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
Developments in Surgical Therapies for Valve Disease
Guest: Arvind Agnihotri, MD
Artificial heart valves have steadily evolved since their arrival on the surgical scene in the 1960s. A range of the newest devices ha…
Developments in Surgical Therapies for Valve Disease
Guest: Arvind Agnihotri, MD
Artificial heart valves have steadily evolved since their arrival on the surgical scene in the 1960s. A range of the newest devices ha…
Measures to Improve Quality and Physician Payments
Guest: James Dove, MD
Host Dr. Jack Lewin speaks with Dr. James Dove, immediate past president of the American College of Cardiology, about strategies to improve th…
Measures to Improve Quality and Physician Payments
Guest: James Dove, MD
Host Dr. Jack Lewin speaks with Dr. James Dove, immediate past president of the American College of Cardiology, about strategies to improve th…
Healthcare Reform: An Economist’s Perspective
Guest: Uwe Reinhardt, PhD
In a recent survey tracked by Dr. Uwe Reinhardt, the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and professor of economics and public af…
Healthcare Reform: An Economist’s Perspective
Guest: Uwe Reinhardt, PhD
In a recent survey tracked by Dr. Uwe Reinhardt, the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and professor of economics and public af…
Close a Hole in the Heart, Heal Pain in the Head?
Guest: Jill Jesurum, PhD
Who would expect that a hole in the heart and a pain in the head are related? If you take care of patients who suffer from migraine heada…
Close a Hole in the Heart, Heal Pain in the Head?
Guest: Jill Jesurum, PhD
Who would expect that a hole in the heart and a pain in the head are related? If you take care of patients who suffer from migraine heada…
Updating Guidelines for Unstable Angina and NSTEMI
Guest: Elliott Antman, MD
Recent guidelines for unstable angina and non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) can be characterized as a progression …
Updating Guidelines for Unstable Angina and NSTEMI
Guest: Elliott Antman, MD
Recent guidelines for unstable angina and non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) can be characterized as a progression …
Updating Guidelines for ST-Elevation MI
Guest: Elliott Antman, MD
Revising treatment guidelines is a continuous process, with authors always monitoring the latest data that needs to be shared with pract…
Updating Guidelines for ST-Elevation MI
Guest: Elliott Antman, MD
Revising treatment guidelines is a continuous process, with authors always monitoring the latest data that needs to be shared with pract…
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis and Treatment
Guest: Theodore Abraham, MD
It is a condition that most commonly affects our young athletes, but many of the symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) do not …
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis and Treatment
Guest: Theodore Abraham, MD
It is a condition that most commonly affects our young athletes, but many of the symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) do not …