CardioPractice Cardio Talk

With Harald Jorstad, Amsterdam UMC - The Netherlands and Michael Papadakis, St. George's, University of London and St George's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London - UK. In this podcast, Dr Harald Jorstad (Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands) is joined by Professor Michael Papadakis (St. George's, University of London and St George's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK) to discuss risk stratification in sports cardiology.

With Harald Thune Jørstad (host), Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam - The Netherlands, Jolien Roos-Hesselink2, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam -The Netherlands & Dr.Martijn Kauling, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam - The Netherlands. In this podcast, Dr Harald Thune Jørstad (Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Prof. Jolien Roos-Hesselink and Dr.Martijn Kauling (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) discuss physical exercising for cardiovascular prevention.

With Harald Thune Jørstad (host), Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam - The Netherlands & Flavio D'Ascenzi, University of Siena, Siena - Italy. In this podcast, Dr Harald Thune Jørstad (Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and Assoc. Prof. Flavio D'Ascenzi (University of Siena, Siena, Italy) discuss exercise prescription in athletes with cardiomyopathies.

Cardiologist Stefano Nistri and professor Luigi P. Badano discuss tricuspid insufficiency for general cardiologists, exploring its prevalence, impact, and factors contributing to its development. They emphasize the importance of evaluating the right atrium and differentiating tricuspid regurgitation from pulmonary hypertension. Accurate measurements and assessment of tricuspid insufficiency in echocardiograms are crucial. The podcast also covers the evaluation, referral, and treatment processes for tricuspid insufficiency and related issues in the aorta and atrium.

With Candice Silversides, University of Toronto, Toronto - Canada & Bernard Clarke, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester - UK.

With Damien Cullington, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool - UK & Julie De Backer, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent - Belgium.

With Marc Ferrini, CH Saint Joseph and Saint Luc, Lyon - France & Jean-Philippe Collet, Pitie Salpetriere APHP University Hospital, Paris -France.

Experts discuss guidelines for managing patients with worsening heart failure including early follow-up, monitoring lab tests, and congestion state. Challenges of managing heart failure patients outside the hospital, role of general cardiologists in managing heart failure, importance of iron and diagnosis of iron deficiency, advancements in heart failure treatment with ARNI and SGL2 inhibitors.

Experts Ruxandra Maria Christodorescu & Petar Seferovic discuss breakthroughs in heart failure management: Sacubitril-Valsartan, SGLT2 inhibitors, diuretics, LVADs. Challenges in follow-up timing, telemonitoring, nurse-centered care, and disparities in healthcare systems worldwide.

Guests Ruxandra Maria Christodorescu and Gerasimos Filippatos discuss criteria for identifying advanced heart failure and the importance of personalized follow-up strategies for high-risk patients. They highlight the HelpHF registry's findings and stress the need for general cardiologists to understand these criteria to provide specialized care.