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A Big Heart is a podcast about living with heart disease. When Mike Papale was 17 years old he was seemingly healthy and being recruited to play basketball in college. On August 24, 2006, while working at a basketball camp, Mike slumped over and went into sudden cardiac arrest. There was no AED on site and doctors have said his chances of survival were one in a million. He was later diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). Mike is currently the President & CEO of In A Heartbeat, a n ...
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The Heart Podcast is your go-to source for the latest insights and developments in cardiovascular medicine. Each episode features in-depth interviews with renowned authors and leading experts in the field, delving into the latest advances in cardiovascular research and treatments. Heart - heart.bmj.com - is a renowned international journal from the BMJ Group and the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) dedicated to publishing research and reviews on cardiovascular disease. Stay ahead in your ...
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr John Sapp from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. They discuss his review paper all about ventricular tachycardia in terms of drug and device therapies, plus advances in VT ablation. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get …
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Evolution of coronary stents: innovations, antithrombotic strategies and future directions
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr William Parker from Sheffield in the UK. They discuss how PCI has changed over the last 40 years, covering balloons, stents, drugs and the future. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to r…
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Planetary health meets cardiology: A call to action
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Frances Varian from the University of Sheffield, UK. They discuss her insights as a cardiologist and geography graduate working in the NHS with respect to the environmental impact of climate change on our health. Dr Varian is leading the British Cardio…
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Predicting cardiovascular events from routine mammograms using machine learning
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Professor James Rudd is joined by Dr Jennifer Barraclough from Sydney, Australia. They discuss her paper, which describes how a deep learning model can predict the risk of future cardiovascular events using mammogram images, along with age, and how this approach compares with existing metho…
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Predicting 1-year futility of TAVI procedures using machine learning
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Mehdi Eskandari from King's College Hospital, London. They discuss his paper that attempts to use machine learning to identify patients in whom a TAVI procedure is likely to be unsuccessful, using simple, readily available variables. If you enjoy the s…
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Top 10 statistical errors in submitted papers...and how to avoid them
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Wearable device technology and the future of patient assessment
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Professor James Rudd is joined by Dr Paul Morris and Dr Gareth Williams from the University of Sheffield. They discuss what wearable devices are, the technology that powers them, and how they will impact the future of patient care in cardiology. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a posi…
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Change in body weight, cardiovascular disease and mortality
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Carl Lavie from New Orleans, USA. They discuss his editorial on a paper by Zhang and colleagues, which examined associations between changes in body weight, future cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. They also discuss the state of play with …
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Strategies to increase female participation in cardiovascular clinical trials
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Vijay Kunadian from the University of Newcastle and Sarah Brown, a patient with heart disease, who are both co-authors on a consensus statement. They discuss the state of research participation among females in each area of cardiovascular diseas…
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Current and Future Applications of Photon-Counting Computer Tomography in Cardiovascular Medicine
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Prof. Filippo Cademartiri from Naples, Italy. They discuss all aspects of this emerging CT technology that promises lower radiation imaging, with higher resolution and excellent in-stent imaging, but at a significant cost in terms of hardware. If you enjo…
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Mechanical circulatory support for patients with infarct-related cardiogenic shock: a state-of-the-art review
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Prof. Jacob Eifer Moller from Odense, Denmark. They discuss his review paper on mechanical circulatory support and some of the supporting guidelines and papers in this area. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your po…
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Can we use cardiac MRI alone to exclude ischaemic cardiomyopathy in patients with heart failure?
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Louis-Marie Desroche from Reunion Island. They discuss his study that concluded - "Relying solely on CMR could lead to missed diagnoses and undertreatment. CMR should be integrated with other diagnostic tools to optimise care in this population". If yo…
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Salvatore Brugaletta from Barcelona, Spain. They discuss the role of inflammation in atherosclerosis, how to detect it using imaging and biomarkers, and promising drugs in the pipeline to reduce inflammation levels. If you enjoy the show, please leave …
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Pericardial complications after heart surgery
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Tyler Pitre from Toronto, Canada and Dr Alireza Malektojari from Bandar Abbas, Iran. They discuss their review paper about the prevention of pericardial complications after heart surgery. This was a network analysis study with some important conclusion…
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Adverse events in pregnancy and future cardiovascular risk
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Garima Sharma from Inova Fairfax, Virginia, US. They discuss adverse pregnancy outcomes and how they can increase subsequent cardiovascular risk - and importantly how we can lower this risk. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wher…
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How the brain impacts the heart: lessons from ischaemic stroke and other neurological disorders
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Jan Scheitz from Charité University Hospital in Berlin. They discuss how neurological events such as stroke can lead to cardiovascular events and what we can do about it. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your po…
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Philippe Charron from Paris, France. They discuss his review on genetic disorders in cardiology. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to publishe…
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Jill Pell from the University of Glasgow. They discuss her team's paper on walking speed and the risk of future arrhythmia. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people…
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Age of menopause, healthy lifestyle and cardiovascular disease in women: a prospective cohort study
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Sarah Zaman from the University of Sydney. They discuss the interactions between age of menopause, healthy lifestyle and subsequent cardiovascular disease. If you enjoy the show, please help us and leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcas…
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Heart failure diagnosis - why earlier is better
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Professor James Rudd is joined by Dr Ify Mordi from the University of Dundee. They discuss his publication concerning the outcomes of those diagnosed with heart failure in the community compared to those in the hospital. If you enjoy the show, please help us out by leaving us a podcast revi…
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Rapid access chest pain clinics - what's the evidence?
