Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

What is involved in state of the art coronary artery bypass surgery? Dr. Faisal Bakaeen, Director of the Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Center talks about the long history of bypass surgery at Cleveland Clinic and goals for CABG surgery such as our multi-arterial strategy [including the thoracic artery, bilateral thoracic artery and use of other arteries] and the importance of surgical technique a...

Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Amit Goyal discuss COVID-19 and Early Insights into Cardiovascular Issues.

Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Amit Goyal discuss digital health and the care of the cardiovascular patient.

The Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute celebrates the 2000th transplant. Cleveland Clinic began innovative work on heart transplants in 1968, with the official beginning of the program in 1984. On average, Cleveland Clinic performs 50-60 transplants per year, including between five to eight pediatric transplants per year.

Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Amit Goyal discuss Return to Play and Sports Cardiology.

Broken Heart Syndrome, also called Stress Cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is a condition where patients have symptoms of a heart attack, however there is no blockage. Dr. Nissen and Dr. Kalra discuss how patients present in the emergency department, diagnostic findings, treatment, recent research findings in the time of COVID-19 and what practitioners should know about this interesting...

Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Amit Goyal discuss respiratory ECMO therapy and management.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) in the majority of cases causes restriction of blood flow in the outflow tract of the heart caused by systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the mitral valve. Dr. Steve Nissen talks with cardiologist Dr. Milind Desai and surgeon Dr. Nick Smedira, Directors of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, about current treatment options, such as medications and surgical thera...

Dr. Eric Roselli discusses COVID-19: Early Insights into Cardiovascular Issues.

Level of baseline cardiopulmonary fitness strongly correlates with outcomes of atrial fibrillation ablation. Those that are more fit are more likely to maintain long term sinus rhythm, come off antiarrhythmic medications and have improved mortality. This study reinforces the impact that cardiovascular risk factors such as weight, blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea - and now cardiovascular fitne...

Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Amit Goyal discuss diets and heart health, cardiovascular disease prevention.

Dr. Jay Khatri, Director of the Complex Coronary Interventions presents the definition and presentation of CTO, barriers to initiating PCI in CTO, indications for therapy and advanced skills to implement CTO PCI safely and successfully. Dr. Khatri reviews the algorithm used at Cleveland Clinic to determine CTO management.

Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Amit Goyal discuss Management of COVID-19 Related Myocarditis.

Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Amit Goyal discuss Thrombotic Complications and Hypercoagulability Associated with COVID-19 Infection.

What happens when an athlete has COVID-19? How does it impact the cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary fitness of the athlete? Dr. Michael Emery and Dr. Tamanna Singh, Co-Directors of the Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiology Center, discuss the effects of COVID-19 and recommendations for return to sports. Dr. Singh and Dr. Emery highlight the expert analysis paper published by the American College of...

Dr. Anter talks about his experience working with Dr. Mark Josephson, a pioneer in the field of electrophysiology. He describes the challenges of ventricular tachycardia ablation, particularly in the setting of heart failure, current research addressing these challenges, and his vision for ventricular tachycardia care in the future.

New primary prevention guidelines for women addresses both risk factors unique to women, such as autoimmune disorders and pregnancy related factors, as well as differences in traditional risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia. The new guidelines also covers topics that have been debated over the years such as hormone replacement therapy and aspirin.

Point – Counterpoint: A lively debate covers the pros and cons involved with endoscopic vs surgical resection, followed by a summary and discussion including recent advances and research on the topic.

Point – Counterpoint: A lively debate covers the pros and cons involved with endoscopic vs surgical resection, followed by a summary and discussion including recent advances and research on the topic.

The Convergent Procedure is a combination of minimally invasive surgical treatment with catheter ablation to provide the best results for patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. The recent CONVERGE trial results are discussed, followed by the highlights and considerations regarding management of patients with advanced atrial fibrillation.

Lead extraction requires the knowledge of three key factors that contribute to the success of this procedure. Number one is lead preparation, understanding the lead properties; second is controlled sheath advancement prior to counter traction; and last, prepare for rescue. This talk was presented at the Cleveland Clinic’s 2019 Gobal EP Summit. We look forward to Global EP Summit 2020 in September.

A case presentation of a 63 yo male with history of myocardial infarction provides the setting for this talk on scar related ventricular tachycardia. Discussion includes the mechanism behind this arrhythmia, the role of ICD along with ablation, timing of VT ablation, and innovative strategies in both imaging and ablation to improve outcomes. This talk was presented at the Cleveland Clinic’s 2019 G...

Atrial fibrillation is a progressive disease that changes over time. It requires different goals of therapy, ablation strategies, and timing of ablation for the best outcomes. This talk was presented at the Cleveland Clinic’s 2019 Gobal EP Summit. We look forward to Global EP Summit 2020 in September. Speaker: Ayman Hussein, MD, staff cardiologist, Electrophysiology & Pacing

Dr. Venu Menon, Section Head of Clinical Cardiology and Director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Cleveland Clinic talks with Dr. Paul Cremer and Dr. Penelope Rampersad about Advances in Cardiac Critical Care. Beginning with a historical look at CCU care, Dr. Menon reflects on the changes in critical care over the years. This is followed by a discussion of what CCU care means today, ho...

Innovations in cardiac pacing, including new strategies and emerging data, presented within the context of an interesting case presentation. Topics covered include pacing induced cardiomyopathy, pace mapping, His bundle vs. RV pacing, selective vs. non-selective HBP, CRT and leadless pacing. This talk was presented at the Cleveland Clinic’s 2019 Gobal EP Summit. We look forward to Global EP Summit...