Jul 2024
380. Case Report: Tearing Up My Heart – A Case of Papillary Muscle Rupture – University of Rochester
CardioNerds co-founder Dan Ambinder joins Dr. Lefan He, Dr. Sina Salehi Omran, and Dr. Neil Gupta from the University of Rochester Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program for a day sailing on Lake Ontario. Expert commentary is provided by Dr. Jeffrey Bruckel, and CV Fellowship ... Show More
47m 57s
Dec 2024
405. Case Report: Like Mother, Like Son? Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Infantile Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Lead to a Unifying Diagnosis – Mayo Clinic Arizona
CardioNerds (Dr. Dan Ambinder and guest host, Dr. Pooja Prasad) join Dr. Donny Mattia from Phoenix Children’s pediatric cardiology fellowship, Dr. Sri Nayak from the Mayo Clinic – Arizona adult cardiology fellowship, and Dr. Harrison VanDolah from the University of Arizona Colleg ... Show More
31m 47s
Sep 2025
426. Case Report: A Ruptured Saccular Aortic Aneurysm into the Right Ventricle – University of Tennessee, Nashville
CardioNerds join Dr. Neel Patel, Dr. Victoria Odeleye, and Dr. Jay Ramsay from the University of Tennessee, Nashville, for a deep dive into cardiovascular medicine in the vibrant city of Nashville. They discuss the following case: A 57-year-old male with a history of prior cardia ... Show More
36m 9s
Apr 2025
415. Case Report: Unraveling MINOCA: Role of Cardiac MRI and Functional Testing in Diagnosing Coronary Vasospasm – The Christ Hospital
CardioNerds (Drs. Daniel Ambinder and Eunice Dugan) are joined by Namrita Ashokprabhu, incoming medical student, along with Drs. Yulith Roca Alvarez and Mehmet Yildiz from The Christ Hospital. Expert insights provided by Dr. Odayme Quesada. Audio editing by CardioNerds intern Chr ... Show More
42m 33s
Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle. This muscle is the middle layer of the heart, formally called the myocardium, hence the name myocarditis (the -itis suffix indicates inflammation). Inflammation of the myocardium can be caused by a variety of etiologies, from infection to drugs. If severe enough, inflammation can lead to necrosis and cardi ... Show More
<p><strong>Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal, MD</strong><br /> <strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <p>What factors are considered in a COVID-19 infection?</p> <ul> <li>The viral load: Understood as the impact of SARS-CoV-2 viral particles infecting host cell tissue itself (utiliz ... Show More
