Cardionerds: A Cardiology Podcast

The following question refers to Section 7.3 of the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure .  The question is asked by Palisades Medical Center medicine resident & CardioNerds Intern Dr. Maryam Barkhordarian , answered first by MedStar Washington Hospital Center cardiology hospitalist & CardioNerds Academy Graduate Dr. Luis Calderon , and then by expert faculty  Dr...

The following question refers to Section 7.3.1 of the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure .  The question is asked by Palisades Medical Center medicine resident & CardioNerds Intern Dr. Maryam Barkhordarian , answered first by MedStar Washington Hospital Center cardiology hospitalist & CardioNerds Academy Graduate Dr. Luis Calderon , and then by expert facu...

CardioNerds co-founder Daniel Ambinder joins Cleveland Clinic cardiology fellows, Dr. Essa Hariri , Dr. Anna Scandinaro, and Dr. Beka Bekhdatze , Clinical pharmacist at Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Ashley Kasper, and Dr. Craig Parris from Ohio State University Medical Center for a walk at Edgewater Park in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Andrew Higgins (Crtitical Care Cardiology and Advanced HF / Transplant Cardiol...

Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is routinely utilized in the CICU. Series co-chairs Dr. Eunice Dugan and Dr Karan Desai along with CardioNerds Co-founder Dr. Daniel Ambinder were joined by FIT lead and CardioNerds Ambassador from University of Washington , Dr. Tomio Tran . Our episode expert is world-renowned nephrologist Dr. Joel Topf . Dr. Topf is Medical Director of Research at St. Clair Nephro...

Join  CardioNerds  to learn about patent ducts arteriosus and Eisenmenger syndrome!  Dr. Dan Ambinder  (CardioNerds co-founder), ACHD series co-chair  Dr. Dan Clark ,   Dr. Tony Pastor  (ACHD fellow,  Harvard Medical School ), and Dr. Kate Wilcox , Medicine/Pediatrics Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin join Dr. Candice Silversides (Editor-in-chief #JACCA...

The Cardiorenal Syndrome is commonly encountered, and frequently misunderstood. Join the CardioNerds team as we discuss the complex interplay between the heart and kidneys with Dr. Elliott Miller (Assistant Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine and Associate Medical Director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of Yale New Haven Hospital), and Dr. Nayan Arora (Clinical Assistan...

Dr. Filip Ionescu (hematology-oncology fellow at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL), Dr. Teodora Donisan (cardiology fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and CardioNerds House Thomas chief), Dr. Sarah Waliany (internal medicine chief resident at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA), Dr. Dinu Balanescu (internal medicine chief resident at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI) and Dr. Amit Goy...

CardioNerds Cofounder Dr. Amit Goyal join Dr. Usman Hasnie and Dr. Will Morgan from University of Alabama at Birmingham for a hike up Red Mountain. They discuss the following case: A 75-year-old woman with prior mitral valve ring annuloplasty presented with subacute, intermittent, self-limiting neurologic deficits. Brain MRI revealed multiple subacute embolic events consistent with cardioembolic p...

The following question refers to Section 7.4 of the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure . The question is asked by New York Medical College medical student and CardioNerds Intern  Akiva Rosenzveig , answered first by Cornell cardiology fellow and CardioNerds Ambassador  Dr. Jaya Kanduri , and then by expert faculty Dr. Randall Starling . Dr. Starling is Professor of Med...

The following question refers to Section 7.1 of the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure . The question is asked by New York Medical College medical student and CardioNerds Intern Akiva Rosenzveig , answered first by Cornell cardiology fellow and CardioNerds Ambassador Dr. Jaya Kanduri , and then by expert faculty Dr. Clyde Yancy . Dr. Yancy is Professor of Medicine and...

The following question refers to Section 4.1 of the  2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure . The question is asked by Texas Tech University medical student and CardioNerds Academy Intern  Dr. Adriana Mares , answered first by Baylor University cardiology fellow and CardioNerds FIT Trialist  Dr. Shiva Patlolla , and then by expert faculty  Dr. Eldr...

The following question refers to Section 3.1 of the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure . The question is asked by Texas Tech University medical student and CardioNerds Academy Intern Dr. Adriana Mares , answered first by Rochester General Hospital cardiology fellow and Director of CardioNerds Journal Club Dr. Devesh Rai , and then by expert faculty Dr. Shelley Zieroth...

