Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

Over the last decade, the tricuspid valve has transformed from being the “forgotten valve” to gaining clinical attention as the one of the next frontiers in structural heart disease. The evolving landscape of structural interventions and multimodality imaging have led to advances in the assessment and management of TR. Dr. Tom Wang discusses considerations for the evaluation and management of TR.

Venu Menon, MD, provides an overview of the preoperative hyperacute phase, and Ran Lee, MD, discusses the postoperative phase in the ICU.

Rishi Puri, MD, PhD discusses future horizons in LV restoration, and Chonyang Albert, MD, provides a case presentation and case follow-up.

Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect and a leading cause of pulmonary valve disease. Patients may not recognize that they are symptomatic. Dr. Joanna Ghobrial outlines the care and management for patients with pulmonary valve disease.

Lung Transplant A-Z: From Referring a Patient to the Impact of COVID-19. Together Dr. Raed Dweik, Chair of the Respiratory Institute, and Dr. Marie Budev, Director of the Lung Transplant Program, tackle the huge subject of lung transplant, covering a range of topics that includes when the right time to refer a patient is and what the contraindications are for transplant. They discuss the Lung Allocation Score, lung transplant survival rate and how long it takes to get a patient ready for transplant. Dr. Budev also talks about new ways in which the donor lung pool is being expanded and the impact of COVID-19 on lung transplant patients.

Pulmonary Hypertension occurs in about 10 percent of patients with congenital heart defects. Dr. Joanna Ghobrial, specializing in adult congenital heart disease, and Dr. Neal Chaisson, specializing in pulmonary hypertension, discuss the benefits of using a multidisciplinary approach to manage patients with both pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart defects.

Dr. Venu Menon and Dr. Edward Soltesz discuss cardiogenic shock and strategic opportunities.

N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, also known as omega 3s or fish oil, claim to have a benefit for cardiovascular health. Dr. Steven Nissen and Dr. Luke Laffin discuss the results of recent trials focusing on the use of N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and if the effects live up to the marketed claims or if they have more undesirable effects.

Dr. Allan Klein discusses a new paradigm shift in the diagnosis and management of recurrent pericarditis.

The Sports Cardiology Center team works with all athletes along the spectrum - high school and college age athletes, professional and masters athletes, recreational exercisers, to weekend warriors to help them achieve their goals. Dr. Michael Emery and Dr. Tamanna Singh discuss the nuance of evaluating cardiac symptoms in the athletic patient. They explain how they can help patients reach their individual goals and symptom management.