CardioPractice Cardio Talk

With Dimitri Richter, Euroclinic of Athens, Athens - Greece and Ricardo Asteggiano, Laboratorio Analisi Ricerca Clinica, Turin - Italy. In this podcast, Dimitri Richter joins Ricardo Asteggiano to discuss if e-cigarettes are safe.   REFERENCES:  Kang D, Choi KH, Kim H, Park H, Heo J, Park TK, Lee JM, Cho J, Yang JH, Hahn JY, Choi SH, Gwon HC, Song YB. Prognosis after switching to electronic cigare...

With Thomas Luscher, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London - UK and Marc Ferrini, CH Saint Joseph and Saint Luc, Lyon - France. In this podcast, Thomas Luscher joins Marc Ferrini to discuss if we can still drink coffee.   References :  European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).   https://epic.iarc.fr/ National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (N...

With Mirvat Alasnag, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah - Saudi Arabia and Thomas Kümler, Steno Diabetes Center, Copenhagen, Herlev - Denmark In this podcast, Mirvat Alasnag joins Thomas Kumler to discuss TAVI in women.   References:   1. Tchetche D, Pibarot P, Bax JJ, Bonaros N, Windecker S, Dumonteil N, Nietlispach F, Messika-Zeitoun D, Pocock SJ, Berthoumieu P, Swaans MJ, Timmers L, Rudolp...

With Tiziana Claudia Aranzulla, Mauriziano Umberto Hospital, Turin - Italy and Ricardo Asteggiano, Laboratorio Analisi Ricerca Clinica, Turin - Italy. In this podcast, Tiziana Aranzulla joins Ricardo Asteggiano to discuss the management of women's heart health.   REFERENCES: Greenwood BN, Carnahan S, Huang L. Patient-physician gender concordance and increased mortality among female heart attack pa...

With Eva Gerdts, University of Bergen, Bergen - Norway and Marc Ferrini, CH Saint Joseph and Saint Luc, Lyon - France.   In this podcast, Eva Gerdts joins Marc Ferrini to discuss menopause and cardiovascular risk.   REFERENCES: Swan study :  El Khoudary SR, Greendale G, Crawford SL, Avis NE, Brooks MM, Thurston RC, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Waetjen LE, Matthews K. The menopause transition and women's...

With Alex Horby Christensen, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen - Denmark and Thomas Kumler, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital and Steno Diabetes Center, Herlev - Denmark. In this podcast, Alex Horby Christensen joins Thomas Kumler to discuss the challenges of the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 2026.

With William John McKenna, University College London, London -  UK and Marc Ferrini, CH Saint Joseph and Saint Luc, Lyon - France.   In this podcast, William John McKenna joins Marc Ferrini to discuss how to implement a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 2026.

With Victoria Delgado, Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, Barcelona - Spain and Stefano Nistri, CMSR Veneto Medica, Altavilla Vicentina - Italy.   In this podcast, Victoria Delgado joins Stefano Nistri to discuss the management of heart failure in patients with aortic stenosis.

With Konstantinos Toutouzas, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens - Greece and Stefano Nistri, CMSR Veneto Medica, Altavilla Vicentina - Italy. In this podcast, Konstantinos Toutouzas joins Stefano Nistri to discuss the assessment of asymptomatic patients with aortic valve stenosis.

With Cecilia Linde, President-Elect of the ESC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm - Sweden and Marc Ferrini, Editor-in-Chief CardioPractice, CH Saint Joseph and Saint Luc, Lyon - France. In this podcast, Cecilia Linde joins Marc Ferrini to discuss general cardiology and cardiometabolic diseases. 

With Marta Farrero, Task Force Coordinator of the "2025 ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on mental health and cardiovascular disease", Heart Failure and Transplant Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona - Spain and Ruxandra Christodorescu, CardioPractice Board member, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Timisoara - Romania. In this podcast, Marta Farrero joins Ruxandra Christo...

With Hector Bueno, Task Force Co-Chairperson of the "2025 ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on mental health and cardiovascular disease", National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid - Spain and Ruxandra Christodorescu, CardioPractice Board member, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Timisoara - Romania. In this podcast, Hector Bueno joins Ruxandra Christodorescu to disc...

