Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast

Erik Van Iterson, PhD, MS, Director of Cardiac Rehabilition at Cleveland Clinic talks about heart rate and exercise. What should it be when you are exercising? How does the doctor determine the best heart rate for you? Can you use a general predicted heart rate calculator if you are heart patient? How long should it take for your heart rate to recover after exercise?

When being treated for atrial fibrillation, being fit is best. Investigators found that those with the best cardiovascular fitness more likely to maintain long term sinus rhythm, come off antiarrhythmic medications and have improved mortality. This study reinforces the impact that cardiovascular risk factors such as weight, blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea - and now cardiovascular fitness has on atrial fibrillation management.

When people have thoracic aorta disease, they often ask can I have a stent instead of open chest surgery? Dr. Eric Roselli, Surgical Director of the Aorta Center talks about new advances in thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection repair using less invasive endovascular stent grafts.

New guidelines highlight the risk factors that increase risk for cardiovascular disease in women – and how best to treat them. Dr. Leslie Cho, Director of the Women’s explains what you need to know about pregnancy related risk factors, auto-immune disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol – as well as – hormone replacement and aspirin therapy.

COVID 19 has made an impact on exercise routines – where you exercise and when you exercise. Dr. Michael Emery and Dr. Tamanna Singh, Co-Directors of the Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiology Center discuss how to exercise safely; benefits of exercise; and symptoms you should be aware of. If you have a COVID infection, they provide tips for when to return to exercise or sports, and how to return safely.

What can you do to lower your blood pressure without taking medications? Blood pressure specialist and preventive cardiologist Luke Laffin, MD, talks about alternative or complementary options that may help lower your blood pressure.

Dr. Steven Nissen talks with Dr. Jaikirshan Khatri about complex coronary interventions. Patients who are not candidates for coronary artery bypass surgery due to other co-existing conditions may still be a candidate for an interventional procedure.

Michael Crawford, MS, Manager of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Cleveland Clinic and certified exercise physiologist answers questions about high intensity interval training (HIIT). Mike provided guidance on who should or should not participate in HIIT, what it involves, and things to keep in mind if you are considering this type of exercise.

Samir Kapadia, MD, Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Amar Krishnaswamy MD, Section Head, Interventional Cardiology talks about what is new in tricuspid valve treatment. They answer questions:What happens with tricuspid valve disease or a leaking tricuspid valve?What are the symptoms of tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR) and what causes it? How is TR diagnosed and when should it be treated? How is TR treated? What are new innovations to treat TR without heart surgery?

Erik Van Iterson, PhD, MS, Director of Cardiac Rehabilition at Cleveland Clinic answers common questions about Cardiac Rehabilitation:• Who should have cardiac rehabilitation?• What is cardiac rehabilitation?• What are the goals? • What type of education is involved? • Does insurance cover cardiac rehabilitation?