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Andrew Black from Tasmania, Australia. They discuss his paper that systematically reviewed the evidence for RACP clinics. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.…
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Changes in TAVI and SAVR rates and outcomes - a focus on sociodemographic variation
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Anvesha Singh from the University of Leicester. They discuss her paper on trends in SAVR and TAVI for aortic stenosis over the last two decades and whether outcomes have changed across various sociodemographic groups. If you enjoy the show, please leav…
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Stress echo and long-term prognosis in patients with chest pain
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Attila Kardos from Milton Keynes University Hospital, UK. They discuss his paper on the prognostic potential of stress echocardiography. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to…
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Cardiology training in the UK - a JBS position statement
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Fielder Camm from Oxford. They discuss the current state of cardiology post-graduate training in the UK and why it needs reforming. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us! Link to…
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Blood pressure management in type 2 diabetes: a review of recent evidence
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Kazem Rahimi from the University of Oxford. They discuss the evidence base for treating high blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpf…
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Women and cardiovascular disease - what needs to change to improve matters?
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Vijay Kunadian from Newcastle, UK. They discuss a consensus document about advancing access to cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment among women with cardiovascular disease. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you g…
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AI-powered ECGs – what’s hiding in plain sight?
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Rohan Khera from Yale, USA. They discuss the idea of image derived AI insights from ECGs and more widely AI in cardiovascular practice. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us! Lin…
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Cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic kidney disease
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Mark Sarnak from Tufts University in Boston. They discuss all aspects of cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease patients including how to mitigate the risk and future therapeutic areas. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at …
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Aspirin: latest evidence and developments
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Mark R Nelson from Tasmania, Australia. They discuss the history of aspirin's medicinal uses, current indications and where it might be useful in the future. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast -…
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Management of bicuspid aortic disease in the TAVI era
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by cardiac surgeon Professor Marjan Jahangiri from St George's Hospital, London. They discuss how to manage this condition and how and why TAVI might be used. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/hear…
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Prof. Paul Morris and Dr. Hazel Hayley from Sheffield, UK. They discuss the use of angiography-derived FFR and the results of their VIRTU-4 study pf that technology. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/po…
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Health, burnout and well-being of UK cardiology trainees
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Oliver Brown, a cardiology trainee from Leeds, UK. They discuss the sobering results of the survey of UK cardiology trainees concerning their health and well-being, and what we can all do to try and improve matters. If you enjoy the show, please leave …
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Diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Miguel Camafort from Barcelona. They discuss his approach to the diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherev…
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Pre-conception counselling in women with heart disease - we need to do better
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Maggie Simpson from Glasgow. They discuss her study about the rate of pre-conception counselling in women with heart disease. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or …
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What are the predictors of Fabry’s disease progression despite enzyme therapy?
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Niccolo Maurizi from Lausanne, Switzerland. They discuss his recent paper in Heart on a Swiss Fabry's regsitry. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever yo…
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Prognosis after chest pain and an ED visit - a troponin story
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Love Cyon from Stockholm, Sweden. They discuss his paper exploring the prognostic value of troponin levels in chest pain patients in the ED. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id…
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Should we report incidental aortic calcification on chest CT imaging?
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Marc Dweck from The University of Edinburgh. They discuss a study in Heart that tested the predictive power of thoracic aortic calcium calcium for predicting future vascular events. Relevant reading: Thoracic versus coronary calcification for at…
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Polypill for cardiovascular disease prevention
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Milad Nazarzadeh from the University of Oxford. They discuss I study from Iran that used the polypill for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-pod…
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Prof Abdulla Damluji from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, US. They discuss all aspects of sarcopenia and aortic valve disease. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?…
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Stroke protection in TAVI - what does the evidence say?
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Piter Vriesendorp and Dr Sam Heuts from Maastricht in The Netherlands. They discuss their paper examining the effect of cerebral protection devices in TAVI procedures. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/…
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Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease: who and why to test and how to intervene?
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Ali Vazir from The Royal Brompton Hospital in London. They discuss all aspects of sleep-disordered breathing and why it's important to be aware of this condition. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/po…
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Prof Finn Akerstrom from Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. They discuss his observational study on AF ablation and mortality. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to pu…
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Grace Dibben from the University of Glasgow. They discuss the evidence for exercise training in heart failure patients. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or whe…
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Automated external defibrillator location and socioeconomic deprivation in Great Britain
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Tom Burgoine and Dr Chris Wilkinson from the Universities of York and Cambridge. They discuss the distribution of AEDs in relation to deprivation and how things could be improved. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itune…
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Cardiogeriatrics - what it is and why you should know about it
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Akshay Gaur and Dr David Warriner from Doncaster, Sheffield and Leeds hospitals, UK. They discuss the concept of caring for elderly patients with heart conditions and the helpful role of a cardio geriatrician. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a p…
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Using smartwatches to measure VO2 max - is it helpful in ACHD patients?
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Tomio Tran from Seattle. They discuss his paper about how well smartwatches measure peak oxygen consumption compared to CPET in ACHD subjects. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/…
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Antithrombotic therapy after heart valve intervention: a review of mechanisms, evidence and current guidance
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Norman Briffa, a cardiac surgeon from Sheffield, UK. They discuss his review paper about anti-thrombotic strategies after valve intervention, both transcatheter and surgical. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.…
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Dinesh Kalra from Louisville, Kentucky. They discuss all aspects of ASCVD risk prediction using examples of three different scoring systems in use around the world. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/…
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An interview with the new Editor in Chief of Heart
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd meets Professor Kazem Rahimi, the new editor-in-chief of Heart, from Oxford, UK. They discuss his career in clinical cardiology and cardiovascular research and his vision for the future of Heart. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes…
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Rate control in AF - which agent works best?
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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd is joined by Dr Michiel Rienstra and Dr Tim Koldenhof from Groningen in The Netherlands. They discuss a secondary analysis of the AFFIRM study, comparing beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers for paroxysmal AF ventricular rate control. If you enjoy the show, pleas…
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