Diagnosing and Treating AFib - Pt. 1

KYW Newsradio's Rasa Kaye speaks with Cardiothoracic Surgeon Allen Cheng, MD, Department Chair of Surgery at Deborah Hearth and Lung Center. 

In Part 2 of this Health Report series, KYW Newsradio’s Rasa Kaye continues her conversation with Dr. Geurys Rojas-Marte, Medical Director of Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Programs at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, to further explore why pulmonary hypertension ... Show More

KYW Newsradio’s Rasa Kaye sits down with Dr. Geurys Rojas-Marte, Medical Director of Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Programs at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, to explain why pulmonary hypertension is far more complex than high blood pressure elsewhere in the bo ... Show More

Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy therapy and septal reduction therapy via alcohol septal ablation and surgical myectomy is discussed by interventional cardiologist Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy and surgical perspective from cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Per Wierup. Amit joins Dr. Lau ... Show More

<p>How does a cardiologist treat heart failure? Diastolic and systolic heart failure. Which medications to start, what to choose next and what do the guidelines say about heart failure meds.</p> <p>ARNI - Entresto<br>ACE Inhibitors<br>ARBS<br>Aldosterone Antagonists - Spironolact ... Show More

This episode covers emergency medicine-related recommendations from the American Heart Association's (AHA) clinical guideline on atrial fibrillation: 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation Circulation. 2023 Show notes and reference ... Show More

A new European Society of Cardiology clinical consensus statement deals with cardiovascular disease prevention and management in COVID-19, including cardiac long COVID. The report's lead author, Vassilios Vassiliou, MBBS, PhD, MA, discusses the guidance and key questions that rem ... Show More

In this episode of Medicine Grand Rounders, Dr. Sanjeeb Bhattacharya - Director of the HFpEF clinic and Associate Program Director of the HVTI heart failure fellowship - goes over various clinical presentations of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Moderated by: Yasm ... Show More

Infractus, accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC), embolie pulmonaire... Les maladies cardiovasculaires sont la première cause de mortalité dans le monde. Est-il possible de prévenir ces maladies qui affectent le cœur et les vaisseaux sanguins ? À quel moment doit-on faire un bilan c ... Show More

Dr. Centor discusses transfusion thresholds in persons with myocardial infarction with Drs. Jeffrey Carson and Maria Brooks. 

Jafar has a history of atrial fibrillation and reports occasional fatigue and palpitations. His resting heart rate is 96 bpm and irregular, and he takes a beta-blocker. During a six-minute walk test, he experiences mild shortness of breath but completes the test without difficult ... Show More

In the September 2, 2025 JACC This Week, Editor-in-Chief Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, FACC highlights the issue. Listen here for a summary of our latest content, including new research on cognitive dysfunction in adults with congenital heart disease, a review of calcific aortic va ... Show More