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
Healthcare Cost Containment and Medical Liability Reform
Guest: Mark McClellan, MD, PhD
Defensive medicine and medical liability concerns create a symbiotic relationship that costs everyone in the medical system. Has heal…
Healthcare Cost Containment and Medical Liability Reform
Guest: Mark McClellan, MD, PhD
Defensive medicine and medical liability concerns create a symbiotic relationship that costs everyone in the medical system. Has heal…
Global Disparities in Arrhythmia Management
Guest: Christian Wolpert, MD
It's one thing to produce guidelines, and quite another to encourage guideline adherence. The first step in this might be to gather d…
Global Disparities in Arrhythmia Management
Guest: Christian Wolpert, MD
It's one thing to produce guidelines, and quite another to encourage guideline adherence. The first step in this might be to gather d…
A Global Issue: Obesity and Improving Cardiovascular Health in Children
Guest: Nathalie Farpour-Lambert, MD
Childhood obesity is a significant health concern in the US and worldwide. How does obesity impact a child's cardiovascular fu…
A Global Issue: Obesity and Improving Cardiovascular Health in Children
Guest: Nathalie Farpour-Lambert, MD
Childhood obesity is a significant health concern in the US and worldwide. How does obesity impact a child's cardiovascular fu…
Heart Disease in Ancient Egyptians
Guest: Randall Thompson, MD
It's widely believed that modern behaviors of inactivity, stress and poor diet are primary causes of the development of cardiovascular…
Heart Disease in Ancient Egyptians
Guest: Randall Thompson, MD
It's widely believed that modern behaviors of inactivity, stress and poor diet are primary causes of the development of cardiovascular…
Deciphering Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology
Guest: David Blumenthal, MD, MPP
Electronic management of health information will someday replace the pen and paper chart. How significant a role will health inform…
Deciphering Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology
Guest: David Blumenthal, MD, MPP
Electronic management of health information will someday replace the pen and paper chart. How significant a role will health inform…
The Value and Future of the Maintenance of Certification Program
Guest: Kevin Weiss, MD
Although the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program may conjure up unpleasant testing jitters, its value to both patients and the medical…
The Value and Future of the Maintenance of Certification Program
Guest: Kevin Weiss, MD
Although the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program may conjure up unpleasant testing jitters, its value to both patients and the medical…
Health Reform and Cardiology in the Year Ahead
Guest: Ralph Brindis, MD, MPH
How will the recently-passed health reform legislation impact cardiologists and other physicians in the next year? What can physicians…
Health Reform and Cardiology in the Year Ahead
Guest: Ralph Brindis, MD, MPH
How will the recently-passed health reform legislation impact cardiologists and other physicians in the next year? What can physicians…
The Future of Medical Device Innovation
Guest: Stephen Ubl
How do physicians play a particularly crucial role in the development of medical devices, and how does the device innovation model differ from th…
The Future of Medical Device Innovation
Guest: Stephen Ubl
How do physicians play a particularly crucial role in the development of medical devices, and how does the device innovation model differ from th…
The Patient-Centered Medical Home: New Delivery Models and Healthcare Reform
Guest: John Tooker, MD, MBA, FACP
How can cardiologists and our internal medicine colleagues work together to promote the patient-centered medical home as an effici…
The Patient-Centered Medical Home: New Delivery Models and Healthcare Reform
Guest: John Tooker, MD, MBA, FACP
How can cardiologists and our internal medicine colleagues work together to promote the patient-centered medical home as an effici…
The Rapid Evolution of Ventricular Assist Devices
Guest: Leslie Miller, MD
Options for patients with advanced heart failure used to be limited to heart transplantation, but ventricular assist devices have rapidly …
The Rapid Evolution of Ventricular Assist Devices
Guest: Leslie Miller, MD
Options for patients with advanced heart failure used to be limited to heart transplantation, but ventricular assist devices have rapidly …