North Suburban Mended Hearts Chapter 424
Peer-to-peer support for heart disease survivors in the northern suburbs of Chicago.D
Category: Monthly meetings
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Amyloid disease of the heart is becoming a hot topic in cardiac health circles, with recent articles about it appearing in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune. We’ll give you all the latest at our Tuesday, Oct. 14 meeting with guest speaker Dr. Nitasha Sarswat, Endeavor’s expert on the subject. We also expect a…
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Join us Tuesday, July 8th, at the Three Crowns retirement community in Evanston where Chef Tom Winklebeck will be showing us how to eat heart-healthy this summer. Chef Tom is himself a heart disease survivor who changed his life and his cooking style after his battle with heart issues. He’s cooked for us before and…
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February is national heart month and we’ll be celebrating with our annual Ask the Cardiologist meeting, featuring Dr. Jonathan Rosenberg. Given the uncertain weather this time of year, this meeting will be virtual only. Do not come to Evanston hospital for it, the meeting will be online only. Use this link: https://zoom.us/j/99887167977?pwd=dEJENmRFc2k5aHlvbjZlVnZiS0MrZz09 These Ask the…
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Our Mended Hearts chapter will be gathering at Evanston Hospital on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m. to hear from Dr. Disha Narang, an endocrinologist who specializes in obesity medicine, and culinary medicine with Endeavor Health. Dr Narang gave us the low-down on these medications last March, so we’re excited to hear what’s changed and what we…
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Join us in December at a special time and place for a very special tour of the new cardiovascular institute at Endeavor Health’s Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview. Rather than meet on the second Tuesday of December, this meeting will take place on Dec. 17, the third Tuesday of the month, at 4 p.m. The roughly…
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Join us Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Evanston Hospital to hear neurologist Dr. Zachary Bull discuss stroke and stroke prevention. We’ve had Dr. Bulwa at past meetings and he’s always highly informative, so it should be a great meeting. Dr. Bulwa will be joining us via Zoom but we will be meeting in-person…
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Our July meeting took place at Three Crowns retirement community in evanston where Executive Chef, and heart disease survivor, Thomas Winklebleck showed us how to make a heart-healthy summer watermelon salad. You can watch the meeting on our YouTube channel by clicking here…https://youtu.be/-FOTjeZjTlY?si=wdCNzvIOoz4V2py8 The video and sound quality start off a bit rough but get…
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We had a great speaker in June, a German cardiologist who has looked specifically at heart failure and travel. He also spoke about travel issues for those of us with other heart issues. You can watch his presentation by clicking here to reach our YouTube channel and his presentation. And here are other resources if…
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Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have been all over the news as new, ‘miracle’ weight-loss drugs. But what’s the real story? And more importantly, what do heart patients need to know about them? Join us Wednesday, March 13 as Dr. Disha Narang, an endocrinologist who specializes in obesity medicine, and culinary medicine with Endeavor Health (formerly NorthShore)…
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Thomas Winklebleck, executive chef at Three Crowns Park in Evanston, will be joining us at our April 10 meeting to demonstrate heart-healthy cooking recipes. A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu, Chicago, Winklebeck has worked for the Levy Restaurants, Houlihan’s and NPK Hospitality, which owns a number of Chicago restaurants. Winklebleck also is a heart disease…
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