Heart Podcast

Heart is an international, peer-reviewed journal that keeps cardiologists up to date with advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Each issue contains original research, accompanying editorials and reviews. * The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Stroke protection in TAVI - what does the evidence say?

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/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/11/757

06-18
22:21

Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease: who and why to test and how to intervene?

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/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/24/1864.info

06-04
24:32

Does AF ablation reduce mortality?

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 published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/3/163

05-21
20:00

Exercise training in heart failure

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 wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/5/373

05-07
19:42

Automated external defibrillator location and socioeconomic deprivation in Great Britain

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://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/3/188

04-23
15:04

Cardiogeriatrics - what it is and why you should know about it

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 podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2024/01/11/heartjnl-2022-322117

04-09
24:44

Using smartwatches to measure VO2 max - is it helpful in ACHD patients?

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/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/5/353 

03-26
16:17

Antithrombotic therapy after heart valve intervention: a review of mechanisms, evidence and current guidance

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.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/2/87.long

03-12
21:03

Predicting the risk of CVD

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/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/11/02/heartjnl-2023-322928

02-27
18:54

An interview with the new Editor in Chief of Heart

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.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/1/1

02-13
20:56

Rate control in AF - which agent works best?

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, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/23/1759.long

01-30
13:23

Optimising PCI using CT imaging

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Carlos Collet from Aalst, Belgium. They discuss how CT imaging can help all aspects of PCI. 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 you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/09/19/heartjnl-2023-322889

01-16
15:39

Hypertension - an overview of the guidelines

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Adrian Brady from Glasgow. They discuss the latest NICE guidelines for hypertension, and how they compare to the American and European guidelines. 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 you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/11/07/heartjnl-2022-322118  

01-02
30:39

Diet and AF - what’s the connection?

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Prof Christopher Wong and Dr Samuel Tu from the University of Adelaide. They discuss a UK Biobank study that aims to decipher the links between diet and the later onset of atrial fibrillation. 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 you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/22/1683

12-19
18:57

How important is the cause of heart failure in determining prognosis?

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Prof Gerhard Poelzl from Innsbruck in Austria. They discuss the importance of determining the aetiology of heart failure for prognosis prediction via his work on mediation analysis of ejection fraction. 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 you get your podcasts - it's really helpful.   Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/09/18/heartjnl-2023-322803

12-05
14:06

Is it safe to resume elite level sport after Covid-19? A discussion with Dr Juliette van Hattum

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Juliette van Hattum from Amsterdam Medical Centre. They discuss her study about follow-up of athletes after Covid-19 infection, the effects on the heart, resuming high-level sport and whether any athletes had to retire as a result of Covid-19 infection. 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 you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper:  https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/09/03/heartjnl-2023-323058

11-21
20:31

Familial hypercholesterolaemia and emerging therapeutics

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Samuel Kim from Cornell Medical Center. They discuss all aspects of FH  including screening, diagnosis and management. 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 you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/19/1486

11-07
24:04

The assessment and management of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation

 In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Jason Andrade from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. They discuss all aspects of asymptomatic and device-detected atrial fibrillation. 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 you get your podcasts - it's really helpful. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/07/28/heartjnl-2023-322428?rss=1

10-24
15:40

Cost-effectiveness of ultra-low-dose quadruple combination therapy for high blood pressure

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Emily Atkins from The George Institute in Sydney, Australia. They discuss the use of low-dose combination medications for treating hypertension. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/07/25/heartjnl-2022-322300 and https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014067362101922X?via%3Dihub

10-10
18:19

Coronary artery calcium: from risk prediction to treatment allocation and clinical trials

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Seamus Whelton from John's Hopkins School of Medicine. They discuss his paper all about calcium scoring applications and future clinical trials. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/05/01/heartjnl-2022-321711

09-26
21:41

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