With Neil Stone, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, and Vascular Center of Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA, and Luigina Guasti, ESC Chair of the ESC Council of CardioPractice, University of Insubria, Varese - Italy. Volume dedicated to Scott Grundy, a pioneer in lipidology.   In this podcast, Neil J. Stone joins Luigi...

With Konstantinos Koskinas, Chair of new ESC Lipid Guidelines, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern - Switzerland and Dimitrios Richter, Editorial Board CardioPractice, Euroclinic of Athens, Athens - Greece.  In this podcast, Konstantinos Koskinas joins Dimitrios Richter to discuss the updated 2025 ESC Lipid Guidelines - novelties of the new Guidelines.   REFERENCE: Mach F, et al. 2025 Focu...

With Rosa Maria Bruno, INSERM U970 Team 3, Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre – PARCC & Pharmacology & Hypertension Unit, Hôpital Européen Georges, Pompidou – APHP, Paris - France, and Marc Ferrini, CH Saint Joseph and Saint Luc, Lyon - France. In this podcast, Rosa Maria Bruno joins Marc Ferrini to discuss when and how to screen for secondary hypertension.

With Isabella Sudano, Department of cardiology, University Hospital Zurich (USZ), Zurich - Switzerland and Ruxandra Christodorescu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Timisoara - Romania. In this podcast, Isabella Sudano joins Ruxandra Christodorescu to discuss working towards patient-centred care in hypertension.

With Carlos Aguiar, Hospital Santa Cruz, Lisbon - Portugal, Luigina Guasti, University of Insubria, Varese - Italy, and Riccardo Asteggiano, LARC (Laboratorio Analisi Ricerca Clinica), Turin - Italy. In this podcast, Carlos Aguiar joins Luigina Guasti and Riccardo Asteggiano to discuss the visions of general cardiology today and tomorrow.

With Simone Moglio, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin - Italy, Riccardo Asteggiano, LARC (Laboratorio Analisi Ricerca Clinica), Turin - Italy.   In this podcast, Simone Moglio joins Riccardo Asteggiano to discuss sleep apnoea in people with ortolayrngeal problems.

With Morten Kjobek Lamberts, Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Institute for Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen - Denmark and  Thomas Kumler, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev - Denmark.    In this podcast, Morten Lamberts joins Thomas Kumler to discuss what cardiologists should know about sleep apnoea.

With Emil Wolsk, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, Herlev - Denmark and Thomas Kümler, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev and University of Copenhagen, Institute for Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen - Denmark. In this podcast, Emil Wolsk joins Thomas Kümler to discuss dyspnoea of unknown cause.

With Wolfram Doehner, Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité -  Universitätsmedizin Berlin, German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Berlin, and Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Germany, and Thomas Kümler, He...

With Davide Forno, Maria Vittoria Hospital Turin - Italy and Riccardo Asteggiano, LARC (Laboratorio Analisi Ricerca Clinica), Turin - Italy. In this podcast, Davide Forno joins Riccardo Asteggiano to discuss patent foramen ovale.

With Mario Bocchiardo, Santa Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure (SV) - Italy and Riccardo Asteggiano, LARC (Laboratorio Analisi Ricerca Clinica), Turin - Italy. In this podcast, Mario Bocchiardo joins Ricardo Asteggiano to discuss atrial fibrillation screening in patients with cryptogenic stroke.

With Roberto Pedretti, University of Milan Bicocca, Milan - Italy, and Luigina Guasti, University of Insubria, Varese - Italy and Chair of the ESC Council of CardioPractice. In this podcast, Roberto Pedretti joins Luigina Guasti to discuss cardiovascular risk factors in older adults.

With Thomas Kümler, Complications Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital and University of Copenhagen, Institute for Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen - Denmark and Professor Marco Proietti, Department of Internal and Geriatric Medicine, University of Milan, Milan - Italy. In this podcast, Marco Proietti joins Thomas Kümler to discuss stroke in older ad...