Banner/University Medical Center, Thursday, August 4, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

A free upcoming lecture sponsored by the University of Arizona Arthritis Center will focus on the science behind the arthritis-cardiovascular connection.

The free talk, β€œListen to Your Heart … A Cardiologist’s Inside Look at Cardiovascular Health, Inflammation and Arthritis,” is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 5 in DuVal Auditorium at Banner- University Medical Center Tucson, 1501 N. Campbell Ave.

University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center cardiologist Dr. Charles Katzenberg, is expected to discuss cardiovascular risk and its relationship with inflammation.

Topics will include the key role of the inflammatory process in arthritis-related diseases; the subsequent increases in the risk of diabetes, hypertension and underlying cardiac disease, and research initiatives on the horizon.

Katzenberg will also explore the role of an anti-inflammatory diet and discuss how specific preventive measures can help reduce cardiovascular risk.

Seating for the lecture is limited and prior registration is requested. For more information or to register, the UA Arthritis Center website, arthritis.arizona.edu, call 626-5040 or email livinghealthy@arthritis.arizona.edu

Parking is available in the Banner-University Medical Center Tucson visitor/patient parking garage just south of the hospital’s main entrance. Bring your parking ticket to the lecture to be validated for free parking.

Questions concerning access, sign language or disability-related accommodations, may be directed to Tracy Shake at 626-5040 or by email to livinghealthy@arthritis.arizona.edu


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