Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Valve Disease and Treatments Mar 19, 2019

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After a webchat on heart valve disease and treatments, Dr. Grant Reed and Dr. Deborah Kwon review common questions such as what tests are needed to diagnose valve disease, how to determine the best treatment , what patients should know about aortic and mitral valve disease - when surgery is needed or when transcatheter valve replacement is an option, and treatment of tricuspid valve disease.

Atrial Fibrillation with Dr. Wazni and Dr. Saliba Mar 12, 2019

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After an atrial fibrillation webchat, Dr. Wazni and Dr. Saliba, from the Atrial Fibrillation Center discuss the major themes from the chat: goals of treatment, differences when you have symptoms vs. no symptoms, factors that come into play when deciding the best treatment, and types of treatments available to patients with atrial fibrillation.

What you should know about Statin Intolerance Mar 05, 2019

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Dr. Leslie Cho, Section Head, Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation and Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Center answers questions about statin intolerance: How do you reduce risk of statin intolerance? What if you need a statin? Can you take herbals instead? What are the risks? How are patients monitored?

Healthy Weight equals Healthy Heart Feb 26, 2019

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Dr. Steven Nissen talks with Kate Patton, Med, RD, CSSD, LD, from our Preventive Cardiology Clinic about our recent survey showing that while most Americans (88 percent) understand that there is a connection between a healthy heart and a healthy weight, most aren’t doing enough – or anything – to combat their own weight issues. Kate and Dr. Nissen talk about suggestions on how to do get started on a heart healthy eating plan, strategies to keep weight off, what you need to know about the Mediterranean diet, barriers to healthy eating and losing weight.

Characteristics and Long Term Outcomes in Adults with Marfan Syndrome and Ascending Aorta Surgery Feb 21, 2019

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Dr. Lars Svensson, Chairman of the Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart and Vascular Institute discusses a recently published paper with Dr. Milind Desai, Medical Director of the Aorta Center, looking at a series of 491 Marfan Syndrome (MFS) patients who presented for both emergent and/or prophylactic aorta surgery. Dr. Svensson provides a review of the MFS guidelines regarding when to operate. Dr. Desai explains multi-modality imaging including echo, MRI and CT scan when determining timing for surgery. The findings of the study are reviewed as well as implications for future care of patients with MFS. Read the study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and learn more about Marfan syndrome at the Marfan Foundation.

Valve Disease: What you should know Feb 19, 2019

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Dr. Paul Cremer, valve expert answers common questions by patients with valve disease: how did I get valve disease? How do I know that I have a valve problem? How should my valve problem be followed and treated? What activities can I do if I have valve disease? When do I need treatment? What are my options?

Heart Failure Awareness Feb 14, 2019

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In honor of Heart Failure Awareness Week, Steven Nissen, MD, Chairman of the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic talks with Randall Starling, MD, MPH, President of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) and Jerry Estep, MD, Section Head of Heart Failure at Cleveland Clinic about what we need to know about heart failure – whether a patient or provider; including the extent that heart failure affects us, treatment options – from medications – to the newest devices and transplant, and differences in causes and/or presentation based on gender and race.

You have heart failure: what does this mean? Feb 12, 2019

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Steven Nissen, MD talks with Jerry Estep, MD, Section Head, Heart Failure and Transplantation and Edward Soltesz, MD, Surgical Director of the Kaufman Center for Heart Failure and Recovery about what a diagnosis of heart failure means, what medications help improve survival and quality of life, when a patient should seek a second opinion about advanced heart failure therapies such as left ventricular assist device (LVAD) or heart transplant, and what LVADs do and how they work.

Q&A with Dr. Hazen about Coronary Artery Disease Prevention Feb 05, 2019

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After a webchat on cardiovascular disease risk factors, Dr. Stanley Hazen discusses common questions about primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease such as when should someone go to a preventive cardiology clinic, tests that are ordered in preventive cardiology, when is calcium score used, what is TMAO and what to do when it is elevated, when stress testing is used and how much exercise is recommended.

Art of picking the right diagnostic imaging for the right patient Jan 29, 2019

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Steven Nissen, MD discusses with Christine Jellis, MD, PhD what patients need to know about imaging tests such as nuclear, echo, CT and MRI testing; risks involved such as radiation dosage, when tests need to be redone, what they need to know about the transesophageal echo.