The following question refers to Section 6.1 of the  2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure . The question is asked by Keck School of Medicine USC medical student & CardioNerds Intern  Hirsh Elhence , answered first by Mount Sinai Hospital cardiology fellow and CardioNerds FIT Trialist  Dr. Jason Feinman , and then by expert faculty  Dr. Mark Drazner . Dr. Drazner is a...

The following question refers to Section 2.1 of the  2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure . The question is asked by Keck School of Medicine USC medical student & CardioNerds Intern  Hirsh Elhence , answered first by Mount Sinai Hospital cardiology fellow and CardioNerds FIT Trialist  Dr. Jason Feinman , and then by expert faculty  Dr. Biykem Bozkurt . Dr. Bozkurt is...

Join CardioNerds ( Dr. Mark Belkin and Dr. Natalie Tapaskar ) as they discuss the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure with Writing Committee Chair Dr. Paul Heidenreich . They discuss how one gets involved with a guideline writing committee, the nuts and bolts of the guideline writing process, pitfalls and utility of the term “GDMT,” background behind inclusion of “Value...

The importance of recognition and diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis is at an all-time high due to its high prevalence and improved therapeutic strategies. Here we discuss what CardioNerds need to know about the manifestations, diagnosis, and management of transthyretin (ATTR) and light chain (AL) cardiac amyloidosis. Join Dr. Dan Ambinder (CardioNerds Cofounder), Dr. Dinu-Valentin Balanescu (Series...

This episode is focused on Palliative Care and Shared Decision-Making in the CICU. In this episode, we learn about how the principles of palliative care and shared decision-making apply to our patients across the spectrum of cardiovascular care, especially in the cardiac intensive care unit. We discuss pivotal trials of specialty palliative care and decision aids in cardiology and how they might i...

Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return refers to anomalies in which one or more (but not all) of the pulmonary veins connects to a location other than the left atrium. This causes left to right shunting which may have hemodynamic and therefore clinical significance, warranting repair in some patients. Join CardioNerds to learn about partial anomalous pulmonary venous return! Dr. Dan Ambinder (C...

It’s another session of CardioNerds Rounds! In these rounds, Dr. Loie Farina (Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellow at Northwestern University ) joins Dr. Jane Wilcox (Chief of the Section of Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery at Northwestern University) to discuss the nuances of HFpEF diagnosis and management. Dr. Wilcox is also the Associate Director of the T1 Center for Cardiovascular...

As the burden of cardiovascular disease increases in the United States, the importance of enhanced screening tools, early risk prediction, and prevention strategies grows. Novel risk scoring methods, including polygenic risk scores (PRS), may help identify patients that benefit from early intervention and risk modification. In this episode, we discuss how a PRS is calculated, how to incorporate a...

In this episode, we discuss the utility of veno-arterial extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) for the temporary management of biventricular failure and cardiogenic shock requiring full cardiopulmonary support. Here, we define the types of ECMO and describe the unique physiology of this mechanical circulatory support platform, as well as review the potential complications and management s...

The CardioNerds Cardiovascular Genomics Series continues! In this episode Dr. Dan Ambinder (CardioNerds Cofounder and Interventional Cardiologist), Dr. Anjali Wagle (FIT Ambassador at Johns Hopkins) and Dr. James Sampognaro (medicine resident at Johns Hopkins Osler Medicine Residency ) learn from Dr. Allison Hays (Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins CMR researche...

Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect, affecting 1 in 100 babies. Amongst these ventricular septal defects are very common with the majority of patients living into adulthood. In this episode we will be reviewing key features of VSDs including embryologic origin, anatomy, physiology, hemodynamic consequences, clinical presentation and management of VSDs. Dr. Tommy Das (CardioNer...

The field of Cardiovascular Genomics has advanced tremendously over the past two decades, having a significant clinical impact and changing the perception of the role and scope of genetic testing in several cardiovascular domains.  To kickstart the Cardiovascular Genomics series, CardioNerds Dr. Sara Coles ( FIT at Duke University ), Dr. Colin Blumenthal (CardioNerds Academy faculty and FIT at UPe...

CardioNerds Cofounder Dr. Amit Goya l is joined by Dr. Douglas Salguero (Internal medicine resident), Dr. Francisco Ujueta (Cardiology fellow), and Dr. Priscilla Wessly (Chief cardiology fellow) from the Columbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami to discuss a rare case of isolated non-compaction cardiomyopathy. Expert commentary is provided by Dr. Christos Mi...