Dr. Gregory Pontone | Non-Invasive Cardiologist, White Plains Hospital | 02-11-25
Sid & Friends In The Morning
77 WABC
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🗓️ 11 February 2025
⏱️ 6 minutes
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| 0:36.9 | month. We are celebrating hearts. |
| 0:39.7 | Dr. Gregory Pontoan is a non-invasive cardiologist at White Plains Hospital, a great place. |
| 0:46.1 | We also serves as the Associate Medical Director of Ambulatory Quality and Physician Services. |
| 0:53.7 | Dr. Pantone, you've got a lot going on there. You're a very |
| 0:56.0 | impressive guy. Good morning. Good morning. Great to be with you today. Nice to have you to have you |
| 0:59.8 | too. How do you know if you're at risk for coronary artery disease? Well, coronary artery disease is |
| 1:05.8 | one of the most common diseases that we see in the United States. It's actually a number on cause of |
| 1:10.7 | death. |
| 1:11.1 | And about 20 million adults have been diagnosed with coronary artery disease. |
| 1:15.5 | It's a disease where people develop cholesterol plaque in the linings of their arteries that supply |
| 1:20.8 | the blood and oxygen to the heart muscle. |
| 1:23.1 | People are at risk for this disease if they have certain risk factors that include having high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, being overweight, having diabetes, and living a sedentary lifestyle or not exercising much. |
| 1:37.2 | The other thing that's important is if people have a significant family history, then they, too, might be at risk. |
| 1:42.8 | You talked about working out. |
| 1:44.0 | That seems to be the case with most illnesses. |
| 1:46.7 | You work out, you've got a chance to stave it off. |
| 1:49.2 | But outside of that, what else can a patient do to minimize the risk? |
| 1:54.0 | Besides exercise, patients can really make attempt to manage their stress levels, effectively |
| 1:59.2 | prioritize good and adequate sleep, avoid smoking, |
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