Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast
Episodes
Are Americans Heart Smart? You may be surprised! Part 1
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Once a year, in celebration of American Heart Month, Cleveland Clinic conducts a survey as part of the “Love your Heart” consumer education campa...
Diabetes and the Heart
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many people do not know that diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease. Dennis Bruemmer, MD a preventive cardiologist, endocrinologist and Dir...
What’s new in heart research?
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
People often ask what’s the latest heart research? Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Famil...
Do you have Diabetes? What can you do in the New Year for a healthy heart?
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Bruemmer, MD a preventive cardiologist, endocrinologist and Director of Cardiac of the Cardio Metabolic Center in the Section of Preventive Car...
Weight Goals for 2020
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Bruemmer, MD a preventive cardiologist, endocrinologist and Director of Cardiac of the Cardio Metabolic Center in the Section of Preventive Car...
When should you take your blood pressure medication?
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Laffin, MD, is a preventive cardiologist and Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Section of Preventive Cardiology, who specializes ...
"Healthy" Cocktails
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for the holidays, Dr. Marc Gillinov, Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, author of Heart 411: The Only Hea...
5 Tips for a Heart Healthy Holiday
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Laffin, MD, preventive cardiologist and Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Section of Preventive Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic pr...
How 3D Printing is Helping Heart Care
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Dr. Serg Harb, about 3D Printing ...
Healthcare Disparity – A physician and patient perspective
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Lee Kirksey, Vascular Surgeon and Vice Chairman of Vascular Surgery is joined by Dr. Umesh Khot, Section Head, Regional Cardiology and Director of...
Bariatric (Metabolic) Surgery and Cardiovascular Health
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute discusses the benefi...
Your drug has been recalled – what do you do?
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Dr. Jerry...
Resistant Hypertension and Cardiac Rehabilitation
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Laffin, MD, Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and cardiologist in the Section of Preventive Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic talks about t...
Natural ways to lower blood pressure
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Laffin, MD, Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and cardiologist in the Section of Preventive Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic tells us abou...
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute and Dr. Leslie Cho, Section Head Preventive...
Cholesterol Update: LDL and Lp (a)
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Dr. Leslie Cho, Section Head Prev...
Best Protein Sources for Heart Health
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In light of a recent study that showed no benefit of choosing white meat poultry over red meat for improving LDL cholesterol, Preventive Cardiology di...
Opioid Crisis: Jerome Adams, M.D., MPH, Surgeon General of the United States
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jerome Adams, M.D., MPH, Surgeon General of the United States and Cleveland City Council Member Blaine Griffin joined five leading Cleveland Clinic ph...
Cardiomyopathy: latest news on genetics and treatments
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Wilson Tang, MD, Director of Clev...
Repairing structures of the heart without surgery
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Dr. Amar ...
Valve Disease: When are you ready for surgery?
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Nissen, MD, Chairman of the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic talks with Marc Gillinov, MD, ...
Pulmonary Hypertension – what you should know
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Miriam Jacob discusses pulmonary hypertension with cardiac surgeon Dr. Michael Tong and pulmonologist Dr. Gustavo Heresi. Topics covered include ...
Should Your Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Be Closed?
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, FACC, Interventional Cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic explains what a PFO is; what a closure device looks like, describes f...
What makes a recipe heart healthy?
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Patton, Med, RD, CCSD, LD, Preventive Cardiology nutrition expert goes over what should be included in heart healthy recipes, how to decrease but...
PARTNER 3: What you should know about low risk TAVR
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Lars Svensson, Chairman of the Heart and Vascular Institute, and Dr. Samir Kapadia, Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, have be...
Cardiac MRI: What you should know if your doctor orders a cardiac MRI
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Deborah Kwon Director of MRI in the Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic answers common questions about cardiac MRI: W...
Tafamidis treatment of transthyretin mediated amyloidosis (TTR) approved by FDA
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mazen Hanna, MD, Co-Director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Amyloidosis Center talks about the FDA’s recent approval of the drug Tafamidis for the trea...
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH): What Patients Should Know
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nicholas Smedira leads a panel of experts in the discussion of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) . Cardiac surgeon Dr. Michae...
Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Preventing Strokes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Oussama Wazni, MD, Section Head, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, and electrophysiologist Walid Saliba, MD, discuss atrial fibrillation stroke pr...
