Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast

In light of a recent study that showed no benefit of choosing white meat poultry over red meat for improving LDL cholesterol, Preventive Cardiology dietitian, Julia Zumpano RD, LD discusses best protein sources for heart health. Julia talks about the Mediterranean diet, plant sources of protein and how to use these sources for a flavorful, heart healthy diet.

Jerome Adams, M.D., MPH, Surgeon General of the United States and Cleveland City Council Member Blaine Griffin joined five leading Cleveland Clinic physicians to discuss the opioid epidemic during the Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute Grand Rounds

Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Wilson Tang, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Clinical Genomics; Research Director, and staff cardiologist in the Section of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Medicine – about cardiomyopathy. How to care for yourself if you have dilated cardiomyopathy; What is y...

Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy about procedures used to treat structures of the heart without heart surgery. Dr. Krishnaswamy describes catheter based procedures, such as MitraClip for leaky mitral valve, paravalvular leak repair for those who have a leak around a val...

Steven Nissen, MD, Chairman of the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic talks with Marc Gillinov, MD, Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Brian Griffin, MD, Section Head Cardiovascular Imaging to about when a patient should consider surgery or treatment for valve disease, who should consider catheter based valve trea...

Dr. Miriam Jacob discusses pulmonary hypertension with cardiac surgeon Dr. Michael Tong and pulmonologist Dr. Gustavo Heresi. Topics covered include what is pulmonary hypertension and when should you consider this as a diagnosis, diagnostic testing, how treatment is decided, types of treatment such as medical anagement, lifestyle changes, surgery for those who have chronic thromboembolic pulmonary...

Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, FACC, Interventional Cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic explains what a PFO is; what a closure device looks like, describes factors that play a role in deciding if an adult patient should have a PFO closure, and considerations when deciding whether PFO closure is right for you.

Kate Patton, Med, RD, CCSD, LD, Preventive Cardiology nutrition expert goes over what should be included in heart healthy recipes, how to decrease butter and fat in baked goods, best oils to use in cooking, heart healthy spreads, dressings and dips, limiting sugar, and substitutes for pasta. Kate also talks about sodium alternatives for those who need to limit sodium in their diet. If you are conc...

Dr. Lars Svensson, Chairman of the Heart and Vascular Institute, and Dr. Samir Kapadia, Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, have been involved with PARTNER trials over many years. Together, they discuss the history of the PARTNER Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) trials, the results of the low risk PARTNER 3 trial and what it means for patients with aortic stenosis,...

Dr. Deborah Kwon Director of MRI in the Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic answers common questions about cardiac MRI: What is it used for? Is it safe after surgery or if you have a device implanted? What does conditionally safe mean? Is MRI safe after heart valve surgery? How long does an MRI take? What if I am claustrophobic? Who should not have an MRI? And – how do...

Mazen Hanna, MD, Co-Director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Amyloidosis Center talks about the FDA’s recent approval of the drug Tafamidis for the treatment of ATTR Amyloidosis (also known as Amyloid Transthyretin Amyloidosis), the research behind it, what this medication does, and what this means for patients.

Dr. Nicholas Smedira leads a panel of experts in the discussion of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) . Cardiac surgeon Dr. Michael Tong, pulmonologist Dr. Gustavo Heresi, interventional radiologist Dr. Ihab Haddadin, and vascular medicine specialist Dr. John Bartholomew discuss what is CTEPH and how it is different from other types of pulmonary hypertension, risk factors for CT...

Oussama Wazni, MD, Section Head, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, and electrophysiologist Walid Saliba, MD, discuss atrial fibrillation stroke prevention, and the role of left atrial appendage occlusion. Drs. Wazni and Saliba also discuss outcomes noted at Cleveland Clinic, what to do in patients that are unable to take Coumadin due to the risk of bleeding, FDA indications, new technology ava...

Richard Grimm, DO, Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory, and Helga Lombardo, RDCS, FASE Supervisor, Echocardiography Lab, answer many of the common questions patients have about the echocardiogram such as what it is, how to prepare for it, how doctors choose the type of echo to use, how the echo is performed and what the test results show.

After a Lung Cancer Awareness webchat , thoracic surgeon Usman Ahmad MD leads a discussion with pulmonologist Dr. Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH and radiation oncologist Gregory Videtic, MD about lung cancer: the role of smoking in lung cancer; symptoms; early identification; the team approach to planning care; options for treatment; research studies; advances in surgical treatment; and prevention of lung...

After an “Ask your heart doctor” webchat Steven Nissen, MD, Chairman of the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic talks with John Mansour, MD about the common questions during the chat such as management of atrial fibrillation and aortic aneurysms, and when to get a second opinion.

In this three-part program, achalasia experts thoracic surgeon Dr. Siva Raja and gastroenterologist Dr. Scott Gabbard answer all the questions commonly asked by patients with symptoms of achalasia, going through diagnostic testing or being treated for achalasia. Achalasia Part 1 – The Basics: diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, recovery.

In this three-part program, achalasia experts thoracic surgeon Dr. Siva Raja and gastroenterologist Dr. Scott Gabbard answer all the questions commonly asked by patients with symptoms of achalasia, going through diagnostic testing or being treated for achalasia. Achalasia Part 3 – Outcomes: Long Term Treatment, Recurrence, Outcomes.

In this three-part program, achalasia experts thoracic surgeon Dr. Siva Raja and gastroenterologist Dr. Scott Gabbard answer all the questions commonly asked by patients with symptoms of achalasia, going through diagnostic testing or being treated for achalasia. Achalasia Part 2 - Treatment: Procedures, Surgery, Risk for Cancer.

After a webchat on heart valve disease and treatments, Dr. Grant Reed and Dr. Deborah Kwon review common questions such as what tests are needed to diagnose valve disease, how to determine the best treatment , what patients should know about aortic and mitral valve disease - when surgery is needed or when transcatheter valve replacement is an option, and treatment of tricuspid valve disease.

After an atrial fibrillation webchat, Dr. Wazni and Dr. Saliba, from the Atrial Fibrillation Center discuss the major themes from the chat: goals of treatment, differences when you have symptoms vs. no symptoms, factors that come into play when deciding the best treatment, and types of treatments available to patients with atrial fibrillation.

Dr. Leslie Cho, Section Head, Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation and Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Center answers questions about statin intolerance: How do you reduce risk of statin intolerance? What if you need a statin? Can you take herbals instead? What are the risks? How are patients monitored?

Dr. Steven Nissen talks with Kate Patton, Med, RD, CSSD, LD, from our Preventive Cardiology Clinic about our recent survey showing that while most Americans (88 percent) understand that there is a connection between a healthy heart and a healthy weight, most aren’t doing enough – or anything – to combat their own weight issues. Kate and Dr. Nissen talk about suggestions on how to do get started on...

Dr. Lars Svensson, Chairman of the Sydell and Arnold Miller Heart and Vascular Institute discusses a recently published paper with Dr. Milind Desai, Medical Director of the Aorta Center, looking at a series of 491 Marfan Syndrome (MFS) patients who presented for both emergent and/or prophylactic aorta surgery. Dr. Svensson provides a review of the MFS guidelines regarding when to operate. Dr. Desa...

Dr. Paul Cremer, valve expert answers common questions by patients with valve disease: how did I get valve disease? How do I know that I have a valve problem? How should my valve problem be followed and treated? What activities can I do if I have valve disease? When do I need treatment? What are my options?