Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Ted Feldman, MD

Recently physicians have learned that a common heart defect called patent foramen ovale or PFO found in 25% of the population could be linked to migraine headaches. In this segment host Dr. Mark Hill discusses the cause and presentation of PFO with Dr. Ted Feldman. Dr. Feldman discusses how pateint outcomes in PFO closure have led physicians to believe that migraines may also be linked to PFO.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Ted Feldman, MD

In this segment, host Mark Nolan Hill continues his dicussion about percutaneous aortic valve replacement as an alternative less invasive, less risky procedure to help a patient requiring valve replacement than the traditional gold standard surgery, aortic valve replacement.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Ted Feldman, MD

Each year more than 200,000 patients do not receive surgical valve replacement due to excessive risk factors, refusal of surgery and comorbidities. Percutaneous aortic valve replacement, a less invasive option, could provide the life saving alternative treatment your patient needs. Join host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill's interview with Dr. Ted Feldman to learn more about why percutaneous aortic valve replacement is the preferred method of valve replacement in high risk patients.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Richard King

In his book “My Maggie,” Chicago sports anchor Rich King writes a powerful, complex, and memorable love story about his childhood sweetheart and wife of 32 years. Diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of four, Maggie wore cumbersome hearing aids and felt the humiliation of being "different." Slowly, an insidious disease later diagnosed as Usher Syndrome robbed her of vision. But she soldiered on, having fought three different cancers, changed careers in the middle of her life and fought to realize her dreams. Maggie King confronted this progressive disease with courage and dignity throughout her career in nursing and later as a strong advocate for the disabled.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Richard King

In his book “My Maggie,” Chicago sports anchor Rich King writes a powerful, complex, and memorable love story about his childhood sweetheart and wife of 32 years. Diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of four, Maggie wore cumbersome hearing aids and felt the humiliation of being "different." Slowly, an insidious disease later diagnosed as Usher Syndrome robbed her of vision. But she soldiered on, having fought three different cancers, changed careers in the middle of her life and fought to realize her dreams. Maggie King confronted this progressive disease with courage and dignity throughout her career in nursing and later as a strong advocate for the disabled.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Scott Gottlieb, MD

How much did regular use of Vioxx for long periods of time increase the risk of heart attack? What is the risk of suicide with the SSRI’s in select patient populations? The answers can only come through a robust system for monitoring post-marketing drug safety. Yet the new regulations being considered by the FDA and Congress may not be a prescription for improved safety.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Cam Patterson, MD

Guest: Rick Stouffer, MD

In a special segment on Heart Health, Dr Cam Patterson is interviewed by Dr Shira Johnson. Dr Patterson discusses his latest research in the genetics of cardiovascular disease.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Cam Patterson, MD

Guest: Rick Stouffer, MD

In a special segment on Heart Health, Dr. Shira Johnson interviews Dr. Rick Stouffer and Dr. Cam Patterson, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, to discuss improvements made in the care of acute MI at their premier cardiology research center.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH

Guest: JoAnne Foody, MD

Heart disease remains the number one killer of women in this country. Dr. JoAnne Foody, a Preventive Cardiologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston will discuss preventive strategies such as a lifestyle program and the use of aspirin and lipid lowering to reduce cardiovascular risk in women.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH

Guest: JoAnne Foody, MD

There is an alarming trend of increasing mortality due to heart disease in younger women. Dr. JoAnne Foody, a Preventive Cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston will discuss the reasons why we may not be winning this war on heart disease and provide strategies to identify high risk women.