Heart Matters

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Salim S. Virani, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC What is the leading cause of death worldwide? Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Salim Virani, who's a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship director at Baylor, to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cardiovascul...

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA Guest: Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA , FASPC, FNLA, FPCNA Dr. Keith Ferdinand, Tulane University's Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology and Professor of Medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine, joins Dr. Alan Brown to discuss cardiovascular healthcare disparities among African Americans and what we can do to improve a...

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA Guest: Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA , FASPC, FNLA, FPCNA Dr. Keith Ferdinand, Tulane University's Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology and Professor of Medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine, joins Dr. Alan Brown to discuss cardiovascular healthcare disparities among African Americans and what we can do to improve a...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: C. Michael Gibson, MD, FSCAI Following a major cardiovascular event, what interventional strategies should we be considering? Dr. Matthew Sorrentino joins Dr. Michael Gibson, a professor of medicine and cardiology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts to discuss antiplatelet and anticoagulat...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: C. Michael Gibson, MD, FSCAI Following a major cardiovascular event, what interventional strategies should we be considering? Dr. Matthew Sorrentino joins Dr. Michael Gibson, a professor of medicine and cardiology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts to discuss antiplatelet and anticoagulat...

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA Guest: Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA , FASPC, FNLA, FPCNA Despite decades of research and advancements in cardiology care, racial disparities remain an obstacle. How can we improve access to care and eliminate this disparity? Dr. Alan Brown is joined by Dr. Keith Ferdinand, professor of medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine, to discuss...

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA Guest: Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA , FASPC, FNLA, FPCNA Despite decades of research and advancements in cardiology care, racial disparities remain an obstacle. How can we improve access to care and eliminate this disparity? Dr. Alan Brown is joined by Dr. Keith Ferdinand, professor of medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine, to discuss...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Eliot Brinton What do we need to know about the impact of triglyceride levels? Dr. Elliot Brinton, President at the Utah Lipid Center in Salt Lake City briefly dives into the impact that triglycerides have on our endothelial cells and LDL cholesterol.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Eliot Brinton What do we need to know about the impact of triglyceride levels? Dr. Elliot Brinton, President at the Utah Lipid Center in Salt Lake City briefly dives into the impact that triglycerides have on our endothelial cells and LDL cholesterol.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Suneet Mittal, MD FACC FHRS The development of cardiac devices enhanced by wireless remote monitoring has changed the way cardiologists care for their patients. With that in mind, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino discusses remote monitoring in cardiology with Dr. Suneet Mittal, medical director of the Snyder Center for Comprehensive Atrial Fibrillation at t...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Suneet Mittal, MD FACC FHRS The development of cardiac devices enhanced by wireless remote monitoring has changed the way cardiologists care for their patients. With that in mind, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino discusses remote monitoring in cardiology with Dr. Suneet Mittal, medical director of the Snyder Center for Comprehensive Atrial Fibrillation at t...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA With an explosion in new medications to treat diabetes, Heart Matters hosts Dr. Matthew Sorrentino and Dr. Alan Brown sit down to discuss the cardiovascular risk benefits of these new diabetes treatments and how cardiologists can improve patient care.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Anita J. Moon-, MD, FAAP, FACC Guest: Laxmi Ghimire, MD, FAAP Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Anita Moon-Grady, a pediatric cardiologist at UCSFD, and Dr. Laxmi Ghimire, a pediatric specialist at Lake Region General Hospital to discuss the results from their recent study published in the American Journal of Cardiology , focusing on the p...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Eliot Brinton One of the leading causes of death in the US, cardiovascular disease risk-reduction has neglected triglycerides. To explain why that is, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino discusses approaches to take when reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease with expert guest, Dr. Elliot Brinton, president of the Utah Lipid Center in Salt Lake City.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA With an explosion in new medications to treat diabetes, Heart Matters hosts Dr. Matthew Sorrentino and Dr. Alan Brown sit down to discuss the cardiovascular risk benefits of these new diabetes treatments and how cardiologists can improve patient care.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Anita J. Moon-, MD, FAAP, FACC Guest: Laxmi Ghimire, MD, FAAP Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Anita Moon-Grady, a pediatric cardiologist at UCSFD, and Dr. Laxmi Ghimire, a pediatric specialist at Lake Region General Hospital to discuss the results from their recent study published in the American Journal of Cardiology , focusing on the p...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Eliot Brinton One of the leading causes of death in the US, cardiovascular disease risk-reduction has neglected triglycerides. To explain why that is, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino discusses approaches to take when reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease with expert guest, Dr. Elliot Brinton, president of the Utah Lipid Center in Salt Lake City.

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA Guest: Arun Sharma, PhD Can low gravity and space flight impact our cardiac function? Dr. Arun Sharma, a stem cell biologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California, joins Dr. Alan Brown to discuss the impact of outer space on the heart.

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA Guest: Arun Sharma, PhD Can low gravity and space flight impact our cardiac function? Dr. Arun Sharma, a stem cell biologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California, joins Dr. Alan Brown to discuss the impact of outer space on the heart.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA The development of statin medications has pushed preventative treatment to the forefront of cardiology. How have advancements in prevention impacted the field? Heart Matters hosts Dr. Matthew Sorrentino and Dr. Alan Brown sit down to discuss prevention in cardiovascular disease and how cardiologist treat their p...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA The development of statin medications has pushed preventative treatment to the forefront of cardiology. How have advancements in prevention impacted the field? Heart Matters hosts Dr. Matthew Sorrentino and Dr. Alan Brown sit down to discuss prevention in cardiovascular disease and how cardiologist treat their p...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Erin Michos Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Erin Michos, an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Health and the Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Medicine to discuss the ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines, originally released in 2013 and updated in 2018.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Erin Michos Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Erin Michos, an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Health and the Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Medicine to discuss the ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines, originally released in 2013 and updated in 2018.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Heval M. Kelli, MD Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Heval Kelli, a cardiologist who specializes in general non-invasive cardiology and preventive cardiology at Northside Hospital, to discuss his recent nomination for ReachMD’s Heroes in Healthcare Initiative, honoring those recognized by their peers for outstanding contributions to medica...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Heval M. Kelli, MD Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Heval Kelli, a cardiologist who specializes in general non-invasive cardiology and preventive cardiology at Northside Hospital, to discuss his recent nomination for ReachMD’s Heroes in Healthcare Initiative, honoring those recognized by their peers for outstanding contributions to medica...