The Heart of Innovation with Kym McNicholas

What patients say and what doctors hear is often very different. That's often the case with what doctors say and patients hear as well. During this episode, patients share stories about conversations with their doctor that have left them speechless. Hosts Kym McNicholas and Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips are joined by Dr. Kirk Minkus, and Nurse Practitioner Kay Smith who will also s...

Description: If you have been diagnosed with a form of vascular disease such as Heart Disease, plaque build-up that has the potential to restrict blood flow in the coronary arteries or Peripheral Artery Disease, which impacts the leg arteries then it is likely you have plaque build-up in other vessels in the body, especially small vessels including those that feed the prostate. In this episode, ho...

 If you have been diagnosed with a form of vascular disease such as Heart Disease, plaque build-up that has the potential to restrict blood flow in the coronary arteries, or Peripheral Artery Disease, which impacts the leg arteries then it is likely you have plaque build-up in other vessels in the body, even those that feed the prostate. In this episode, hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips...

Description: It might be odd to think that on a show about vascular health, hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips are talking about fibroids, which are noncancerous growths in a woman's uterus. There is a vascular connection. First, studies show that cardiovascular risk factors were slightly more common for women with fibroids than for women without fibroids. Fibroids have been associated wit...

It might be odd to think that on a show about vascular health, hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips are talking about fibroids, which are noncancerous growths in a woman's uterus. But studies show that cardiovascular risk factors were slightly more common for women with fibroids than for women without fibroids. During this episode, Kym and Dr. Phillips talk to Advanced Vascular Centers Inter...

In the summer, your feet are exposed to the elements more often which is especially concerning for those with diabetes, neuropathy, and Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D.), which is poor circulation due to plaque build-up in the arteries. Podiatrist Dr. David Alper joins hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips to talk about how to prevent common foot problems and complications. An important part...

In the summer, your feet are exposed to the elements more often which is especially concerning for those with diabetes, neuropathy, and Peripheral Artery Disease. Podiatrist Dr. David Alper joins hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips about how to prevent common foot problems and complications. Also in this episode,      you don't want to miss our Save My Piggies segment where a patient and he...

Are your arteries on fire? Are there hidden (or obvious) correctable risk factors that are fueling the fire? In most cases specialized blood testing, along with a careful evaluation by a knowledgeable healthcare provider, can uncover multiple addressable areas that can reduce your risk of ongoing artery damage. On this week's The Heart of Innovation, hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips are...

About half of those who suffer a heart attack have normal cholesterol in a basic lipid panel. It's not until advanced bloodwork is performed that they come to find out that while the quantity of LDL particles (bad cholesterol) is ok, the quality is poor. That begins the conversation on this week's show about the critical need for advanced bloodwork for those at-risk of and with vascular diseases s...

Quote of the Day: “You have the power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” ~ Marcus Aurelius Why do my veins seem bigger in the summer? That question leads Emmy Award-winning Journalist Kym McNicholas into an in-depth discussion with co-host Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips, Hill Vascular's Vascular Surgeon Dr. Bradley hill, and world-renowne...

Why do my veins seem bigger in the summer? That question leads Emmy Award-winning Journalist Kym McNicholas into a discussion with co-host Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips, Hill Vascular's Vascular Surgeon Dr. Bradley Hill, and The Whiteley Clinic's Dr. Mark Whitely, world renowned vein expert from London about varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency, and Deep Venous Thrombosis (...

While most vascular events seem to happen in winter versus summer, fun in the sun can impact your vascular health, increasing your morbidity and mortality. So, during episode five of The Heart of Innovation, co-hosts Emmy Award-winning Journalist Kym McNicholas and Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips are joined by Interventional Cardiologist Dr. George Adams, Director of Cardiovascular &...

Heat can increase risk for morbidity and mortality. So, in this week's show over the 4th of July Holiday weekend we are focusing on the factors that increase someone's risk of heat-related illness or death in the summer sun and how to talk to your doctor about mitigating your risk. Co-host Emmy Award-winning Journalist Kym McNicholas, Co-host Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips, and Dr....

