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Father-Son Cardiac Experts Debunk Top Heart Disease Myths
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Baptist Health Heart & Vascular Care
Host: Sandra Peebles, award-winning journalist.
Published: October 28, 2025
Host: Sandra Peebles, award-winning journalist.
Published: October 28, 2025
Think heart disease only affects older people? Or that red wine protects your heart? Join host Sandra Peebles with father-son duo and cardiac surgery experts, Dr. Joseph T. McGinn Jr. and Dr. Joseph McGinn III, as they bust the most common heart health myths. From silent heart attacks in women to the truth about aspirin and red wine — and the groundbreaking McGinn Technique, a minimally invasive heart surgery featured on Grey’s Anatomy — discover what’s fact, what’s fiction, and how to truly protect your heart.
What you’ll learn:
• Why “young and slim” doesn’t mean a “healthy heart”
• The surprising symptoms of heart disease in women
• The truth about daily baby aspirin
• Why red wine isn’t a heart protector
• How the McGinn Technique speeds recovery
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Host: Sandra Peebles, award-winning journalist.
Guests: Joseph T. McGinn, Jr., M.D., Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute;
Joseph McGinn III, M.D., Cardiovascular Surgeon, Baptist Health Heart & Vascular Care.
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