This week, Dr. Kahn dives into heart disease in "masters athletes," highly active individuals over 35 who train and compete at a serious level. Despite their fitness, research shows they may face equal—or even higher—rates of cardiovascular issues like arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, and aortic dilation. A new consensus statement breaks down what to watch for and recommends advanced screening like EKGs, coronary calcium scans, and detailed blood work.

Beyond that, Dr. Kahn shares insights from his own recent mitral valve surgery recovery and explores why common heart risk calculators often miss people who go on to have heart attacks. He highlights better testing options, including coronary calcium scoring, and discusses a study showing most heart attack patients would have been labeled "low risk" using standard tools.

The episode also covers research on plant-based diets lowering dementia risk and reducing environmental impact, plus findings that avocados and mangos may improve vascular health. Sleep gets a spotlight too, with evidence that irregular sleep patterns can double heart attack risk, and that both too little and too much sleep may increase dementia risk.

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This week, Dr. Kahn shares an update on his recovery following robotic mitral valve repair surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Just 10–12 days post-op, he walks through his experience—from diagnosis and testing to surgery with Marc Gillinov, MD.

He covers the procedure, time in the ICU, and early recovery milestones, along with what's next in his healing journey.

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This week, Dr. Kahn shares exciting updates from the American College of Cardiology meeting, highlighting several new trials focused on reducing heart events in patients with diabetes and those with established heart disease. The results are promising and could help prevent strokes, heart attacks, and even save lives.

Additional topics include vegan diets and cancer risk, heart disease in police officers, the link between Alzheimer's disease and statins, concerns around erythritol sweeteners, Lp(a) levels in stent patients, niacin for fatty liver disease, and the role of beta blockers after heart attacks.

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