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Date:2/6/2008

holesterol and high blood pressure are major contributing factors to the development of heart disease. "Nearly one in three U.S. adults has high blood pressure but is unaware of it because there are no symptoms," said Dr. Rosengart. Fortunately, managing both blood pressure and cholesterol levels can be achieved through proper diet, exercise and in some cases, medication.

As prevention takes center stage in the fight against heart disease, Vitals is the easiest way for consumers to access information on top specialists in their area free of charge, in order to quickly get checked out and seek the medical attention they need. Vitals features all of the critical information necessary for consumers to find the right doctor for them, including empirical information, peer review recommendations and patient feedback, compiled into one central, all-inclusive database. Consumers can also use Vitals to check-up on their current doctors, including cardiologists and internists.

* Center for Disease Control Study, January 2008 http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr56/nvsr56_10.pdf

About Todd Rosengart, MD Founder & Chief Medical Officer of Vitals

Dr. Todd Rosengart is both an accomplished physician and entrepreneur. Dr. Rosengart is Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stony Brook Medical Center. Dr. Rosengart has been repeatedly named as one of America's Top Doctors by Castle Connolly, in Best Doctors, Who's Who in Medicine and Chicago magazine. He has authored over 100 scientific publications, appeared in the national television media, including CNN, the Discovery channel, and public television, and been quoted in numerous national lay media publications, including Time, The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, and Reader's Digest. Additionally, Dr. Rosengart has pioneered innovations in the field of gene therapy and has received numerous research grants a
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