Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast

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Is HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) OK for heart patients? Jun 23, 2020

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Michael Crawford, MS, Manager of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Cleveland Clinic and certified exercise physiologist answers questions about high intensity interval training (HIIT). Mike provided guidance on who should or should not participate in HIIT, what it involves, and things to keep in mind if you are considering this type of exercise.

What should you know if you have tricuspid valve disease? Jun 16, 2020

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Samir Kapadia, MD, Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Amar Krishnaswamy MD, Section Head, Interventional Cardiology talks about what is new in tricuspid valve treatment. They answer questions: What happens with tricuspid valve disease or a leaking tricuspid valve? What are the symptoms of tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR) and what causes it? How is TR diagnosed and when should it be treated? How is TR treated? What are new innovations to treat TR without heart surgery?

Phase 2 Cardiac Rehabilitation Jun 09, 2020

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Erik Van Iterson, PhD, MS, Director of Cardiac Rehabilition at Cleveland Clinic answers common questions about Cardiac Rehabilitation: • Who should have cardiac rehabilitation? • What is cardiac rehabilitation? • What are the goals? • What type of education is involved? • Does insurance cover cardiac rehabilitation?

Ask the Heart Doctor: About your Aorta and Aortic Disease-Part 2 Jun 02, 2020

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Part 2 of this Aorta Disease program provides answers to questions about medical therapy; exercise advice; when should you have surgery; risks and benefits of surgery; and types of surgery available. Questions are answered by Aorta Center directors Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Milind Desai.

Ask the Heart Doctor: About your Aorta and Aortic Disease - Part 1 May 26, 2020

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This two part program answers all your questions about Aorta Disease. Part 1 includes concerns about COVID-19; types of aortic aneurysm disease and dissection, risk factors; symptoms; diagnostic testing and monitoring. Questions are answered by Aorta Center directors Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Milind Desai .

What tests do you need to diagnose vascular disease? May 19, 2020

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Dr. Lee Kirksey, Vascular Surgeon and Vice Chairman of Vascular Surgery talks with staff vascular surgeon Dr. David Hardy , vascular medicine specialist and director of the vascular lab, Dr. Natalia Fendrikova Mahlay and imaging/diagnostic radiology specialist Dr.Paul Schoenhagen about vascular imaging. They answer common questions about what tests to use for vascular disease, how to diagnose the cause of leg swelling, what imaging can you have when you have a device implanted, how to compare testing done at different labs and why do doctors have to repeat testing?

How do you restart your exercise program after heart surgery? May 12, 2020

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Michael Crawford, MS, Manager of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Cleveland Clinic and certified exercise physiologist talks about how to get back to activity after heart surgery – starting with what you can do in the hospital moving to home, cardiac rehabilitation - and back to the activities you enjoy . He answers common questions patients often ask the cardiac rehab team.

COVID-19 and Heart Care Update May 05, 2020

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The Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute is resuming patient care services. As we move forward it is so important that patients and caregivers understand that their health and safety remains our top priority. We are seeing patients in our outpatient clinics, performing procedures and providing virtual visits based on patient need and preference. Dr. Lars Svensson, Chairman of the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute provides an update regarding COVID-19 patient safety and care.

Heart Failure and COVID-19 Apr 28, 2020

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Patients with heart failure have many questions about COVID-19 including their risk for getting COVID, damage to the heart from COVID, information in the news about heart failure medications, concerns about going to the doctor during this time, red flag symptoms, and how patients with heart failure can stay healthy during this time. Dr. Jerry Estep, Section Head of Heart Failure and Transplantation answers these questions and provides sound advice for heart failure patients during the coronavirus pandemic.

If you have stable angina, should you have a procedure to open your arteries? Apr 21, 2020

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A new study called, ISCHEMIA (International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness With Medical and Invasive Approaches) looked at medical management vs. invasive treatment (angioplasty or bypass surgery) in patients with stable angina. The study hoped to answer the questions: Does invasive treatment prevent heart attack or other bad endpoints? And does it reduce symptoms? Dr. Stephen Ellis, Interventional Cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic explains the results and what they mean for you if you have stable angina vs. frequent symptoms from coronary artery disease.