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 Christiana Dangas. This episode explores how cardiac MRI and coronary function test ... Show More
Nov 7
434. Heart Failure: Advanced Therapies Evaluation with Dr. Michelle Kittleson
CardioNerds kicks off its advanced therapies series with Chair of the CardioNerds Heart Failure Council, Dr. Jenna Skowronski, co-chair of the series, Dr. Shazli Khan, and Episode FIT lead, Dr. Jason Feinman. In this first episode, they discuss the process of advanced therapies e ... Show More
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Nov 5
433. The Evolution and Future of Cardio-Obstetrics with Dr. Afshan Hameed, Dr. Doreen DeFaria Yeh, Dr. Garima Sharma, and Dr. Rina Mauricio
In this second episode of a collaborative series with the AHA Women in Cardiology (WIC) Committee, CardioNerds (Dr. Gurleen Kaur and Dr. Anna Radhakrishnan) are joined by four leading experts in Cardio-Obstetrics to explore this rapidly evolving field. Dr. Rina Mauricio (Director ... Show More
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Sep 12
Sep 12 2025 This Week in Cardiology
More from ESC including: Valvular HD guidelines, a new drug class for HTN, myosin inhibition in HCM, vericiguat, and digoxin are the topic discussed by John Mandrola, MD. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit ... Show More
31m 5s
Jul 2024
Jul 12 2024 This Week in Cardiology
<p>Venous closure devices, GLP1-s linked to blindness and cancer, resisting the urge to do an ECG, and transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) for secondary mitral regurgitation are the topics discussed this week.</p> <p><em>This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals ... Show More
29m 3s
Jan 2025
Review of the Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction Study Group trial
N Engl J Med 1993;328:673-679Background: Previous trials established that thrombolysis improves mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction, as seen in the GISSI-1 and ISIS-2 trials. However, thrombolysis has limitations, including an increased risk of bleeding and the ... Show More
12m 26s
Aug 25
Cognitive Risk in CHD and Cardiology Practice Meets Lifestyle Realities | JACC This Week
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
8m 43s
Sep 8
Reframing Cardiovascular Care | JACC This Week
In this episode, Dr. Harlan Krumholz introduces the September 16, 2025 issue of JACC, which features studies that challenge conventional clinical thinking, including a detailed ECMO physiology study showing that higher ECMO flow does not uniformly raise pulmonary capillary wedge ... Show More
13m 24s
Sep 15
AI, Polygenic Risk Scores, and Antithrombotic Therapy | JACC This Week
In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Harlan Krumholz explores the evolving landscape of cardiovascular medicine, beginning with a call for responsible stewardship of artificial intelligence. Highlights include a major registry study on percutaneous aspiration for right-sided endocard ... Show More
9m 54s
Sep 2024
Balloon Angioplasty for Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis
<p>A new trial assessed whether balloon angioplasty plus aggressive medical management was superior to aggressive medical management alone for patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. Author Zhongrong Miao, MD, PhD, from Beijing Tiantan Hospital, discusses ... Show More
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