Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

A multidisciplinary approach is important in the treatment of the patient with diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. Preventive Cardiology dietitian Julia Zumpano and Dennis Bruemmer, MD, PHD, Director of the Center for Cardiometabolic Health, discuss the comprehensive care of patients including diet, lifestyle interventions and medical management. They cover the types of diet, choices of medications, and their approach to care of the patient – and family.

Dr. Venu Venon joins Dr. Eric Roselli to discuss critical care cardiology and key takeaways from a recent Tall Rounds® session.

Electrophysiologists have been using digital technologies for monitoring arrhythmias and pacemakers for years – but in this era of wearables and apps – what does that mean for the future of arrhythmia care? Dr. Oussama Wazni, Section Head Electrophysiology and Pacing, and Dr. Khaldoun Tarajki, Director of the Center for Digital Health and Telemedicine, discuss what we have learned from studies, data access, fitting data into clinical practice and touch on reimbursement. Dr. Tarajki describes how wearables can be an asset as we partner with our patients in care.

Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Amit Goyal discuss strategies and novel advances in the treatment of aortitis.

Carotid artery disease patient management involves screening, monitoring, prevention of progression, and interventional or surgical treatment when needed. Vascular specialists Dr. Sean Lyden, Dr. Scott Cameron and Dr. Chris Bajzer discuss the Cleveland Clinic multidisciplinary approach to care and decision making, collaboration with referring physicians, and new innovations and research involving carotid artery disease.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure used to insert a new aortic valve in patients with aortic stenosis. While risk is low, stroke remains an important risk for this procedure. Dr. Samir Kapadia, Chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine, explains the goal of the sentinel device during the TAVR procedure to lessen risk of stroke. A large multicenter randomized clinical trial is underway to determine the overall benefit of using this device during TAVR.

Christopher Smolock, MD discusses new devices, old problems for managing complicated arterial access.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center specialists have recently published three papers related to a wide range of patients with HCM, including the elderly, pediatric and general population. Dr. Milind Desai, Director of the HCM Center reviews the implications for diagnosis, management and risk stratification based on the results of these papers.

Dr. John Rickard joins Dr. Eric Roselli to discuss the cardiac resynchronization therapy – heart failure optimization clinic and key takeaways from a recent Tall Rounds® session.

The ACC/AHA released new valve guidelines. Dr. Lars Svensson and Dr. Marc Gillinov talk about highlights addressing management of patients with valvular heart disease including TAVR (TAVI); valve surgery; timing of treatment, valve choice, valve repair, surgical approach, and how the guidelines address the aorta and the tricuspid valve.