Oct. 24 — Cottage to Host FREE Virtual Meet the Doctor Reducing Stroke Risk Across the Age Spectrum: Interventional Therapies for Stroke Prevention

SANTA BARBARA — The Cottage Heart & Vascular Center presents a FREE Virtual Meet the Doctor event on Thursday, October 24, from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., featuring Michael Shenoda, MD, FACC, FSCAI, an Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Disease specialist. Dr. Shenoda will discuss how advances in heart health are improving the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease- related strokes.

Dr. Shenoda will provide valuable insights on atrial fibrillation stroke risk, patent foramen ovale- associated strokes and strategies for prevention and treatment. Participants will gain insights into how recent advances in heart health, including medications and minimally invasive procedures, are improving the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease-related strokes.

The event will also feature a Q&A session, giving attendees the opportunity to have their questions answered directly by Dr. Shenoda.

To register for this free virtual event, go to cottagehealth.org/heartmtd

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The not-for-profit Cottage Health provides advanced medical care to the Central Coast region. In the past year, Cottage Health hospitals in Goleta, Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley provided care for 19,213 inpatient admissions and 85,711 emergency department visits and helped deliver 1,886 newborns. Comprised of more than 700 physicians, many with subspecialties typically found only at university medical centers, Cottage Health’s comprehensive range of specialized services includes the Cottage Children’s Medical Center, Level 1 Trauma Center, Neuroscience Institute, Heart & Vascular Center, Center for Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Hospital. Beyond hospital settings, Cottage Health offers primary care and specialty clinics, Cottage Urgent Care Centers throughout the tri-counties, and 24-hour access to providers via Cottage Virtual Care (English and Spanish), an online service for common conditions.