Course overview
Vascular Biology & Vascular Aging
In this course, review prevention and treatment strategies that correlate the basic science and clinical application of vascular biology, the key to understanding the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, vascular disease, CHD and CVD.
Faculty
Mark Houston, MD, MS, MSc
Board Review Series
AIHM 2016 Annual Conference
Required Lessons
1
Time to Complete
1 hour 15 min
Non-CME Eligible*
0 Credits
What you will learn
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Course Summary
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By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Describe the role of vascular biology in atherosclerosis vascular disease, CHD and CVD.
- Describe the role of endothelial dysfunction, nitric oxide, angiotensin II and aldosterone in atherosclerosis, CHD and CVD.
- Describe how inflammation, oxidative stress and vascular immune dysfunction promote CVD and CHD.
- Define the relationships of the finite vascular responses to the “infinite” range of vascular insults.
- Identify the pathways of vascular aging, pathogenesis, and how they relate to the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis, CHD and CVD.
Course includes:
Included in this course
Course Faculty
Mark Houston, MD, MS, MSc
About Mark
Dr. Mark Houston is Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Clinical Instructor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Health Care Sciences at George Washington University (GWU), Director of the Hypertension Institute and Vascular Biology and Medical Director of the Division of Human Nutrition at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN . He is the Chief Medical Officer for Ageless Solutions, US, Chief Medical Consultant for Bioceuticals and Chief Scientific officer for Bioceuticals, Australia and Chief Medical Consultant for Primal MD, Dubai, UAE.
*CME/CEU Credits
The CME for this course has expired, however you will continue to have access to your purchased content.