This will be two-day series of adult education lectures designed to provide Osher students with a better understanding of the causes and treatment options for a myocardial infarction, commonly known as a “heart attack”. The course will be loosely based on my book Living With Coronary Heart Disease: A Guide For Patients and Families. There are no prerequisites for the course. In lay terms, the course would address the following topics: Day 1: a) An introduction to cardiac structure and function and b) The presentation and consequences of a heart attack. Day 2: a) How blocked coronary arteries are diagnosed and b) Medical and surgical treatment options. At the conclusion of the course, students should be better informed about maintaining better health and, when necessary, become better consumers of healthcare. Each lecture would be 60 minutes with an appropriate amount of time for questions.
((Jerome Granato - Thursday - In-Person))