Why is it that some doctors are on the cutting-edge with new treatments while others still use the tools and techniques they learned from medical school despite advancements in medicine?  That’s the topic Emmy Award-winning Co-host Kym McNicholas and Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips are tackling in this week’s The Heart of Innovation show. Kym is LIVE from Italy on the heels of CLI-C,...

This week Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips and Emmy Award-winning journalist Kym McNicholas talk about how physicians stay on the cutting-edge of treatment, especially with one of the most debilitating diseases most have never heard of yet impacts 3 in 5 heart attack sufferers and 1 in 5 over age 60, known as peripheral artery disease (P.A.D.) (plaque build-up in the leg arteries). Ky...

C.H.A.T. is an acronym for Carotids, Heart, Abdomen, and Toes. In this show, Hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips, along with guest co-host Nurse Practitioner Kay Smith drive home the importance of urging your doctor to perform a full head-to-toe vascular assessment during each annual exam, especially if you have high-risk factors such as family history, diabetes, autoimmune disease, celiac...

C.H.A.T. is an acronym for Carotids, Heart, Abdomen, and Toes. In this show, Hosts Kym McNicholas and Dr. John Phillips, along with guest co-host Nurse Practitioner Kay Smith drive home the importance of urging your doctor to perform a full head-to-toe vascular assessment during each annual exam, especially if you have high risk factors such as family history, diabetes, autoimmune disease, celiac...

Everyone knows of the condition Cardiovascular Disease, also known as Heart Disease, which is plaque build-up in the arteries around the heart. In the legs, plaque build-up in the arteries is known as Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D.). It can also impact the arms and sometimes the small arteries in the brain. But it's mainly the legs. Three-in-five heart attack sufferers, one-in-five over age 60,...

Everyone knows of the condition Cardiovascular Disease, also known as Heart Disease, which is plaque build-up in the arteries around the heart. In the legs, plaque build-up in the arteries is known as Peripheral Artery Disease (P.A.D.). It can also impact the arms and sometimes the small arteries in the brain. But it's mainly the legs. Three-in-five heart attack sufferers, one-five over age 60, an...

What is The Heart of Innovation? In this first episode, Co-Hosts Emmy Award-winning Journalist/Patient Navigator Kym McNicholas and Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips talk about the catalysts for creating change in healthcare through this radio show/podcast. We specifically address vascular diseases with Heart Disease remaining the #1 killer and the many associated ailments which contri...

What is The Heart of Innovation? This first episode, Co-Hosts Emmy Award-winning Journalist/Patient Navigator Kym McNicholas and Interventional Cardiologist Dr. John Phillips talks about the catalysts for creating change in healthcare through this radio show/podcast. We specifically address vascular diseases with Heart Disease remaining the #1 killer and the many associated ailments contributing t...

Covid 19 has shed light on the incredible inequities when it comes to access to nutritious foods.   Food insecurity is a big factor when it comes to nutritional deficiencies that leave our bodies vulnerable to viruses and chronic illness – whether it’s covid, diabetes, heart disease, or peripheral artery disease. You can’t stay healthy without nutrition and you can’t heal without nutrition. Theref...

A 45-year-old woman recently shared her story with me after finding our patient advocacy nonprofit The Way To My Heart and wishing she had found it sooner because we may have helped her save not just one leg but both. Two months after being diagnosed with Peripheral Artery Disease, a narrowing of mainly the leg arteries due to plaque build-up, her hospital vascular specialist told her that the ves...

Treatment for vascular blockages is getting a much needed innovation makeover. Alucent is first tackling one of the most debilitating diseases – peripheral artery disease, plaque build-up in mainly the legs that narrows blood flow causing excruciating pain. They’re focus is making the well-known ‘stent,' currently used to maintain diseased arteries and veins open, obsolete. The stent is a foreign...

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