Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

Moderators Edward Soltesz, MD & Oussama Wazni, MD highlight the Advanced AFib Center: Contemporary Hybrid Procedures Tall Rounds® session.

The Cardio-OB clinic takes care of women who either were born with heart disease or acquire heart disease – before pregnancy – during pregnancy and – after pregnancy. Dr. Joanna Ghobrial, Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center and Dr. Katherine Singh, Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist talk about the types of patients who they see in the clinic and the multidisciplinary team available to patients who come to the clinic. The changes a woman’s body goes through during pregnancy and the postpartum period can cause extra stress on the body – especially when they have underlying heart disease. Drs. Singh and Ghobrial discuss preconception counselling to understand the risks of pregnancy- and if pregnancy is the option they choose - how their team cares for complex patients to get them through their pregnancy.

Dr. W.H. Wilson Tang provides an overview of the Multigenerational Care for At-Risk Family Members of Patients with Inherited Cardiomyopathies Tall Rounds® session.

Dr. Eileen Hsich highlights the Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Complex Congenital Transplantations Tall Rounds® session.

The first documented stopped heart surgery was performed on February 17, 1956. Dr. Lars Svensson, Chairman of the Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute reviews the operative notes from this innovative surgery performed by Dr. Donald Effler and Dr. Lawrence Groves, using a heart lung machine developed by Dr. Willem Kolff at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Svensson uses illustrations to take us step by step through the procedure. The majority of heart procedures done today use a similar process to stop the heart as the one that Drs. Effler and Groves used 65 years ago during this ground-breaking surgery.

Dr. Lars. G. Svensson provides an overview of 100 Years of Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Care at Cleveland Clinic.

Ambreen Fatima Ali, MD, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow, presents a rare care of constrictive pericarditis. Diagnostic testing including various imaging techniques and CT guided biopsy leads to the diagnosis of pericardial mesothelioma. An expert panel led by Dr. Allan Klein, Director of the Pericardial Center discuss this case and issues surrounding the topic.

There are many different treatment options for patients with aortic aneurysms. Dr. Sean Lyden, Chairman of Vascular Surgery, and Dr. Francis Caputo, Vascular Surgery Director, Aorta Center, discuss considerations and options to ensure patients are receiving appropriate treatment. The Vascular Surgery Department at Cleveland Clinic offers expertise in multiple treatment options and a focus on collaborative care.

The diagnosis and management of pericardial disease has evolved. There are new technologies to help better care for these patients. Dr. Allan Klein, Director of the Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pericardial Diseases, discusses new advancements and studies regarding pericarditis.

Dr. Brian Griffin highlights the Mitral Valve Disease: Multidisciplinary Approach & Advanced Technologies Tall Rounds® session.