Heart Podcast
BMJ Group
The Heart Podcast is your go-to source for the latest insights and developments in cardiovascular medicine. Each episode features in-depth interviews with renowned authors and leading experts in the field, delving into the latest advances in cardiovascular research and treatments.
Heart - heart.bmj.com - is a renowned international journal from the BMJ Group and the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) dedicated to publishing research and reviews on cardiovascular disease. Stay ahead in your field by tuning into our expert discussions and accessing cutting-edge information.
Subscribe now or listen on your favourite podcast platform to elevate your understanding of cardiovascular medicine. The Heart podcast is published every other Tuesday.
Podcast hosted by:
James Rudd, Digital Media Editor, University of Cambridge
Heart - heart.bmj.com - is a renowned international journal from the BMJ Group and the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) dedicated to publishing research and reviews on cardiovascular disease. Stay ahead in your field by tuning into our expert discussions and accessing cutting-edge information.
Subscribe now or listen on your favourite podcast platform to elevate your understanding of cardiovascular medicine. The Heart podcast is published every other Tuesday.
Podcast hosted by:
James Rudd, Digital Media Editor, University of Cambridge
Episodes
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Jun 28, 2019 • 16min
Behind the scenes at Heart with Editor in Chief Professor Catherine Otto
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Catherine Otto, Editor in Chief of Heart. Find out what happens to your paper once you hit the 'submit' button, how to maximise your chances of acceptance and whether it's worth appealing against a rejection letter!
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Jun 8, 2019 • 18min
Cholesterol - the lower the better?
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Stephen Weng from the University of Nottingham. They discuss his Heart paper "Sub-optimal cholesterol response to initiation of statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease".
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Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2019/04/16/heartjnl-2018-314253
May 27, 2019 • 25min
Learning cardiology using simulators - can we replace patients?
In this episode of the Heart podcast, James Rudd is joined by Dr Khalid Barakat from Bart's Hospital in London. Khalid is the national lead for simulation-based training and is based at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London. They discuss penalty kicks, how to improve at the French horn and even how we can learn practical procedures and improve the dynamics of the cath lab team using simulation.
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Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/9/728.info
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May 6, 2019 • 22min
Statistics and risk - what’s my heart age?
Professor David Spiegelhalter from Cambridge University discusses effective risk communication, challenges with p-values, and evaluating medical AI. They explore heart age, patient empowerment in health communication, and the impact of scientific reporting on misinformation. The podcast advocates for rethinking statistical significance and emphasizing evidence quality in medical research.
Apr 28, 2019 • 17min
Aortic stenosis - how should we treat it in 2019?
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Catherine Otto from Seattle. They discuss the latest in aortic stenosis treatments in the low-risk post PARTNER 3 era. They also highlight a recent Heart journal supplement all about aortic stenosis and pick out highlights.
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Link to published supplement: https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/Suppl_2
Apr 13, 2019 • 20min
Radiation - what cardiologists need to know
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Michelle Williams from the University of Edinburgh. They discuss all aspects of radiation in cardiology and how best to use it. CT, nuclear, cath lab best practice are all covered. Required listening for anyone who orders tests that use radiation!
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Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2019/02/17/heartjnl-2017-312493
Mar 28, 2019 • 21min
Cardiomyopathies - a comprehensive overview from Professor Perry Elliott
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Perry Elliott from UCL and Bart's in London, a world leader in cardiomyopathy care and research. They discuss the essentials of the arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies, genetic testing, new drugs and hopes for a cure.
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Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2019/02/21/heartjnl-2017-311160
Mar 13, 2019 • 17min
Obesity and atrial fibrillation
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Drs Glover and Hong from the University of Toronto in Canada. They discuss their Heart paper "Impact of body mass index on the outcome of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation". They cover the use of AF ablation, what the guidelines tell us and how obesity makes a recurrence of AF after ablation more likely.
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Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/3/244.
Feb 27, 2019 • 15min
Myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries, what next?
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Puja Mehta from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. They discuss the concept of myocardial infarction with non-obstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA).
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Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/11/27/heartjnl-2018-314012
https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/38/3/143/2967570
Feb 11, 2019 • 23min
Tips and tricks for managing hypertension
Professor Melvin Lobo, a hypertension expert, discusses high blood pressure management, non-drug therapies post-Symplicity trials, global guidelines, identifying secondary causes, optimal drug classes based on age and ethnicity, medication adherence challenges, patient-centric care, and innovative hypertension management approaches.
