February is Heart Month and while many are making romantic plans with their special someone, February is also time to think about the health of this crucial organ. Did you know the average adult heart beats
72 times a minute,
100,000 times a day,
3,600,000 times a year and
2.5 billion times during a lifetime? All the more reason to keep the heart healthy!
UHN is home to some of the world's leading experts in cardiac care, both at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and Toronto Rehab's Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Program, so we asked some of these experts how they maintain their own heart health and what advice they most commonly give their patients.
We'll be updating this list each week throughout the month, so keep checking back!
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Daryl Dooks - Cardiac Rehab Supervisor, Toronto Rehab
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Danielle Barry-Hickey, Cardiac Rehab Supervisor, Toronto Rehab
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Video! Dr. Heather Ross, Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program, PMCC
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Dr. Adrienne Kovacs, Clinical Psychologist, Adult Congenital Heart Program, PMCC
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Maria Ricupero, Clinical Dietitian, Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Program, Toronto Rehab
