HeartSpeak

HeartSpeak

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HeartSpeak episodes

  • Cardio-Oncology and Breast Cancer: What Patients Need to Know

    Cancer treatment may result in an unintended cardiovascular issue on patients. Cardio-oncology helps minimize disruption in cancer care by managing treatment-related cardiac issues. These may include plaque in the arteries, weakened heart muscle, abnormal heart rhythms, or hypertension. From treatment to survivorship, the focus is on cardiac optimization, monitoring and prevention.

    13 min
  • Cardio-Oncology: Minimizing Disruption to Cancer Care

    Cancer treatment may result in an unintended cardiovascular issue on patients. Cardio-oncology helps minimize disruption in cancer care by managing treatment-related cardiac issues. These may include plaque in the arteries, weakened heart muscle, abnormal heart rhythms, or hypertension. From treatment to survivorship, the focus is on cardiac optimization, monitoring and prevention.

    13 min
  • ¿Lo Han Diagnosticado con Insuficiencia Cardíaca? Busque a un Especialista en Insuficiencia Cardíaca

    Si usted o un ser querido ha recibido un diagnóstico de insuficiencia cardíaca por parte de un proveedor de atención primaria o un cardiólogo, es posible que se esté preguntando cuál debería ser su próximo paso. Puede ser una buena idea considerar buscar opciones de tratamiento de un especialista en insuficiencia cardíaca. Trabajar con un especialista en insuficiencia cardíaca desde el principio del proceso a menudo permite tener más opciones de tratamiento. Escuche a un especialista proporcionar educación e información útiles para un paciente recién diagnosticado.

    20 min
  • Structural Heart Disease: Explaining PFOs

    Learn from an interventional cardiologist with particular training and interest in structural heart disease about the increased risk for strokes and the treatment options available for patients diagnosed with a patent foramen ovale (PFO); commonly known as a "hole in the heart."

    9 min
  • Food: New Trends in Preventive Heart Health

    Dr. Sills has a three-part series on how we approach heart-healthy eating to maintain a heart-healthy lifestyle. The first in the series is titled, New Trends in Preventive Heart Health with Dr. Michael Sills. This second podcast in the series will focus on food, the latest in eating trends, and what is important to consider for heart health, as well as some nutrition insight from a cardiologist’s perspective.

    24 min
  • Cardiac CT: Guiding Treatment Decisions
    Jeffrey Schussler, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Chief Medical Officer and an interventional cardiologist on the medical staff at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital, provides information on cardiac computed tomography (CT) imaging studies to guide physicians when determining treatment decisions. In this podcast, Dr. Schussler discusses the types of studies available, the benefits of these studies and when to refer to an advanced center.
    16 min
  • New Trends in Preventive Heart Health with Dr. Michael Sills
    Dr. Michael Sills provides part one of a series of three podcasts covering topics related to heart disease prevention and living your best heart-healthy lifestyle.  The first in the series, titled New Trends in Preventive Care for Your Heart, provides an overview of cardiac risk factors, defines obesity, and the relationship between inflammation and heart disease risk.  Associated with inflammatory response, Dr. Sills gives insight into diabetes and the impact of the medication classified as SGLT2 inhibitors.  What does cholesterol and your lipid profile have to do with your risk?  These tests and inflammatory markers will be also be reviewed.
    26 min
  • Life After Having a Heart Attack
    If you or a loved one experienced a heart attack and are thinking, "Now what?" listen to this podcast featuring an interventional cardiologist who will address some of the common post-heart attack questions.
    16 min

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Heart and vascular specialists provide general education about cardiovascular diseases; signs and symptoms as well as the latest treatment options.