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
The Cost-Benefit Calculus of CT Angiograms
Guest: Mark Hlatky, MD
Measuring precise risks in medicine can be a tricky proposition. Factoring risk into cost-benefit analyses can make the situation even less…
The Cost-Benefit Calculus of CT Angiograms
Guest: Mark Hlatky, MD
Measuring precise risks in medicine can be a tricky proposition. Factoring risk into cost-benefit analyses can make the situation even less…
Easing the Healthcare Burden on Small Businesses
Guest: Bob Graboyes, PhD
Is your practice one of the growing number of small healthcare businesses that cannot afford to provide health insurance for its employee…
Easing the Healthcare Burden on Small Businesses
Guest: Bob Graboyes, PhD
Is your practice one of the growing number of small healthcare businesses that cannot afford to provide health insurance for its employee…
Industry and Healthcare: Sorting Out Potential Conflicts
Guest: Gregory Demske
How can individual practitioners interact with industry in a positive, lawful and commendable manner? Are there regulations we can and shoul…
Industry and Healthcare: Sorting Out Potential Conflicts
Guest: Gregory Demske
How can individual practitioners interact with industry in a positive, lawful and commendable manner? Are there regulations we can and shoul…
Treatment Guidelines: The Ongoing Pursuit of Excellence
Guest: Elliott Antman, MD
New treatment guidelines regularly make headlines in medicine, recommending advances in our approach to care. In recent years, we have acc…
Treatment Guidelines: The Ongoing Pursuit of Excellence
Guest: Elliott Antman, MD
New treatment guidelines regularly make headlines in medicine, recommending advances in our approach to care. In recent years, we have acc…
Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes
Guest: Doug Zipes, MD
Sudden cardiac deaths are rare among elite athletes. Yet these abrupt events are confounding, in part, because they strike some of our most p…
Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes
Guest: Doug Zipes, MD
Sudden cardiac deaths are rare among elite athletes. Yet these abrupt events are confounding, in part, because they strike some of our most p…
Examining the Biodegradable Stent
Guest: Martin Leon, MD
Will drug-eluting stents prove safer and more effective without a metal structure? For all their merits, current stent technologies still pr…
Examining the Biodegradable Stent
Guest: Martin Leon, MD
Will drug-eluting stents prove safer and more effective without a metal structure? For all their merits, current stent technologies still pr…
A More Definitive Ablation Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
Guest: Mohammed Khan, MD
Investigators are pursuing more aggressive strategies to maintain sinus rhythm. One area of current inquiry for certain arrhythmias center…
A More Definitive Ablation Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
Guest: Mohammed Khan, MD
Investigators are pursuing more aggressive strategies to maintain sinus rhythm. One area of current inquiry for certain arrhythmias center…
Antiplatelet Therapy After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
Guest: Peter Berger, MD
It is no longer a question of whether antiplatelet therapy should be used following implantation of a drug-eluting stent, but rather to wha…
Antiplatelet Therapy After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
Guest: Peter Berger, MD
It is no longer a question of whether antiplatelet therapy should be used following implantation of a drug-eluting stent, but rather to wha…
Advances in Managing Atrial Fibrillation
Guest: Charles Kerr, MD
Dr. Charles Kerr, president of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and director of the electrophysiology program at St. Paul's Hospital i…
Advances in Managing Atrial Fibrillation
Guest: Charles Kerr, MD
Dr. Charles Kerr, president of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and director of the electrophysiology program at St. Paul's Hospital i…
Recognizing the Subtle Signs of Aortic Valve Disease
Guest: Arvind Agnihotri, MD
For patients diagnosed with aortic valve stenosis, corrective surgery is advised and is often extremely safe and effective. But there …
Recognizing the Subtle Signs of Aortic Valve Disease
Guest: Arvind Agnihotri, MD
For patients diagnosed with aortic valve stenosis, corrective surgery is advised and is often extremely safe and effective. But there …