Heart Matters

Ms. Elizabeth Kay Bolton-Harris, the Chief Advanced Practice Provider in the Division of Cardiology at the Center for Heart Failure at Emory Healthcare, joins Dr. Matthew Sorrentino to discuss the role of nurse practitioners in the management of cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Ms. Patricia M. Davidson, former Dean and Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing discusses the role cardiac nurses play in educating patients with type 2 diabetes about their cardiovascular risk.

Dr. Sandeep R. Das, Professor of Medicine in the Cardiology Division at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas joins Dr. Matthew Sorrentino to discuss implementing the 2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathways on Novel Therapies for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in academic and community settings.

Dr. Ty Gluckman, Medical Director at the Center for Cardiovascular Analytics, Research, and Data Science at Providence St. Joseph Health in Portland, Oregon, gives us a brief overview of his key takeaways from the 2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway.

There’s no denying that healthcare professionals across all specialties went above and beyond the call of duty during the COVID-19 pandemic. And cardiologists were no exception. That’s why Dr. Matthew Sorrentino is calling attention to those cardiologists who were nominated by their peers for ReachMD’s Heroes in Healthcare initiative.

What is the leading cause of death worldwide? Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Salim Virani, who's a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship director at Baylor, to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cardiovascular disease globally.

What is the leading cause of death worldwide? Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Salim Virani, who's a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship director at Baylor, to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cardiovascular disease globally.

A recent study revealed that our heart cells undergo changes in space, but what can that tell us about our heart health on Earth? Dr. Matt Sorrentino dives into the Cardinal Heart Study with Orlando Chirikian, a research scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Dr. Keith Ferdinand, Tulane University's Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology and Professor of Medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine, joins Dr. Alan Brown to discuss cardiovascular healthcare disparities among African Americans and what we can do to improve access to care.

Following a major cardiovascular event, what interventional strategies should we be considering? Dr. Matthew Sorrentino joins Dr. Michael Gibson, a professor of medicine and cardiology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts to discuss antiplatelet and anticoagulation strategies for patients with cardiovascular disease.