The Tell-Tale Heart: The Pharmacist's Cardiovascular Digest

28: Unpacking the 2025 ACC/AHA Pulmonary Embolism Guidelines With a Thrombosis Pharmacist

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more about the HI-PEITHO trial here.You can reach the guest on this episode here:Allison Burnett, PharmD, PhC, CACP, on LinkedIn

27: Addressing Gaps in Secondary Stroke Prevention With Factor XIa Inhibition

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more about the OCEANIC-STROKE trial here.

26: Pharmacist-Led Strategies Offer Solutions to Ongoing Hypertension Control Failures

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this Heart Month solo episode of the Tell-Tale Heart podcast, host Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP, examine...

26: Pharmacists’ Evolving Role in Electrophysiology Takes Center Stage Ahead of ACC 2026

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

You can reach the guests on this episode here: Kristen Campbell, PharmD

25: How the POLY-HF Trial Shows Pharmacists' Key Role in Heart Failure Care

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more about the POLY-HF trial here.You can reach the guests on this episode here:Nick Miller, PharmD, on LinkedInNick Miller can be reached at n...

24: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: What Pharmacists Need to Know in 2026

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for a deep dive into hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with Andrew Williford, PharmD, an assistant professor and cardiology specialist at UC ...

23: Happy New Year from The Tell-Tale Heart!

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year from The Tell-Tale Heart! We'll be back in 2 weeks with a new episode. In the meantime, check out the recent episode of Drugstore Dial...

22: From Diagnosis to Transplant: A Heart Failure Patient’s Journey and the Pharmacists’ Impact Along the Way

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, host Craig Beavers sits down with Marc Baines, cofounder and executive director of the HeartLife Foundation, to explore heart failure...

21: Breaking Down Celebrate and POLY-HF: Two Paths to Better Cardiac Care

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this solo episode, Craig Beavers breaks down new data from the CELEBRATE STEMI trial and the POLY-HF polypill study. He highlights what these findi...

20: Inside AHA’s Late-Breaking Lipid Trials: The Rise of Oral PCSK9 Inhibition

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Craig Beavers spoke with Joe Sassine, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CLS, about several key trials presented at the American Heart Association 2...

19: Jazzed Up for American Heart Association 2025 in New Orleans

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Studies discussed in today's episode: POLY-HF Trial CELEBRATE Trial VESALIUS-CV Trial

18: The Adipokine Hypothesis and Inflammation: Explaining Pathogenesis and Guiding Treatment

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The articles discussed in this episode: The Adipokine Hypothesis of Heart Failure With a Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Novel Framework to Explain Pa...

17: New Frontiers in Hypertension Care: Insights from the KARDIA-3 and Bax Hypertension Trials

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

KARDIA-3 Study KARDIA 3 Study Design KARDIA 2 Study BaxHTN Study Shelby Tungate Lopez, PharmD, CPP, BCACP, MPA is a clinical pharmacist practitione...

16: Deconstructing Meta-Analyses From ESC 2025

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pooled Analysis From VICTOR and VICTORIA Trials β Blocker After Myocardial Infarction Meta Analysis

15: ESC 2025 Highlights: Insights on ALONE-AF and AQUATIC Trials

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Craig Beavers sits down with Lorenz van der Linden, a Belgian pharmacist, to dive deep into 2 groundbreaking trials from the European Society of ...

14: Sifting Through Discordant Data From ESC 2025

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Following the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2025, experts sat down again with host Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS (AQ-c...

13: From Guidelines to Action: Pharmacy’s Role in Hypertension Management

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, host Craig Beavers sits down with Gary Owen, clinical pharmacist and manager of Population Health Pharmacy Services at Vanderbilt Uni...

12: A New Joint Scientific Statement and What to Watch for at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2025

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Craig Beavers tackles the upcoming European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2025, taking place August 29 through September 1, 202...

11: A Roundtable Discussion of Upcoming Hot Line Trials at ESC Congress 2025

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Kaitlin Hile, PharmD, BCCP; Robert Page, PharmD, MSPH, BCPS (AQ-cards), BCGP, FAHA, FHFSA, FCCP, FASHP; and Robert DiDomenico, PharmD...

10: COBRRA Trial Results Raise Questions About VTE Management

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host Craig Beavers sat down with Tara Lech, PharmD, CACP, director of anticoagulation services at Beth Israel Lahey Health, to discuss rece...

9: An Overview of Intravenous Iron in Heart Failure and the FAIR-HF2 Trial

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Craig Beavers sits down with Kazuhiko Kido, PharmD, a clinical associate professor at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, to discuss...

8: Concierge Pharmacy's Role in Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Health Care

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, CACP, chats with Shannon Finks, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCCP, AHSCP-CHC, president and director of pha...

7: New Programs Aim to Improve Implementation of Cardiovascular Interventions

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ralph Riello, PharmD, BCPS, a board-certified clinical pharmacy specialist at the Yale University School of Medicine, discusses challenges in implemen...

6: Pharmacist Involvement in Clinical Research and the FINEARTS-HF Trial

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Craig Beavers speaks with Orly Vardeny, PharmD, MS, a professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota. Vardeny discusses her own career path...

5: Pharmacists Can Be At the Forefront of Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Management

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Craig Beavers spoke with Lavinia Salama, PharmD, clinical assistant professor at the University of Wyoming, about cardio-kidney-metabolic syndrom...

4: The RIVAWAR Trial and ACS Guidelines for LV Thrombus

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Craig Beavers spoke with Arthur Allen, PharmD, for the latest updates from the RIVAWAR trial of rivaroxaban and a discussion of the newest Acute ...

3: Updates to Acute Coronary Syndrome Guidelines

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, expert Steven Dunn, PharmD, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, discusses the 2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acu...

2: Everything You Need to Know from the American College of Cardiology 2025 Scientific Session

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode discussed multiple studies. See the list below for links to articles and relevant content:  REVERSE-IT trial data:  https://www.phar...

1: Introducing the Tell-Tale Heart Podcast

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas