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The Heartbeat in Conversation Interview Series, with Kristie Servais.

The Beat Blog

I’ve always been interested in helping people so I initially pursued a degree in Social Welfare with an emphasis on gerontology. Cardiovascular health impacts everyone, either directly or indirectly – and I believe we can change the script on care delivery and outcomes for years to come. My professional path has been a unique one.

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Living Past 100: Insights from Centenarians on a Long, Healthy Life

Dr. Paddy Barrett

There is very little we can do to avoid these outcomes, but we can set the odds in our favour to delay the onset of the major chronic disease that is likely to be our cause of death. Therefore, the best way of avoiding or delaying death from one of these conditions is not to get one at all or at least get one as late as possible in life.