Beatwise The Podcast

Welcome back to Beatwise The Podcast! In this episode, I sit down with Nikola Srnic, a medical student from Alberta, Canada, currently pursuing a PhD at Oxford. Together, we explore a fascinating question: does your heart really care about the fat you eat?  We dive into the science behind dietary fats - good vs. bad fats -and how they impact your heart and liver health. Nikola shares ground-b...

Welcome back to Beatwise The Podcast! In this episode, I, your host, Sarah Birkhoelzer, sit down with the inspiring Dr. Sarah Kraus, Senior Clinical Researcher and Doctor of Medicine at the University of Capetown.   In this episode, we make sense of heart failure, breaking it down in a way that’s easy to understand.  We also dive into the World Heart Federation’s roadmap for tacklin...

Welcome back to Beatwise The Podcast! In this episode, I, your host, Sarah Birkhoelzer, sit down with Professor Chris Kramer, the Vice President of the American College of Cardiology and a renowned Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Virginia.  Together, we explore the complexities of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) , which affects the heart muscle and can lead to seri...

Welcome back to the Beatwise The Podcast! In this episode, I, your host Sarah Birkhoelzer, engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Professor Mike Valentine, the past president of the American College of Cardiology. We delve into the critical issues facing cardiology today, with a particular focus on the current crisis in access to care and the invaluable contributions of the older workforc...

Welcome to Beatwise The Podcast, your home for all things related to your heart and heart health! The aim of this podcast is to make medical research not just accessible, but genuinely understandable for everyone. I'm Dr. Sarah Birkhoelzer, but you can call me Sarah the Heart Doc. I'm thrilled to be your host and the founder of Beatwise The Podcast.   With this podcast, I aim to bridge the ga...