The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation in collaboration with UCI Health is pleased to present the 2022-2023 season of Medicine in Our Backyard featuring an extraordinary group of renowned doctors and researchers speaking on a wide range of topics. The UCI doctors present the latest studies and newest technologies in an engaging online forum. This series is funded in part by the generosity of long time Newport Beach Public Library Foundation members Mike and Polly Smith
Is My Heart Failing? How Do I Know?
Dawn M. Lombardo, DO
Medical Director, UCI Health Heart Failure Program
Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Vice Chair of Graduate Medical Education, Department of Medicine
UCI School of Medicine
Monday, February 27, 2023, 7:00pm
The Heart Failure Society of America estimates that nearly 6.5 million Americans over the age of 20 have heart failure. Yet it is also estimated that 80% of cardiovascular disease is preventable. How is that possible? Dr. Dawn Lombardo, director of the heart failure program at UCI Health, will discuss how lifestyle plays an important, if not the most important role in preventing heart disease, along with tips on how we can all make a positive impact on our own health and wellbeing.
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Event details and RSVP Information:
- Location: Friends Room - Newport Beach Public Library
- Doors open 6:30pm
- Presentation followed by Q&A
- FREE EVENT
Questions? Contact Director of Programs Kunga Wangmo-Upshaw kupshaw@nbplf.foundation or 949-717-3818.