Avoiding a Cold Weather Heart Attack
Cold weather can cause your arteries to constrict, which can mean your heart has to work harder due to a rise in blood pressure and pulse.
Michael Castine, MD
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular, Interventional Cardiology Program
Dr. Castine graduated with Honors from the University of Michigan, with concentrations in Biopsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience as well as Cell and Molecular Biology. He obtained his MD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, MA, followed by a fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases at Brown University in Providence, RI. Lastly, he completed a fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester, MA.
Dr. Castine's clinical interests include non-invasive and interventional treatment of acute and chronic CAD, PVD (peripheral vascular disease, including management of both arterial and venous insufficiency), as well as the inpatient and outpatient care of the general cardiovascular patient.
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