

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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Jan 29, 2019 • 21min
How should we treat older people with heart attacks?
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Vijay Kunadian from Newcastle University and the Freeman Hospital . They discuss the RITA SENIOR trial, designed to tell us the best way to manage older patients with a heart attack - invasive or medical.
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Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/102/6/416?ijkey=62261479a0ca4163d857d406efe131a5423c5aec&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha
Dr Kunadian's Twitter - https://twitter.com/vijaykunadian?lang=en

Jan 10, 2019 • 16min
Heart attack care and outcomes for women - bias or biology?
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Chris Gale and Dr Chris Wilkinson from Leeds University. They discuss their paper "Sex differences in quality indicator attainment for myocardial infarction: a nationwide cohort study". The paper discovered that more than 8,200 women in England and Wales (over a ten year period) could potentially have survived their heart attacks had they simply been given the same quality of treatment as men.
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Link to published paper:
Paper (open access) - https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/11/23/heartjnl-2018-313959
BHF article - https://blog.bhf.org.uk/what-women-want-equal-healthcare-would-be-a-good-start-419aa3d95dc4

Dec 21, 2018 • 21min
Heart Transplantation - The Essentials
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Clive Lewis from Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK. They discuss cardiac transplantation in depth. Learn about indications, techniques, monitoring and what the future holds. A recent Education in Heart article on transplantation was published by Dr Lewis' team - see the link below.
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Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/09/12/heartjnl-2018-313103

Dec 12, 2018 • 20min
Cardio-oncology - the essentials (Part 2)
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Arjun Ghosh from Bart's Hospital in London. They discuss the essentials of cardio-oncology - what it is, why it's important and some common clinical scenarios.
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Link to published paper: https://openheart.bmj.com/content/5/2/e000774

Nov 29, 2018 • 23min
Cardio-oncology - the essentials (Part 1)
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Arjun Ghosh (Twitter: @Arjunkg) from Bart's Hospital in London. They discuss the essentials of cardio-oncology and in this episode, ongoing trials, how to get trained and set up a service and what the active areas of research are in cardio-oncology.
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Link to published paper: https://openheart.bmj.com/content/5/2/e000774

Nov 13, 2018 • 16min
Do we still need stethoscopes?
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Bernard Prendergast from St Thomas' Hospital, London. They discuss his recent publication in Heart concerning the ability of the stethoscope to detect important valve disease in asymptomatic primary care patients. They also cover POCUS, the feasibility of screening elderly patients for valve disease and whether Bernard still uses a stethoscope in real life.
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Link to published paper:
Primary paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/24/heartjnl-2018-313082
Editorial: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/24/heartjnl-2018-313474
The Oxvalve study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216199/

Oct 26, 2018 • 20min
The SCOT-HEART trial - a discussion with Professor David Newby
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd is joined by Professor David Newby from Edinburgh University. They discuss the landmark SCOT-HEART trial, which demonstrated that a CT-guided investigation strategy for chest pain could reduce future myocardial infarction risk. How might this be the case? What does it mean for future guidelines? And should we ditch the treadmill test?
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Links to published papers:
Original study - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)60291-4/fulltext#seccestitle10
5 year outcome study - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805971

Oct 11, 2018 • 12min
The Big Beat Challenge from the British Heart Foundation
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Nilesh Samani, Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The BHF is launching a groundbreaking £30m research grant that will transform care for patients, and is asking for your innovative ideas. Worldwide applications are welcome.
Link: https://www.bhf.org.uk/bigbeatchallenge

Sep 25, 2018 • 16min
Diet and exercise for life - a discussion with Dr Hazel Wallace, the Food Medic - Part 2
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Hazel Wallace, a.k.a the food medic, from London. Hazel is a doctor, a bestselling author, a qualified personal trainer and regularly lectures to healthcare professionals about diet and exercise medicine. They discuss the latest thinking in diet and exercise and how to improve teaching for doctors on these subjects.
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Links: https://thefoodmedic.co.uk/

Sep 11, 2018 • 21min
Diet and exercise for life with Dr Hazel Wallace - Part 1
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Hazel Wallace, a.k.a the food medic, from London. Hazel is a medical doctor, a bestselling author, a qualified personal trainer and regularly lectures to healthcare professionals about diet and exercise medicine. They discuss the latest thinking in diet and exercise and how to improve teaching for doctors on these subjects. This is a very fun episode! Watch out for part 2 in two weeks.
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Links: https://thefoodmedic.co.uk/