Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

Many thoracic surgery cases are now being performed using robotically assisted surgery. Dr. Sudish Murthy and Dr. Usman Ahmad discuss how the robot is used and the types of procedures that benefit from this minimally invasive approach.

The ACC CVD in Women Committee published a summary of recommendations for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease specific to women. Dr. Leslie Cho, Director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Center and Co-Section Head, Preventive Cardiology, discusses what clinicians should know about the updated guidelines. She addresses unique risk factors that pertain to women, as well as how traditional risk factors can be different for women in presentation and treatment.

Jerry Estep, MD, Section Head of Heart Failure and Transplantation, discusses a Tall Rounds® on the topic of Cardiogenic Shock, focusing on the team approach that is required to provide optimal care. Featuring a presentation from Venu Menon MD, Section Head of Clinical Cardiology, defining cardiogenic shock and including lessons learned from the SHOCK trial and classifications of shock impact on treatment and outcomes.

What is involved in state of the art coronary artery bypass surgery? Dr. Faisal Bakaeen, Director of the Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Center talks about the long history of bypass surgery at Cleveland Clinic and goals for CABG surgery such as our multi-arterial strategy [including the thoracic artery, bilateral thoracic artery and use of other arteries] and the importance of surgical technique and patient selection for best outcomes. Dr. Bakaeen provides study data regarding off pump CABG and considerations to enhance quality and safety outcomes for patients undergoing CABG surgery, including high risk bypass surgery.

Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Amit Goyal discuss COVID-19 and Early Insights into Cardiovascular Issues.

Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Amit Goyal discuss digital health and the care of the cardiovascular patient.

The Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute celebrates the 2000th transplant. Cleveland Clinic began innovative work on heart transplants in 1968, with the official beginning of the program in 1984. On average, Cleveland Clinic performs 50-60 transplants per year, including between five to eight pediatric transplants per year.

Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Amit Goyal discuss Return to Play and Sports Cardiology.

Broken Heart Syndrome, also called Stress Cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is a condition where patients have symptoms of a heart attack, however there is no blockage. Dr. Nissen and Dr. Kalra discuss how patients present in the emergency department, diagnostic findings, treatment, recent research findings in the time of COVID-19 and what practitioners should know about this interesting syndrome.

Dr. Eric Roselli and Dr. Amit Goyal discuss respiratory ECMO therapy and management.