Dr. Anthony DeFranco is an Interventional Cardiologist and Medical Director, McLaren Regional Heart and Vascular Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University. He lectures throughout the United States on cardiovascular disease and treatment, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular risk, intracoronary and intravascular ultrasound, acute myocardial infarction and more. His work has appeared in numerous publications including book chapters, review articles, and scientific articles.

Dr. Patricia Grodecki is the Medical Director, Women’s Cardiology Program, McLaren Regional Medical Center & Michigan State University. She previously worked in Clinical Cardiology and Echocardiography at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital and Cardiology and Internal Medicine at Case Western University School of Medicine. She has spoken extensively to both physicians and the general public on the topic of women and heart disease and is currently involved in numerous studies on the same topic.

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