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
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Ask the Heart Doctor: Mitral Valve
Cleveland Clinic heart experts explain mitral valve disease: what regurgitation (leakage) and stenosis (narrowing) are, how they’re found with an ultrasound of the heart and when treatment may be needed. Learn why regular follow-up matters, even if you feel fine, and how today’s ... Show More
22m 11s
Apr 14
Pericarditis: Symptoms and Screening
Cardiologists Allan Klein, MD, and Deborah Kwon, MD, explain what pericarditis is and the key symptoms that come with it. They discuss the how the condition is diagnoses and the range of treatments that can help people recover and reduce the risk of recurrence.Get treatment for p ... Show More
15m 15s
Apr 7
Updates in Vascular Surgery Clinical Trials
Vascular surgeons Sean Lyden, MD, and Jon Quatromoni, MD, discuss the clinical trials that are leading to less invasive, more effective treatments for aortic aneurysms, carotid artery disease and peripheral artery disease. They explain how these studies aim to slow disease, reduc ... Show More
13m 22s
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