Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

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Arterial Revascularization Trial (ART): What does it mean? Dec 06, 2018

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Dr. Faisal Bakaeen, Director of Cleveland Clinic's Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Center discusses the findings of the ART trial. He provides an explanation of the findings and encourages tailoring the surgery to the patient. Use of multi-arterial coronary artery bypass grafts for the right patient can provide the best long term outcomes.

Tafamidis Treatment for Patients with Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Nov 29, 2018

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Dr. Mazen Hanna describes the findings of ATTR-ACT, a study aimed at the treatment of transthyretin (TTR) amyloid cardiomyopathy with the medication tafamadis. Those who were treated with the medication had reduced mortality, hospitalizations, and better functional capacity and quality of life. This is an exciting new breakthrough for patients with TTR amyloidosis.

AHA 2018: Highlights with Dr. Steven Nissen Nov 22, 2018

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Steven Nissen, MD, Chairman of the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic discusses several highlights from the 2018 AHA meeting: a summary of the newly released 2018 Management of Blood Cholesterol Guidelines; the outcomes of the VITAL trial which studied vitamin D and Omega 3’s impact on primary prevention of CV or cancer events; REDUCE-IT, a trial looking at the use of EPAs in the prevention of heart disease; and last, the results of a phase II, placebo-controlled study directed at patients with high levels of Lp(a), treated with a new drug.

Pericardial Cases: Surgical Management of Calcific Pericarditis Nov 15, 2018

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Grant Henderson, MD, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow presents a case if woman with constrictive calcific pericarditis including review of symptoms, imaging and considerations. Following a presentation of the pathology by Dr. Carmela Tan, Dr. Allan Klein, Director of the Cleveland Clinic Pericardial Disease Center leads a discussion and with cardiac surgeon Dr. Douglas Johnston and Dr. Deborah Kwon, addressing surgical treatment, and advanced imaging.

Pericardial Cases: Does Pericarditis Ever Get Better? Nov 08, 2018

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Nikolaos Spilias, MD, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow presents two cases of recurrent pericarditis, including presentation, imaging, treatment and considerations. Dr. Allan Klein, Director of the Cleveland Clinic Pericardial Disease Center leads a discussion and with cardiac surgeon Dr. Douglas Johnston and Dr. Deborah Kwon, addressing surgical treatment, and advanced imaging.

Pericarditis: The Challenges of Therapy Nov 01, 2018

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Dr. Steven Nissen discusses the challenges of treating patients with pericarditis with Dr. Allan Klein, Director of the Cleveland Clinic Pericardial Disease Center – including medication management, monitoring with inflammatory markers and advanced therapies.

Care of Patients with Aortic Disease Oct 25, 2018

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Dr. Steven Nissen, Dr. Sagar Kalahasti, Director of the Marfan & Connective Tissue Clinic and Dr. Eric Roselli, Director of the Aorta Center discuss the clinical care of patients with aortic disease (aneurysm and dissection), addressing testing, genetic evaluation, monitoring, when to operate, types of surgeries available, surgical outcomes and a life-long approach to treatment.

Detection of coronary inflammation using CT and cardiovascular risk prediction (the CRISP CT study) Oct 18, 2018

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Dr. Milind Desai describes the findings of a paper showing that a novel biomarker found through CTA: the perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI), measures coronary inflammation, and enhances cardiac risk/mortality prediction.

Hypertension: What Clinicians Need to Know Oct 11, 2018

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Dr. Luke Laffin, staff cardiologist in Preventive Cardiology and Clinical Specialist in Hypertension at Cleveland Clinic answers questions about hypertension management. He provides 5 main points clinicians need to know about fitting the hypertension guidelines into their daily practice and discusses tips for medication management, use of self-blood pressure monitoring and the role of lifestyle changes.

ESC 2018 Highlights of Late Breaking Trials Oct 04, 2018

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Dr. Steve Nissen, Chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic shares what you need to know from five impactful trials: ATTR, ARRIVE, ASCEND, AIMS and MITRA, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich.

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