Heart podcast

Heart podcast

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Heart podcast episodes

  • The troponin controversies
    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Dr. Andrew Chapman from the BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh. They discuss the controversial area of myocardial injury vs. myocardial infarction and delve into unresolved areas in troponin research and clinical application.
    Link to published paper: http://heart.bmj.com/content/103/1/10
    12 min
  • Trends in the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in the UK
    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Dr. Prachi Bhatnagar from Oxford, UK. They discuss the changing incidence, prevalence and admission rates for cardiovascular disease amongst UK residents. They also explore possible reasons for the observed results.
    Link to published paper: http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2016/07/26/heartjnl-2016-309573.full?sid=5fd48f9a-227a-4c6f-b16e-24e6cb059cdd
    14 min
  • State of the art in nuclear cardiology
    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Dr Nik Sabharwal from Oxford Heart Centre, UK. They discuss the very latest developments in nuclear cardiology, including new tracers, updated guidelines and replacing cardiologists with machines!
    19 min
  • Sex differences in prodromal symptoms in acute coronary syndrome
    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Professor Nadia Khan from University of British Columbia in Vancouver. They discuss the incidence of prodromal symptoms before an acute coronary syndrome, the opportunities for medical intervention and how to raise awareness amongst patients and healthcare providers.
    Full text >> http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2016/12/13/heartjnl-2016-309945.abstract
    11 min
  • The electronic health record as a catalyst for quality improvement in patient care
    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Dr Thomas Payne from the University of Seattle, where he is the Chief Medical information Officer with a research interest in electronic Health Records (EHRs). They discuss the state of play of EHRs in the US and beyond, current research and clinical opportunities and a vision of the future.
    Link to published paper: http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2016/08/08/heartjnl-2015-308724.abstract
    14 min
  • An update on Cardiac CT
    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Dr. Michelle Williams from university of Edinburgh. They discuss all aspects of cardiac CT - indications, benefits and technical advances.
    16 min
  • Younger smokers over eight times more likely to have heart attack. Why and what can be done?
    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Dr Ever Grech from South Yorkshire Cardiothoracic Centre, Sheffield, UK. They discuss Dr Grech’s innovative study design, why younger smokers have >8 times the risk of heart attack than older patients and what can be done about this.
    Read the full article and related editorial here:
    http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2016/10/31/heartjnl-2016-309595.full
    http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2016/10/31/heartjnl-2016-310687.full
    10 min
  • Evidence, experts, trustworthy guidelines and WikiRecs
    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Professor Catherine Otto from University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA. They discuss a disruptive new approach to guideline production in cardiology that aims to be agile, responsive and clear about the best approach to a focussed clinical scenario - The Wikirecs approach.
    Both the BMJ paper describing the Wikirecs production process and the Heart Editorial by Catherine Otto are linked below.
    Link to paper (1): http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2016/10/06/heartjnl-2016-310353.extract
    Link to paper (2): http://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/354/bmj.i5130.full.pdf
    15 min
  • Screening for atrial fibrillation - why and how?
    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Dr. Johan Engdahl from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an expert on screening for atrial fibrillation, and wrote a recent editorial on this subject for Heart http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2016/08/26/heartjnl-2016-309993.full?sid=32fe2dc0-839f-4ca4-8ed0-0c7360d674a1.
    They discuss the reasons for AF screening, whom to target and how to do it - including using your smartphone!
    11 min

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