Green Valley Lecture Series: ‘Optimizing Cardiac Health – Preventing Heart Disease’

TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center will kick off its 36th annual Green Valley Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m., with “Optimizing Cardiac Health: Preventing Heart Disease,” presented by Ravi Vuthoori, MD.

The UArizona Sarver Heart Center Green Valley Lecture Series is offered in cooperation with Green Valley Recreation, Inc. Lectures are at the Canoa Hills Social Center, 3660 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley. The lecture series is free and open to everyone, and includes time for questions and answers. No reservation is required. Refreshments are provided.

Dr. Vuthoori will provide an overview of heart disease risk factors and strategies for risk modification following cardiology guidelines. He is a member of the Sarver Heart Center and an interventional cardiologist with the Cardiology team of the Division of Cardiology at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson.  He practices at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson.

Upcoming Green Valley Lectures include:

Feb. 22 – “Optimizing Cardiac Health: Preventing Heart Disease,” Ravi Vuthoori, MD, an interventional cardiologist who joined the team at the Sarver Heart Center in 2023. 

March 21 – “A Conversation About Heart Valve Disease,” Arka Chatterjee, MD, associate professor of medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson, medical director of the Structural Heart Program at Banner University Medical Center – Tucson, and associate program director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program. He practices at Banner – UMC Tucson. 

For more information about the Sarver Heart Center, please visit heart.arizona.edu.

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About the Sarver Heart Center
The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center's 160 members include faculty from cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, pediatric cardiology, neurology, vascular surgery, radiology, endocrinology, emergency medicine, nursing, pharmacy and basic sciences. The UArizona Sarver Heart Center emphasizes a highly collaborative research environment, fostering innovative translational or "bench-to-bedside" research; dedicated to innovating lifesaving patient care. If you would like to give permission for Sarver Heart Center to contact you about heart research studies, please complete a Cardiology Research Registry Information Form. The academic mission of the Sarver Heart Center encompasses for fellowship programs in cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, and electrophysiology. 

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