Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast

Dr. Lee Kirksey, Vascular Surgeon and Vice Chairman of Vascular Surgery talks with staff vascular surgeons Dr. David Hardy and Dr. Francis Caputo about mesenteric ischemia, also called intestinal ischemic syndrome. This condition is caused by decreased blood flow to the blood vessels in the bowel. Drs. Kirksey, Hardy and Caputo talk about symptoms, diagnostic testing, and treatment options. In addition, the challenges of treatment strategies in this patient population, long term management and follow up.

Erik Van Iterson, PhD, MS, Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Cleveland Clinic talks about digital fitness trackers. • What are the benefits of fitness trackers?• What are the limitations?

Do you want to learn more about how what you eat affects your risk for heart and vascular disease? Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular talks with Dr. Stan Hazen, Co-Section Head, Preventive Cardiology and researcher about gut bacteria and how it relates to cardiovascular disease. Dr. Hazen answers questions about what is TMAO and how it is related to diet and risk of heart and vascular disease. What type of gut bacteria is most often related to heart disease? What type of research is going on to treat gut bacteria and cardiovascular risk? And – why is the Mediterranean effective in preventing heart disease?

Amar Krishnaswamy MD, Section Head, Interventional Cardiology talks about the MitraClip, a non-surgical procedure that is used for mitral regurgitation.

Michael Crawford, MS, Manager of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Cleveland Clinic and certified exercise physiologist talks about exercising in the cold weather. He provides tips to exercise in the winter months, when it’s too cold to exercise, and what you can do when the weather prevents outside exercise.

Once a year, in celebration of American Heart Month, Cleveland Clinic conducts a survey as part of the “Love your Heart” consumer education campaign. This year’s survey focused on American’s knowledge of heart risk factors. Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute sits down with Dr. Luke Laffin, a preventive cardiologist, Section of Preventive Cardiology to go over the results. They discuss what they expected and what surprised them about the results. Part 2 of a 2 part series.

In honor of Valve Disease Awareness Day , valve specialists Dr. Paul Cremer and Dr. Christine Jellis answer questions from our listeners including types of valve disease, how it is diagnosed, when you are ready for treatment, options for surgery and how approach is decided, and what to expect during recovery. Due to the abundance of questions, look for Part 2 next month which will cover your questions about percutaneous options for mitral and aortic valve disease.

Dr. Leslie Cho,Director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Center and Co-Section Head, Preventive Cardiology talks about heart disease, the number one killer in women. She discusses symptoms of heart disease in women, the best diagnostic tests for women, and how women can prevent heart disease.

Once a year, in celebration of American Heart Month, Cleveland Clinic conducts a survey as part of the “Love your Heart” consumer education campaign. This year’s survey focused on American’s knowledge of heart risk factors. Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute sits down with Dr. Luke Laffin, a preventive cardiologist, Section of Preventive Cardiology to go over the results. They discuss what they expected and what surprised them about the results. Part 1 of a 2 part series

Many people do not know that diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease. Dennis Bruemmer, MD a preventive cardiologist, endocrinologist and Director of Cardiac of the Cardio Metabolic Center in the Section of Preventive Cardiology, talks about diabetes and heart disease.