Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

Hani Najm, MD, provides an update on Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute's Pediatric and Adult Congenital Surgery Program.

MRI is often a necessary diagnostic test for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) but challenging due to patient safety concerns and poor image quality. Thomas Callahan, MD, and Bruce Wilkoff, MD, talk with Deborah Kwon, MD, Director of Cardiac MRI at Cleveland Clinic about cardiac MRI safety and image optimization.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new use for colchicine. Steve Nissen, MD, and Vikas Sunder, MD, review this new approval and what it means for patients with heart disease.

Kenneth McCurry, MD, provides an update on Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute's Lung Transplant Program.

There are two main goals to focus on while caring for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Teresa Wu, MD, from the Section of Vascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic talks about these two goals and insights into PAD management.

Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD, provides an update on Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute's Heart Failure & Transplantation Program.

Heart transplantation is a chance at life for patients. Natalie Salvatore, RN, interviews Eileen Hsich, MD, Medical Director for the Heart Transplant Program at Cleveland Clinic, about caring for patients who might require heart transplantation, next steps if they are not a candidate and her biggest piece of advice.

Faisal Bakaeen, MD, provides an update on Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Coronary Artery Disease Center's 2022 results.

In 2020, same day discharge and next day discharge accounted for 22.1 percent (n = 114 of 516) and 63.8 percent (n = 329 of 516) of outpatient TF-TAVR. Samir Kapadia, MD, Chairman of Cardiology, and Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, Head of Interventional Cardiology, discuss discharge planning considerations for patients having TAVR and the benefit of same day discharge if appropriate.

Eric Roselli, MD, provides an update on Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Aorta Center's 2022 results.