The Impact of Hereditary Heart Disease
On Longevity Day, Doris Taylor discussed the shocking yet hopeful facts on heart disease. She revealed that lifestyle has an impact, but most heart disease is hereditary. A heart attack or stroke happens every 34 seconds worldwide, and Doris Taylor is committed to changing this. Learn more about her efforts to build new hearts and remove the need for human transplants.
Peter H. Diamandis, MD
Exec. Chairman, @xprize, @fountainlife_hq Working to extend human healthspan. #abundance360
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Shocking yet hopeful facts on heart disease from Doris Taylor on #LongevityDay at #Abundance360: pic.twitter.com/LnUghqPJFt
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1/ A heart attack or stroke happens every ~34s worldwide.
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2/ Lifestyle has an impact, but MOST heart disease is hereditary
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3/ Right now, someone has to die for someone to live (heart transplant)
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4/ People of color are ~90% less likely to get an organ transplant than the rest of us.
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5/ Doris Taylor is committed to changing this. She is literally building NEW hearts, ready to be in people in ~5 years. This will 100% remove the need for human transplants and help ALL patients receive the help they need at scale.
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6/ Conclusion: We are CLOSE to eradicating heart disease forever.
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