Despite heart disease being the leading cause of death in the United States, cardiovascular care has been an overlooked opportunity in digital health. With 1 in 3 Americans facing cardiovascular disease in their lifetime, how can innovation help turn the tide?

In this episode, we explore heart health in the digital age with Dr. Jeff Wessler, cardiologist and founder/CEO of Heartbeat Health, the nation's largest virtual-first cardiovascular company.

We cover:

⌚If we can trust cardiovascular data from wearable devices (and what doctors call “Apple Heart Syndrome”)

🔢 The difference between “heart age” and “chronological age”

🤨 Why he’s skeptical of the remote monitoring market

❣️ The impact of stress on heart health and the role of inflammation

⚖️ Why he believes GLP-1s are the best heart drugs that have ever existed

🩺 Practical tips for listeners to improve their cardiovascular health (including the important but often-overlooked LPA test)

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About our guest:

Dr. Jeff Wessler is a Cardiologist and the Founder and CEO of Heartbeat Health, the nation's largest virtual-first cardiovascular company. Dr. Wessler graduated from Williams College, received an MPhil in public health and epidemiology from Cambridge University, and his MD from Harvard Medical School.

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