Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) Sep 10, 2019

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Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute and Dr. Leslie Cho, Section Head Preventive Cardiology & Rehabilitation talk about Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD): What is it; Who is at risk; Incidence; Diagnostic Testing; and Treatment.

Cholesterol Update: LDL and Lp (a) Sep 03, 2019

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Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Dr. Leslie Cho, Section Head Preventive Cardiology & Rehabilitation about LDL cholesterol and statin intolerance. They discuss the full range of options available and what is in the future for LDL management. Then, Dr. Nissen describes the latest Lipoprotein a (also called Lp (a)) – what it is, why it’s important and a new research trial addressing this new frontier in lipid management.

Dialysis Access Aug 27, 2019

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Dr. Lee Kirksey, Vascular Surgeon and Vice Chairman of Vascular Surgery talk with Dr. David Hardy, Department of Vascular Surgery and Dr. Tushar Vachharajany, Nephrology and Hypertension about the challenges patients face when they need dialysis vascular access. Topics include where what patients need to know when they need dialysis, where to go if you need dialysis access, what happens when you come to a vascular surgeon, diagnostic tests that help determine the best vascular access for the patient, home hemodialysis, complications of vascular access and what to do when complications occur or limited options are available.

Best Protein Sources for Heart Health Aug 20, 2019

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In light of a recent study that showed no benefit of choosing white meat poultry over red meat for improving LDL cholesterol, Preventive Cardiology dietitian, Julia Zumpano RD, LD discusses best protein sources for heart health. Julia talks about the Mediterranean diet, plant sources of protein and how to use these sources for a flavorful, heart healthy diet.

Endocarditis – What you should know Aug 13, 2019

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Dr. Gosta Pettersson, cardiac surgeon and director of the Endocarditis Center talks to infectious disease specialist Dr. Nabin Shrestha and cardiologist Dr. Paul Cremer about endocarditis (SBE). Topics include who is at risk for endocarditis, what patients should know to prevent SBE, symptoms of endocarditis and what you should do if you have symptoms

Opioid Crisis: Jerome Adams, M.D., MPH, Surgeon General of the United States Aug 06, 2019

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Jerome Adams, M.D., MPH, Surgeon General of the United States and Cleveland City Council Member Blaine Griffin joined five leading Cleveland Clinic physicians to discuss the opioid epidemic during the Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute Grand Rounds

Cardiomyopathy: latest news on genetics and treatments Jul 30, 2019

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Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Wilson Tang, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Clinical Genomics; Research Director, and staff cardiologist in the Section of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Medicine – about cardiomyopathy. How to care for yourself if you have dilated cardiomyopathy; What is your outlook? What should you know about genetics? What should you know if you have other types of cardiomyopathy such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or amyloidosis?

Repairing structures of the heart without surgery Jul 23, 2019

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Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy about procedures used to treat structures of the heart without heart surgery. Dr. Krishnaswamy describes catheter based procedures, such as MitraClip for leaky mitral valve, paravalvular leak repair for those who have a leak around a valve replaced surgically and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Treatment of 100% Blocked Coronary Arteries Jul 16, 2019

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Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute discusses the latest techniques in treatment of total coronary total occlusion (CTO) with Dr. Jaikirshan (Jay) Khatri, specialist in CTO care. Dr. Khatri reviews patient selection – who would benefit most from treating 100% blocked coronary arteries; success rates; who should not have one of these procedures; and the benefits and risks of treating a totally blocked coronary artery.

Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease: What you need to know Jul 09, 2019

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Dr. Lars Svensson, Chairman of the Heart and Vascular Institute sits down with Dr. Doug Johnston, Surgical Director of the Aortic Valve Center to discuss considerations in the treatment of patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease, including symptoms of bicuspid aortic valve disease, regurgitation and stenosis; when should you see a surgeon?; approaches for patients who have bicuspid aortic valve disease alone, or if they have an aortic aneurysm along with a bicuspid aortic valve; minimally invasive options; and what you should know if you have a bicuspid aortic valve - a patient-centered approach.