Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast

Lee Kirksey, MD, and J. Eduardo Corso, MD, explain how smoking and nicotine damage blood vessels and drive conditions like peripheral artery disease, aneurysms, heart attack and stroke. They discuss why quitting smoking can slow disease progression, improve outcomes after vascular treatment and improve long-term health and quality of life.

Schedule an appointment at Cleveland Clinic by calling 844.868.4339.

Get treatment for vascular disease. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/vascular-disease-treatment

Learn more about nicotine dependence. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24482-nicotine-dependence

This episode is an encore presentation of "Managing Aortic Aneurysms," which originally premiered in March 2025.
Francis (Frank) Caputo, MD, and Marijan Koprivanac, MD, explain what aortic aneurysms are, why they develop and how doctors decide when treatment is needed. They discuss monitoring, surgical and endovascular options and how care is tailored to each patient based on risk and overall health.

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Get treatment for aortic aneurysms. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/aortic-disease-treatment

This episode is an encore presentation of "Living Well with Heart Failure: All About LVAD," which originally premiered in February 2025.

A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a mechanical pump that is placed at the bottom of your heart and helps a weak left ventricle pump blood to your aorta and throughout your body. Pavan Bhat, MD, and Michael Tong, MD, discuss its use as a bridge between treatment and a heart transplant, or as a destination therapy that continues to provide improved outcomes.

Get treatment for heart failure. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/heart-failure-treatment

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Cleveland Clinic heart experts explain mitral valve disease: what regurgitation (leakage) and stenosis (narrowing) are, how they’re found with an ultrasound of the heart and when treatment may be needed. Learn why regular follow-up matters, even if you feel fine, and how today’s treatment options - from minimally invasive surgery to catheter-based procedures - can help you get back to living a full, active life.

Learn more about our heart experts:
Cardiothoracic surgeon Marc Gillinov, MD - https://cle.clinic/41AjKQk
Cardiologist Samir Kapadia, MD - https://cle.clinic/4tJiBle
Cardiologist Rhonda Miyasaka, MD - https://cle.clinic/4ckfUiL
Cardiothoracic surgeon Per Wierup, MD, PhD - https://cle.clinic/4tS6FhS
Cardiologist Amar Krishnaswamy, MD - https://cle.clinic/4fbs0Mq

Get treatment for mitral valve disease. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/mitral-and-tricuspid-heart-valve-disease 

Schedule an appointment at Cleveland Clinic by calling 844.868.4339.

Cardiologists Allan Klein, MD, and Deborah Kwon, MD, explain what pericarditis is and the key symptoms that come with it. They discuss the how the condition is diagnosed and the range of treatments that can help people recover and reduce the risk of recurrence.

Get treatment for pericarditis.   https://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/pericardial-disease-treatment

Schedule an appointment at Cleveland Clinic by calling 844.868.4339.

Subscribe to the free Love Your Heart monthly eNewsletter for helpful resources including heart disease prevention and treatment tips, videos, news and research.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/about/news#newsletter-tab

Vascular surgeons Sean Lyden, MD, and Jon Quatromoni, MD, discuss the clinical trials that are leading to less invasive, more effective treatments for aortic aneurysms, carotid artery disease and peripheral artery disease. They explain how these studies aim to slow disease, reduce stroke risk and expand treatment options so patients can live longer, healthier lives.

Get treatment for vascular disease.   https://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/vascular-disease-treatment

Schedule an appointment at Cleveland Clinic by calling 844.868.4339.

Subscribe to the free Love Your Heart monthly enewsletter for helpful resources including heart disease prevention and treatment tips, videos, news and research.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/about/news#newsletter-tab

Lars Svensson, MD, PhD and Milind Desai, MD, MBA explain what aortic valve regurgitation is, why it matters and how it’s diagnosed, even when symptoms are easy to miss. Learn about treatment options, including when valve repair may be possible and how patients and care teams decide on the best long-term plan.

Get treatment for aortic valve disease.   https://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/aortic-valve-treatment

Schedule an appointment at Cleveland Clinic by calling 844.868.4339.

Subscribe to the free Love Your Heart monthly enewsletter for helpful resources including heart disease prevention and treatment tips, videos, news and research. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/about/news#newsletter-tab

Eric Roselli, MD, and Patrick Vargo, MD, explain aortic coarctation, a congenital narrowing of the aorta. Coarctation often requires lifelong monitoring, even after childhood repair. The physicians discuss modern treatment options, warning signs in adults and how today’s surgical and minimally invasive advances can help patients live longer, healthier lives.

Schedule an appointment at Cleveland Clinic by calling 844.868.4339.

Subscribe to the free Love Your Heart monthly enewsletter for helpful resources including heart disease prevention and treatment tips, videos, news and research.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/about/news#newsletter-tab

In part two of this two part series, Cleveland Clinic heart specialists continue their heart health conversation with tips on exercise and managing conditions chronic conditions. They also discuss supplements, medications and seeking a second opinion, helping you make informed decisions about your heart health.

View the full program on YouTube. https://youtu.be/S3ckxsfYvZE?si=pTP20iS7hjL4wzZ8

Meet the panel of experts:
Maria Mountis, DO (moderator) https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/maria-mountis/4267473
Grant Reed, MD https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/grant-reed/4268447
Ashish Sarraju, MD https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/ashish-sarraju/4268466
Tyler Taigen, MD https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/tyler-taigen/4268471

In part one of this two part series, Cleveland Clinic heart specialists  answer your most common questions about staying heart‑healthy at any age. They discuss simple daily habits, ways to lower your risk of heart disease and what steps to take after receiving a heart‑related diagnosis.

Schedule an appointment at Cleveland Clinic by calling 844.868.4339.

View the full program on YouTube. https://youtu.be/S3ckxsfYvZE?si=pTP20iS7hjL4wzZ8

Meet the panel of experts:
Maria Mountis, DO (moderator) https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/maria-mountis/4267473
Grant Reed, MD https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/grant-reed/4268447
Ashish Sarraju, MD https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/ashish-sarraju/4268466
Tyler Taigen, MD https://providers.clevelandclinic.org/provider/tyler-taigen/4268471