Chat for heart health

Dr. Tom Frieden, Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention led a #CDCChat about cardiovascular disease and stroke. Here are a few of the tweets:

.@katellington Risk increases as you get older but healthy habits start in childhood. Never too soon or too late to be healthier.#CDCchat

— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrFriedenCDC) December 13, 2011

.@TheHeartTruth As Nieca Goldberg writes, men and women have different hearts. Heart disease and stroke kill more women than men. #CDCchat

— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrFriedenCDC) December 13, 2011

Heart attack signs differ 4 women. Shortness of breath, fatigue, abdominal pressure, nausea, heartburn, jaw/neck/back/shoulder pain #CDCchat

— Sister to Sister (@sisterhearts) December 13, 2011

Is there a link between hypertension (HTN), CVD, stroke and health?@MillionHeartsUS @CDCgov@DrFriedenCDC @MillionHeartsUS#CDCchat

— Katherine Ellington (@katellington) December 13, 2011

.@katellington Yes, hypertension is a leading reversible cause of heart disease and stroke. #CDCchat

— Million Hearts (@MillionHeartsUS) December 13, 2011

You can walk and talk for better health.Schedule a walking meeting. #CDCchat

— Katherine Ellington (@katellington) December 13, 2011

"The Art of the Walking Meeting" by @tedeytan bit.ly/s5xIIJ #CDCChat

— Katherine Ellington (@katellington) December 13, 2011

@katellington @arielleslam @fastfwdhealth thanks for continuing the #WalkWhileWorking revolution! Tweet me with your results :)

— Ted Eytan, MD (@tedeytan) December 13, 2011

What is the single best thing we can do for our health? Amazing answer via @docmikeevans youtu.be/aUaInS6HIGo

— Katherine Ellington (@katellington) December 15, 2011