Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks about cardiomyopathy with Wilson Tang, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Clinical Genomics; Research Director, and staff cardiologist in the Section of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Medicine – from the basics to the newest innovations. Types of cardiomyopathy, how genetic testing can play a role in clinical management of the patient with cardiomyopathy, and the latest drugs and new research are discussed.

Dr. Steven Nissen, Chief Academic Officer, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute talks with Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy interventionalist and expert in structural heart disease about procedures used to treat structural heart disease, such as MitraClip, paravalvular leak repair, PFO closure, and - we all know about transcather aortic valve replacement (TAVR), but what about transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR), tricuspid and pulmonic valves? Dr. Krishnaswamy describes the procedure, indications and outcomes.

Dr. Oussama Wazni, Section Head, Electrophysiology and Pacing at Cleveland Clinic and Dr. Dan Cantillon, Director of Research in Electrophysiology and Pacing discuss the highlights from the recent Heart Rhythm Society Meeting. Research discussed includes bariatric surgery and afib ablation; digital health in electrophysiology; central monitoring unit outcomes; HIS bundle CRT pacing and pulse field ablation.

Dr. Miriam Jacob discusses pulmonary hypertension with cardiac surgeon Dr. Michael Tong and pulmonologist Dr. Gustavo Heresi. Many topics are discussed including the complexity of evaluation and diagnosis, a review of the World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension recommendations and what this means for diagnosis thresholds, approaches to medical therapy, surgery for those who have chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA), and when lung transplant is considered. The pulmonary hypertension team approach at Cleveland Clinic is described as well as current research studies.

Dr. Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, FACC, Interventional Cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic describes factors that play a role in deciding if an adult patient should have a PFO closure, and considerations when deciding whether PFO closure is the right course of action.

Steven Nissen, MD, sits down with Marc Gillinov, MD, Chairman of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Brian Griffin, MD, Section Head Cardiovascular Imaging to discuss the timing of heart surgery, one valve at a time – the differences between aortic and mitral valves and regurgitation and stenosis. Changes in diagnostic imaging techniques, surgical and interventional options, as well as looking at outcomes data have changed the way we look at these patients and timing of intervention.

Dr. Nicholas Smedira leads a panel of experts in the discussion of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Cardiac surgeon Dr. Michael Tong, pulmonologist Dr. Gustavo Heresi, interventional radiologist Dr. Ihab Haddadin, and vascular medicine specialist Dr. John Bartholomew provide insight into topics clinicians need to know to manage patients with CTEPH: diagnosis of pulmonary emboli vs. CTEPH, diagnostic imaging, management of acute vs. subacute emboli, patients at risk, surgery techniques vs. interventional approaches and postoperative care .

Kate Patton, Med, RD, CCSD, LD, Preventive Cardiology and athlete nutrition expert from our Sports Cardiology Center discusses the impact of supplements and energy drinks on cardiovascular health and athletic performance and foods that provide sports performance benefits.

Cardiologist Dr. Tamanna Singh from our Sports Cardiology Center discusses diet and nutrition for optimal athletic performance, including nutritional sources, diet types and balancing nutrition for performance with nutrition for cardiovascular health as part of our Sports Cardiology Lecture Series.

Dr. Allan Klein, Director of the Cleveland Clinic Pericardial Disease Center introduces pericarditis cases, a discussion of various types of pericarditis including presentation, imaging, pathology, treatment and considerations. Robert Montgomery, MD, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellow presents a case of advanced pericardial constriction. Dr. Paul Cremer moderates a panel including cardiac surgeon Shinya Unai, MD, cardiologists and imaging specialists Dr. Christine Jellis and Dr. Deborah Kwon, and pathologist Dr. Carmela Tan addressing surgical treatment, and advanced imaging.