Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast

In light of a recent study that showed no benefit of choosing white meat poultry over red meat for improving LDL cholesterol, Preventive Cardiology dietitian, Julia Zumpano RD, LD discusses best protein sources for heart health. Julia talks about the Mediterranean diet, plant sources of protein and how to use these sources for a flavorful, heart healthy diet.

Dr. Gosta Pettersson, cardiac surgeon and director of the Endocarditis Center talks to infectious disease specialist Dr. Nabin Shrestha and cardiologist Dr. Paul Cremer about endocarditis (SBE). Topics include who is at risk for endocarditis, what patients should know to prevent SBE, symptoms of endocarditis and what you should do if you have symptoms

Jerome Adams, M.D., MPH, Surgeon General of the United States and Cleveland City Council Member Blaine Griffin joined five leading Cleveland Clinic physicians to discuss the opioid epidemic during the Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute Grand Rounds

Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Wilson Tang, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Clinical Genomics; Research Director, and staff cardiologist in the Section of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Medicine – about cardiomyopathy. How to care for yourself if you have dilated cardiomyopathy; What is your outlook? What should you know about genetics? What should you know if you have other types of cardiomyopathy such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or amyloidosis?

Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy about procedures used to treat structures of the heart without heart surgery. Dr. Krishnaswamy describes catheter based procedures, such as MitraClip for leaky mitral valve, paravalvular leak repair for those who have a leak around a valve replaced surgically and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute discusses the latest techniques in treatment of total coronary total occlusion (CTO) with Dr. Jaikirshan (Jay) Khatri, specialist in CTO care. Dr. Khatri reviews patient selection – who would benefit most from treating 100% blocked coronary arteries; success rates; who should not have one of these procedures; and the benefits and risks of treating a totally blocked coronary artery.

Steven Nissen, MD, Chairman of the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic talks with Marc Gillinov, MD, Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Brian Griffin, MD, Section Head Cardiovascular Imaging to about when a patient should consider surgery or treatment for valve disease, who should consider catheter based valve treatment.

Dr. Miriam Jacob discusses pulmonary hypertension with cardiac surgeon Dr. Michael Tong and pulmonologist Dr. Gustavo Heresi. Topics covered include what is pulmonary hypertension and when should you consider this as a diagnosis, diagnostic testing, how treatment is decided, types of treatment such as medical anagement, lifestyle changes, surgery for those who have chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and when lung transplant is considered. The pulmonary hypertension team approach at Cleveland Clinic is described as well as how the team works with your local doctors to provide the best care possible – the goal is the right diagnosis – the right treatment – and knowing when to escalate therapy when needed.

Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, FACC, Interventional Cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic explains what a PFO is; what a closure device looks like, describes factors that play a role in deciding if an adult patient should have a PFO closure, and considerations when deciding whether PFO closure is right for you.

Kate Patton, Med, RD, CCSD, LD, Preventive Cardiology nutrition expert goes over what should be included in heart healthy recipes, how to decrease butter and fat in baked goods, best oils to use in cooking, heart healthy spreads, dressings and dips, limiting sugar, and substitutes for pasta. Kate also talks about sodium alternatives for those who need to limit sodium in their diet. If you are concerned about being able to follow a heart healthy diet or facing hurdles when it comes to altering favorite recipes, Kate offers many practical tips and ideas.