Echocardiography – What you need to know
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Grimm, DO, Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory, and Helga Lombardo, RDCS, FASE Supervisor, Echocardiography Lab, answer many of the co...
Lung Cancer Awareness
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a Lung Cancer Awareness webchat , thoracic surgeon Usman Ahmad MD leads a discussion with pulmonologist Dr. Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH and radiation...
Q&A with Dr. Nissen and Dr. Mansour – Ask the Heart Doctor
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After an “Ask your heart doctor” webchat Steven Nissen, MD, Chairman of the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at C...
Achalasia - Part 1
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this three-part program, achalasia experts thoracic surgeon Dr. Siva Raja and gastroenterologist Dr. Scott Gabbard answer all the questions commonl...
Achalasia - Part 3
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this three-part program, achalasia experts thoracic surgeon Dr. Siva Raja and gastroenterologist Dr. Scott Gabbard answer all the questions commonl...
Achalasia - Part 2
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this three-part program, achalasia experts thoracic surgeon Dr. Siva Raja and gastroenterologist Dr. Scott Gabbard answer all the questions commonl...
Valve Disease and Treatments
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 di...
Atrial Fibrillation with Dr. Wazni and Dr. Saliba
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After an atrial fibrillation webchat, Dr. Wazni and Dr. Saliba, from the Atrial Fibrillation Center discuss the major themes from the chat: goals of ...
What you should know about Statin Intolerance
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Leslie Cho, Section Head, Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation and Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Center answers questions about statin ...
Healthy Weight equals Healthy Heart
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Nissen talks with Kate Patton, Med, RD, CSSD, LD, from our Preventive Cardiology Clinic about our recent survey showing that while most Am...
Characteristics and Long Term Outcomes in Adults with Marfan Syndrome and Ascending Aorta Surgery
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Lars Svensson, Chairman of the Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart and Vascular Institute discusses a recently published paper with Dr. Milind Desai, M...
Valve Disease: What you should know
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Heart Failure Awareness
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Heart Failure Awareness Week, Steven Nissen, MD, Chairman of the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Clev...
You have heart failure: what does this mean?
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Nissen, MD talks with Jerry Estep, MD, Section Head, Heart Failure and Transplantation and Edward Soltesz, MD, Surgical Director of the Kaufman...
Q&A with Dr. Hazen about Coronary Artery Disease Prevention
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a webchat on cardiovascular disease risk factors, Dr. Stanley Hazen discusses common questions about primary and secondary prevention of coronar...
Art of picking the right diagnostic imaging for the right patient
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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; r...
Q&A with Dr. Raja and Dr. Gabbard: Achalasia & Swallowing Disorders
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a webchat on Achalasia and Swallowing Disorders, thoracic surgeon Dr. Siva Raja and gastroenterologist Dr. Scott Gabbard review common concerns ...
Q&A with Dr. Klein: Pericarditis - Diagnosis & Treatment
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a webchat on Pericarditis, with Dr. Allan Klein, Director of the Cleveland Clinic Pericardial Disease Center reviewed common questions that pati...
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
26 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Nissen talks with experts: cardiologist Milind Desai, MD and cardiovascular surgeon, Nicholas Smedira, MD about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy...
What every patient should know about cardiac rehabilitation
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Erik Van Iterson, Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Cleveland Clinic what patients should know about cardiac rehabilitation: Who can benefit? ...
Q&A with Dr. Mountis and Dr. Soltesz: Heart Failure Treatments
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After a webchat on heart failure treatments, Dr. Maria Mountis, heart failure cardiologist and Dr. Edward Soltesz, Surgical Director of the Kaufman ...
Pericarditis
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Nissen discusses pericardial disease with Dr. Allan Klein, Director of the Cleveland Clinic Pericardial Disease Center – including differ...
Aorta Disease: Aneurysm and Dissection
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Nissen talks to cardiologist Dr. Sagar Kalahasti, Director of the Marfan & Connective Tissue Clinic and surgeon Dr. Eric Roselli, Direc...
High Blood Pressure: What You Need to Know About Medications
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Luke Laffin, staff cardiologist in Preventive Cardiology and Clinical Specialist in Hypertension at Cleveland Clinic answers questions that patien...
Hot Topics in Heart Surgery: Robots and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cleveland Clinic heart surgeon Per Wierup, MD, PhD, explains how robots are used in heart surgery, what types of surgery robots can assist with and ho...