Listen to Your Heart: A Cardiologist's Inside Look at Cardiovascular Health, Inflammation and Arthritis

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"Listen to Your Heart": A Cardiologist's Inside Look at Cardiovascular Health, Inflammation and Arthritis

Charles A. Katzenberg, MD

Professor of Medicine, the University of Arizona College of Medicine Sarver Heart Center

About the Lecture

A study cited by the Arthritis Foundation found that men who had osteoarthritis were up to 40 percent more likely to suffer from heart disease than were men without arthritis. The study also found that women with osteoarthritis were 23 percent more likely to suffer the effects of heart disease. Although osteoarthritis is not in itself inflammatory, its damage can cause inflammation, which can increase the risk of heart disease. Additionally, among the serious complications people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience, cardiovascular disease heads the list. Having RA doubles the risk of most heart problems, including heart attack, stroke and atherosclerosis — the buildup of fat, cholesterol and cellular debris (plaque) on blood vessel walls. It is because of these relationships that it is especially important for those suffering from arthritis to know how to take care of their cardiovascular health.

Speaker Charles A. Katzenberg, MD, clinical professor of medicine in the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson and UA Sarver Heart Center cardiologist, will explore the impact of an anti-inflammatory diet and will discuss how specific preventive measures can help reduce cardiovascular risk.  He will share the science behind the arthritis-cardiovascular connection and explore research initiatives that are on the horizon. Additionally, he will highlight what a heart-healthy lifestyle consists of, and the vast benefits it offers.

About Dr. Charles Katzenberg

Charles Katzenberg, MD, is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and a board-certified cardiologist who founded the Heart Series to teach people how to prevent heart disease and improve their health. He practices what he preaches. He’s a pesca-vegan eater and an enthusiastic cyclist who has been known to appear at community lectures in cycling gear.

Dr. Katzenberg practices at Banner - University Medical Center’s North Hills Physician Offices. He completed medical school at the University of Illinois - Chicago. He then was an intern and resident in internal medicine as well as a chest disease fellow at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago. His fellowship in cardiovascular medicine was completed at UA College of Medicine - Tucson in 1982. He went into private practice as co-founder of Pima Heart Associates and was co-director of Pima Heart Cardiac Rehabilitation. He served as medical director of the Tucson Heart Hospital from 1997-2004.

Dr. Katzenberg also served as 2013-14 president of the Pima County Medical Society and has been a board member since 2008. He is also a board member of the Arizona Employer Healthcare Alliance, a member of Physicians for a National Healthcare Program and the American Society for Preventative Cardiology.  Among other outside activities, he helped develop Arizona’s first Medicare-approved community cardiac rehabilitation program not in a hospital, co-founded the Fitness & Health Institute of Tucson (FIT) as well as the Heart Series, Arizona’s first intensive cardiac rehabilitation program. In 2010, he formed the Foundation for Cardiovascular Health, focused on coronary heart disease prevention. He volunteers for St. Elizabeth’s Health Center, Clinica Amistad and Mended Hearts.