Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

Access to medical providers can be a challenge for many patients. Steven Nissen, MD, Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute Chief Academic Officer, describes one approach to help improve patient access to nonprescription statin therapy. Technology-assisted self-selection showed to be an effect method of screening patients compared to clinician screening.

Tamanna Singh, MD and Adriano Tonelli, MD discuss non-invasive and invasive cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

Presented at the American College of Cardiology as a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial, the Cleveland Clinic-led APOLLO trial explores siRNA therapy as a treatment option to help prevent premature heart disease in people with high levels of Lp(a). This condition is estimated to affect 64 million people in the United States and 1.4 billion people worldwide. It is estimated that nearly 20 to 25% of the world’s population has elevated Lp(a). Dr. Steven Nissen, M.D., Chief Academic Officer of the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic explains the purpose, patient selection, and findings of APOLLO.

Dr. Sagar Kalahasti provides an overview of novel advances in the treatment of aortitis.

Presented at ACC as a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial, VALOR-HCM explores Mavacamten as an alternative to surgical septal myectomy or alcohol ablation in patients with severely symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Dr. Steven Nissen and Dr. Milind Desai, principal investigator, discuss the purpose, patient selection, and findings of the VALOR-HCM trial.

Dr. John Rickard provides an overview of the cardiac resynchronization therapy – heart failure optimization clinic from a Tall Rounds® session available online.

April is recognized as Stress Awareness Month. Stress can have many negative direct and indirect effects on your health and wellbeing. Dr. Luke Laffin from the Preventive Cardiology & Rehabilitation Section at Cleveland Clinic explains why is it important to keep stress under control for yourself as well as the patients you care for.

Patients with rheumatology conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), systemic sclerosis, connective tissue disorders, and even those with unidentified autoimmune and inflammatory conditions have higher rates of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Paul Cremer, MD and Dr. Heba Wassif, Director of the Cardio Rheumatology Center at Cleveland Clinic discuss how cardiologists and rheumatologists work together to create an individualized plan of care to address the patient’s cardiovascular and rheumatology condition for the best possible outcome for the patient.

Dr. Milind Desai provides an overview of the Contemporary Approaches to the Diagnosis and Management of HCM Tall Rounds® session.

Achalasia has many treatments available Thoracic surgeons Dr. Siva Raja and Dr. Monisha Sudarshan discuss how they determine the right treatment for the patient. At Cleveland Clinic, the team provides a multidisciplinary approach to care.