Can We More Accurately Predict Heart Attacks and Strokes? | Dr. David Farrell | TEDxMcMinnville

A Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University and Founder of Gamma Therapeutics, Inc., Dr. David Farrell and his laboratory have discovered a surprising new risk factor that can predict death by heart attacks and strokes. David Farrell is a professor at the Oregon Health & Science University. He is passionate about bringing scientific discoveries from the lab bench to the patient's bedside. His research interests involve the mechanisms of blood clotting and how this leads to heart attacks and strokes. He has four decades of biomedical research experience. He was elected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association for his research contributions. He is also training the next generation of physicians and scientists as a course director in the Foundations of Medicine curriculum for first-year medical students at the Oregon Health & Science University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@hassanmohamedali8271]

what an excellent speech , thanks Dr for saving lives .

[@loricohen8744]

Well done, David!

[@MrChenlaifa]

Excellent presentation that helps one's understanding of heart attacks and strokes. Thank you very much.

[@pradeepkumarsundararaman6520]

what a great video sir
Hope GPF test is soon commercially available
But pl mention sir what shd b the frequency of testing like normal person abv 40 years, age 40 with Hypertension alone, age 40 with Diabetes alone, age 40 with little high cholestrol
, Age 40 with smoking or age 40 nd above with all above problems sir