that it's a serious condition, which, if untreated can lead to
progressive deterioration. But, we are much better at
identifying and treating patients with heart failure. Hopefully,
we're improving their quality of life and eventual
survival. PAUL J. MONIZ, MD: All right. We certainly
appreciate your time. Dr. Simon Maybaum, and Dr. Ainat
Benjaminovitz, both of New York Presbyterian
Hospital. I'm Paul Moniz. Thanks a lot for joining
us. Remember, if you have questions or think you may have some
of these symptoms, contact your doctor.
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