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Heart is an international, peer-reviewed journal that keeps cardiologists up to date with advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Each issue contains original research, accompanying editorials and reviews.
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Heart podcast

A curated selection of podcasts relating to cardiology.

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Andrew Perry visits Dr. Bairey Merz to discuss the diagnosis and management of INOCA and MINOCA. Dr. Bairey Merz spoke on this topic at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in March 2023. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2

Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/104/4/284

INOCA and MINOCA with Dr. C Noel Bairey Merz

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Rachel M J van der Velden from Maastricht in The Netherlands. They discuss the use of mobile devices for detecting recurrences of AF in high-risk subjects and how acceptable this is to patients. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2

Link to published paper:

https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/1/26

Remote detection of AF - what's acceptable to patients?

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Helen Routledge from Worcester Royal Hospital, UK. They discuss all aspects of intervention for ischaemic stroke, including the workforce challenges in delivering this lifesaving therapy. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2

Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/10/794

Percutaneous management of acute ischaemic stroke

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Sarah Zaman from the University of Sydney, Australia. They discuss her systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of this diet specifically in women, something not previously studied. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2

Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/02/14/heartjnl-2022-321930

Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women with a Mediterranean Diet

In this episode of the podcast, Andrew Perry discusses with Dr. Albert the barriers to implementing guideline-directed medical therapy in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and how to improve matters.

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Improving GDMT Implementation in HFrEF with Dr. Nancy Albert of the Cleveland Clinic

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Stephen Weng from the University of Nottingham. They discuss his Heart paper "Sub-optimal cholesterol response to initiation of statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease".
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Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2019/04/16/heartjnl-2018-314253

Cholesterol - the lower the better?

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Scott Murray, President of the British Association of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation. They discuss why Scott finds plenty of value in calcium scoring, plus what's on the horizon for the most powerful intervention after an MI - cardiac rehabilitation.
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The Power of Zero with Dr Scott Murray

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Marcio Bittencourt from Sao Paolo University. They discuss an editorial he wrote on pre-op cardiac testing using CT.
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Link to published papers: 
https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/17/1300
https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/17/1335

Pre-operative cardiac testing - how should we do it?

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Marc Deyell from the University of British Columbia. They discuss his Heart paper "Outcomes of untreated frequent premature ventricular complexes with normal left ventricular function" and how it might influence practice.
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Link to published paper: 
https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/18/1408
https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/18/1386

Frequent PVCs - to treat or not to treat?

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Thomas Butler from the University of Chester. They discuss his Review paper in Heart entitled "Optimum nutritional strategies for cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation (BACPR)".

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Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/106/10/724

Diet after a heart attack - what should we tell patients?

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Alexandra Freeman and Dr Gabriel Reccia from The Winton Centre at the University of Cambridge. They discuss their paper which is about how best to communicate risks to cardiology (and other) patients.
Link to published paper: 
1. https://wintoncentre.maths.cam.ac.uk/
2. https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2020/08/11/heartjnl-2020-317593
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How to improve at communicating risk

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by interventional cardiologist Dr Sukh Nijjer from Hammersmith Hospital, London. They discuss his paper in Heart concerned with the optimal management of ACS in the COVID-19 era.
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Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/106/20/1609

ACS management in the COVID-19 era

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Lynne Williams from Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, UK. They discuss all aspects of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, from symptoms to genetic testing, plus a discussion of an emerging new medical therapy.
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Links: 
https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/409
https://heart.bmj.com/content/104/1/73
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/936542

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - the essentials

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Boon Lim from Imperial College syncope service. They discuss all aspects of this common condition.

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Links
https://stopfainting.com/
ESC syncope guidelines - https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/39/21/1883/4939241

Get better at managing patients with syncope

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Marc Deyell from Vancouver. They discuss his team's systematic review and meta-analysis of ambulatory ECGs, in which they produce some age-specific normal ranges in healthy people.
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Access the paper for free for 2 weeks: https://heart.bmj.com/content/106/22/1732

What's normal on a 24 hour ECG?

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by lipid expert Dr Susan Connolly from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. They discuss primary and secondary prevention, risk scores, imaging and two new drugs with the potential to improve lipid management significantly over the next 5 years.
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How to improve at communicating risk

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