Wellness Watch: Important Steps To Remember For World Heart Day

September 29th is World Heart Day. It's a day created to educate people on different cardiovascular diseases like heart disease and stroke.

Wednesday, September 29th 2021, 2:37 pm

By: Shannon Rousseau

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TULSA, Oklahoma -

September 29th is World Heart Day. It's a day created to educate people on different cardiovascular diseases like heart disease and stroke. Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the world claiming the lives of more than 18-thousand people each year. Dr. Arash Karnama from the Oklahoma Heart Institute joined News On 6 to talk about how we can all take better care of our hearts.

Shannon Rousseau

Shannon Rousseau joined News On 6 in 2019 as an anchor and reporter. She comes to Oklahoma from KTTC in Rochester, Minn. where she spent three years as the weekend anchor, producer and reporter. During her time in the north, Shannon survived three winter