CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Heart age: Is your heart older than you?

What

Your heart may be older than you are – and that’s not good. This new CDC Vital Signs report shows that heart age varies by race/ethnicity, gender, region, and other sociodemographic characteristics. The heart age concept was created to more effectively communicate a person’s risk of dying from heart attack or stroke – and to show what can be done to lower that risk.

Find out your own heart age before the telebriefing! Go to: www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/heartage.htm

Who

CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.

When

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at Noon ET

Dial In

Media: 888-795-0855
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Important Instructions 
Please dial in 10 to 15 minutes before the start of the press conference. If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

Transcript
A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site: www.cdc.gov/media.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES