Heart Matters
Since cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., cardiology physicians are continuously working to better understand this common disease and to help patients improve their heart health. And here to assist cardiology physicians in this mission is Heart Matters, a series dedicated to covering essential strategies and research efforts focusing on all types of heart problems, including coronary artery diseases, heart attacks, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and more.
So whether you’re looking for ways to improve heart health or catch up on the latest cardiology research, you never have to worry about missing a beat thanks to Heart Matters.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Episodes
- 374
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
PPIs and Antiplatelet Therapy: Weighing the Benefits and Risks
Guest: Deepak Bhatt, MD
One of the biggest risks of antiplatelet therapy is gastrointestinal bleeding. Because of this risk, patients on the antiplatelet clopidog…
PPIs and Antiplatelet Therapy: Weighing the Benefits and Risks
Guest: Deepak Bhatt, MD
One of the biggest risks of antiplatelet therapy is gastrointestinal bleeding. Because of this risk, patients on the antiplatelet clopidog…
Fortilin and Targeted Molecular Therapy for Preventing Atherosclerosis
Guest: Ken Fujise, MD
Targeted molecular therapy has been successful in cancer therapeutics. How might this approach be applied in cardiology to prevent the devel…
Fortilin and Targeted Molecular Therapy for Preventing Atherosclerosis
Guest: Ken Fujise, MD
Targeted molecular therapy has been successful in cancer therapeutics. How might this approach be applied in cardiology to prevent the devel…
Should We Screen Asymptomatic Patients for Subclinical Atherosclerosis?
Guest: Prediman Shah, MD
It is apparent to most physicians that patients at high risk for having a cardiovascular event should be screened, but what about those p…
Should We Screen Asymptomatic Patients for Subclinical Atherosclerosis?
Guest: Prediman Shah, MD
It is apparent to most physicians that patients at high risk for having a cardiovascular event should be screened, but what about those p…
Methods to Identify Quality in Cardiovascular Practices
Guest: Francois de Brantes, MS, MBA
As we all strive to improve quality of care, two crucial questions remain at the heart of the issue: How do we define, and ident…
Methods to Identify Quality in Cardiovascular Practices
Guest: Francois de Brantes, MS, MBA
As we all strive to improve quality of care, two crucial questions remain at the heart of the issue: How do we define, and ident…
From Haiti to the US: Public-Private Partnerships in Healthcare
Guest: James Wilentz, MD
Before the January 2010 earthquake rattled Haiti, healthcare access for the country's citizens was unreliable, but after the disaster, ever…
From Haiti to the US: Public-Private Partnerships in Healthcare
Guest: James Wilentz, MD
Before the January 2010 earthquake rattled Haiti, healthcare access for the country's citizens was unreliable, but after the disaster, ever…
Anticoagulation Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation
Guest: Stuart Connolly, MD, FRCPC
Because atrial fibrillation increases the risk for stroke, especially among those with other underlying conditions, what anticoa…
Anticoagulation Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation
Guest: Stuart Connolly, MD, FRCPC
Because atrial fibrillation increases the risk for stroke, especially among those with other underlying conditions, what anticoa…
Genetic Clues to Heart Health
Guest: Christopher O'Donnell, MD, MPH
We know that genes play a role in cardiovascular health, but new research has identified specific DNA regions that are assoc…
Genetic Clues to Heart Health
Guest: Christopher O'Donnell, MD, MPH
We know that genes play a role in cardiovascular health, but new research has identified specific DNA regions that are assoc…
Comparative-Effectiveness Research on Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Guest: Mark Hlatky, MD
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs, can be life saving for patients after myocardial infarction, but are also costly and may …
Comparative-Effectiveness Research on Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Guest: Mark Hlatky, MD
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs, can be life saving for patients after myocardial infarction, but are also costly and may …
The 50th Anniversary of the First Prosthetic Heart Valve
Guest: Albert Starr, MD
On the 50th anniversary of the first successful prosthetic mitral valve replacement, how far has cardiac surgery come, and where are we he…
The 50th Anniversary of the First Prosthetic Heart Valve
Guest: Albert Starr, MD
On the 50th anniversary of the first successful prosthetic mitral valve replacement, how far has cardiac surgery come, and where are we he…
Expanding the Anti-Arrhythmia Armamentarium: Where Does Dronedarone Fit In?
Guest: Sanjay Kaul, MD, MPH
Atrial-fibrillation, or a-fib, affects nearly 2.5 million patients in the US, and is one of the more common forms of arrhythmia. The a…
Expanding the Anti-Arrhythmia Armamentarium: Where Does Dronedarone Fit In?
Guest: Sanjay Kaul, MD, MPH
Atrial-fibrillation, or a-fib, affects nearly 2.5 million patients in the US, and is one of the more common forms of arrhythmia. The a…