Heart failure means the heart isn’t pumping as well as it should. Amanda Vest, MBBS, and Edward Soltesz, MD, discuss the types of heart failure, medical and surgical treatment options and Cleveland Clinic’s multidisciplinary approach to heart failure treatment and recovery. Meet the Presenters: Amanda Vest, MBBS, Section Head of Heart Failure and Transpla ... Show More
Jun 9
What to Know About Heart Stents and Coronary Artery Disease
Grant Reed, MD, and Laura Young, MD, explain how coronary artery disease develops, what symptoms to watch for and when stenting is recommended. They walk through what patients can expect before, during and after a minimally invasive stent procedure, along with how newer technolog ... Show More
18m 33s
Jun 2
Understanding Sclerotherapy for Spider Veins
Vascular surgeons Gayan De Silva, MD, and Kathleen Boyle, DO, explain how sclerotherapy is used to treat spider veins for both cosmetic and symptom relief. They discuss who may benefit from treatment, what the procedure is like, expected results over time and common reasons more ... Show More
10m 49s
May 26
Understanding CHIP and Heart Disease
In this episode, Samir Kapadia, MD, and Ohad Oren, MD, explain clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, and how age-related blood cell mutations can raise the risk of heart disease. They discuss what CHIP is, who it affects, how it is discovered, and why it matte ... Show More
18m 50s
Jul 2024
Is It Too Late? When to Consider LVAD as an Option
<p>Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have dramatically shifted the outcomes for patients with advanced heart failure. The question remains, when is the best time for a patient to begin LVAD therapy? Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD, Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Me ... Show More
6m 39s
Oct 2024
397. Guidelines: 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure – Question #36 with Dr. Shelley Zieroth
The following question refers to Sections 2.1 and 4.2 of the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure. The question is asked by CardioNerds Academy Intern Dr. Adriana Mares, answered first by CardioNerds FIT Trialist Dr. Christabel Nyange, and then by exper ... Show More
5m 43s
Feb 2023
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Podcast
In this podcast, Dr Nicholas Jones, GP cardiologist, academic GP and Wellcome Trust Doctoral Research Fellow, discusses heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Left ventricular function in HFpEF is normal, or near normal - that is, 50% or greater - but with sympto ... Show More
16m 57s