The Weekly Huddle

Cardiac pre-operative risk stratification is one of the most common topics being asked, and one that confuses most. We discuss this topic in this 59th session and try to address few common situations.

In this 58th session, I am joined by my fellow cardiologists, internists, endocrinologists, nutritionists, and bariatric surgeon to discuss how to manage the metabolic syndrome.

We discussed the management of hypertriglyceridemia in our 9th Huddle session and revisiting the same topic now after almost a year. HyperTG is one of the most commonly requested topic to be discussed and in this 57th session, we obliged.

In this 56th session we try to address common patient questions surrounding living with CIED (pacemakers, ICD etc.). We discuss lifestyle modifications related to CIED; also cautions that healthcare providers should be aware of.

In this 55th session, we discuss nutritional interventions in heart failure. I am joined by fellow cardiologists, nutrition experts, general physicians among others.

I am joined by cardiologists, internists, gynaecologists, cardiovascular surgeons in this discussion on valve replacement in young females of reproductive age. A very critical question we attempt to address is the choice of mechanical valve vs bioprosthetic valve.

This is a continuation of where we left off in session 53

This is our first-year anniversary edition. We discuss the new-age learning in the contemporary era. How should a modern doctor continue to educate himself/herself? The discussion went on way past our one hour mark, and we had to take a break and continue it in the 53rd session as well.

In the 51th session, we discuss the role of anticoagulation in COVID infection.

In this 50th session, we discuss the classic conundrum of diuretics vs no diuretics in patients with heart failure and renal dysfunction.