Cardiometabolic Beat Podcast

2023 CMHC's Women's Health Masterclass Co-Chairs Erin Michos, MD and Pam Taub, MD recap the obesity & lifestyle sessions, and in conversation with Fatima Rodriguez, MD, discuss practical pearls for the management of obesity in women across the lifespan, including the synergy between lifestyle interventions and pharmacotherapy, and how to facilitate the dialogue in patients with overweight and obesity to improve overall cardiovascular risk.   Recorded during 2023 CMHC's Women's Health Masterclass, August 18, 2023.

Rachel Bond, MD, System Director of the Women's Heart Health Program at Dignity Health in AZ, has a conversation with Chrisandra Shufelt, MD, Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in FL, about unique cardiometabolic risk factors in women. They discuss the impact of adverse pregnancy outcomes across the lifespan and changes associated with the menopause transition on overall cardiometabolic risk assessment, as well as important clinical pearls in this setting.   Recorded during 2023 CMHC's Women's Health Masterclass, August 18, 2023.

Brittany Weber, MD, PhD, Director of the Cardio-Rheumatology Clinical at Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses the role of systemic inflammation in promoting cardiovascular risk, the link between systemic inflammatory conditions (such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and others) and cardiovascular adverse events, and how cardiologists and rheumatologists can work together to manage patients with these comorbid conditions.   Recorded at 2023 CMHC Spring, May 19, 2023

During this interview, Jennifer Green, MD, Professor of Medicine at Duke, discusses the multimorbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes, the role of inflammation as a driver of multimorbidity in this setting, as well as practical pearls for the utilization of newer cardio-renal protective agents in these patients.   Recorded at 2023 CMHC Spring, May 20, 2023

CMHC Co-Chair George Bakris, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago, reviews the association between inflammation and hypertension, as well as provides important clinical pearls for the management of hypertension and how to best utilize the existing treatment options. Recorded May 19, 2023.

CMHC Faculty, Ileana Piña, MD, Professor of Medicine Thomas Jefferson University, discusses the connections between inflammation and heart failure, trials looking at targeting inflammation in this setting, and the importance of shared decision-making in treating patients with heart failure. Recorded on May 19, 2023.

Reducing the Impact of High Sodium Intake to Optimize CVD Risk Across the Spectrum Episode 3: A Patient with Sleep Apnea & Comorbidities with Virend Somers, MD, PhD, Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD, and Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE   In this 3-part podcast series, Virend Somers, MD, PhD, Professor at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic moderates discussions with Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD, Professor of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University and Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE, Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University on salt, sleep, and how these relate to increased cardiovascular risk.  They discuss the risk of increased sodium intake in patients with CVD or at CVD risk, including in patients with sleep disorders, as well as practical strategies to minimize the impact of elevated sodium. Recorded May 4, 2023.

Reducing the Impact of High Sodium Intake to Optimize CVD Risk Across the Spectrum Episode 2: Sodium as a Driver of Cardiovascular and Cardiometabolic Risk with Virend Somers, MD, PhD, Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD, and Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE   In this 3-part podcast series, Virend Somers, MD, PhD, Professor at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic moderates discussions with Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD, Professor of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University and Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE, Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University on salt, sleep, and how these relate to increased cardiovascular risk.  They discuss the risk of increased sodium intake in patients with CVD or at CVD risk, including in patients with sleep disorders, as well as practical strategies to minimize the impact of elevated sodium. Recorded May 4, 2023.

Reducing the Impact of High Sodium Intake to Optimize CVD Risk Across the Spectrum  Episode 1: Sodium Loading in Narcolepsy with Virend Somers, MD, PhD, Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD, and Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE   In this 3-part podcast series, Virend Somers, MD, PhD, Professor at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic moderates discussions with Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD, Professor of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University and Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE, Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University on salt, sleep, and how these relate to increased cardiovascular risk.  They discuss the risk of increased sodium intake in patients with CVD or at CVD risk, including in patients with sleep disorders, as well as practical strategies to minimize the impact of elevated sodium. Recorded May 4, 2023.  

CMHC co-chair Robert Eckel, MD moderates a conversation with Chip Lavie, MD, Virend Somers, MD, and Pam Taub, MD about the interesting intersection between inflammation and lifestyle. The panel shares practical pearls about the role of diet, physical activity, stress and disrupted sleep on inflammation and the importance of addressing these comprehensive lifestyle components to improve cardiometabolic health. Recorded at 2023 CMHC Spring, May 19, 2023.