Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast

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September 05, 2023 Caring for You Before the Hospital: How Doctors and EMS Work Together
September is Aortic Disease Awareness Month. Drs. Milind Desai, Vidyasagar Kalahasti, and Eric Roselli, from the Aorta Center at Cleveland Clinic, speak with Tom Beers, Manager of Emergency Medical Services, about how Cleveland Clinic is working with First Responders to improve how we care for patients with a life-threatening aortic dissection.
8 min
August 29, 2023 New Use for an Old Medication: Colchicine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new use for the medication colchicine. This medication can now be used to decrease the risk of cardiac events in some patients. Dr. Steve Nissen and Dr. Vik Sunder discuss this new development and what it means for patients.
4 min
August 22, 2023 How to Choose? What You Need to Know About Different Types of Heart Valves
One of the first things to consider when a patient is told they need heart valve surgery is the type of valve. Dr. Marc Gillinov, Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, gives an overview of bioprosthetic (tissue) and mechanical valves.
9 min
August 15, 2023 What is Peripheral Artery Disease?
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is the narrowing or blockage of the vessels that carry blood from the heart to the legs. Natalie Salvatore, RN, talks with Dr. Teresa Wu from the Section of Vascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic about PAD and what you need to know.
16 min
August 08, 2023 What is Lipoprotein? Also Referred to as LP Little a or LP(a)
Lipoprotein (a) or LP(a) is a type of LDL or “bad cholesterol”. Dr. Ashish Sarraju explains what LP(a) is and how it relates to other forms of lipoproteins.
19 min
August 01, 2023 "Just Have Hope": Advice from Dr. Eileen Hsich for Patients Needing a Heart Transplant
An organ transplant changes your life forever. Natalie Salvatore, RN, speaks with Dr. Eileen Hsich, Medical Director for the Heart Transplant Program at Cleveland Clinic, about the basics for heart transplantation and her biggest piece of advice for patients and families.
16 min
July 25, 2023 Considering a Robotically Assisted Approach for Heart Surgery? What Should You Ask Your Surgeon?
Robotic heart surgery sounds like a thing of the future. It is important to know that your surgeon is still the one performing the surgery and he or she is using the robot as a tool. As you might imagine, this requires your surgeon to have a specific set of skills. Dr. Marc Gillinov, Chair of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic, answers some common questions about training that surgeons receive and questions you should ask your surgeon if you are considering a robotically assisted approach for heart surgery.
4 min
July 18, 2023 Going Home the Same Day After a Heart Valve Replacement?
In 2006, Cleveland Clinic performed its first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Since then, the number of patients we treat has grown and how we care for this patient population has evolved. Dr. Samir Kapadia, Chairman of Cardiology, and Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy, Head of Interventional Cardiology, discuss how the care for patients having TAVR has changed and the benefit to going home the same day if appropriate.
12 min
July 11, 2023 Is Testosterone Replacement Therapy Safe for Your Heart?
A Cleveland Clinic-led trial looked at the safety of testosterone replacement therapy for patients with documented low levels of testosterone. Dr. Steve Nissen discusses the results that testosterone-replacement therapy did not result in a higher rate of major adverse cardiac events for some patients. Although safe in the patient group studied, researchers still urge caution when considering testosterone therapy.
8 min
July 03, 2023 What is Intermittent Fasting?
Intermittent fasting is a pattern of eating as usual then not eating for a set time period and may have some heart health benefits. Julia Zumpano, registered dietician with the Department of Preventative Cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic, answers "what is intermittent fasting?" and explains why it works for some people.
12 min

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A Cleveland Clinic podcast to help you learn more about heart and vascular disease and conditions affecting your chest. We explore prevention, diagnostic tests, medical and surgical treatments, new…