Heart Podcast
The Heart Podcast is your go-to source for the latest insights and developments in cardiovascular medicine. Each episode features in-depth interviews with renowned authors and leading experts in the field, delving into the latest advances in cardiovascular research and treatments.
Heart - heart.bmj.com - is a renowned international journal from the BMJ Group and the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) dedicated to publishing research and reviews on cardiovascular disease. Stay ahead in your field by tuning into our expert discussions and accessing cutting-edge information.
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Podcast hosted by:
James Rudd, Digital Media Editor, University of Cambridge
* The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 297
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Current issues in cardiology training
Jim Hall (BCS vice-president for training, and chairman of the SAC) talks to Thanh Phan (SPL trainee from the Northern Deanery) about current issues in cardiology training. These include Workplace Ba…
Interpreting the ECGs of airline pilots
Iain Simpson (vice president for Education and Research at the British Cardiovascular Society, and a cardiologist in Southampton) talks to Michael Joy (professor at the University of Surrey, and card…
The future of cardiovascular imaging
Matthias Schmitt (cardiac magnetic resonance specialist, University Hospital of South Manchester) and Guy Lloyd (consultant cardiologist in Eastbourne) talk to William Zoghbi (president of the Americ…
Radiofrequency ablation and ventricular fibrillation storms
Andrew Grace (consultant cardiologist, Cambridge) talks to Bill Stevenson (electrophysiologist from the Brigham Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School) about radiofrequency ablation in the context …
Acute cardiac care in the UK and the role of coronary care units
Christopher Burrell (consultant cardiologist at the Southwest Cardiothoracic Centre, Plymouth) talks to Nick West (clinical lead for coronary intervention at Papworth Hospital and deputy chair of the…
Atherosclerotic plaque imaging; Past, present, and future
Alistair Lindsay hosts a round table from the BCS conference in Manchester, on the topic of atherosclerotic plaque imaging; past, present, and future.
He is joined by:
Matthias Nahrendorf, Center for…
Sudden cardiac death in athletes
Sport was the theme of 2012’s British Cardiovascular Society Conference, and Sanjay Sharma (professor at the CRY Inherited Cardiac Diseases and Sports Cardiology Unit, St Georges Hospital) spoke abou…
Carry on in the Cath Lab!
Jim Hall (British Cardiovascular Society vice president for training) talks to Tim Stephens (lead nurse for patient safety, Barts and the London) and Chris Sadler (consultant anaesthetist, director o…
Tissue engineering for mending a broken heart
Following on from their sessions at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference, Alexander Lyon (senior lecturer in cardiology, Imperial College, London) talks to Christopher Breuer (director of ti…
Changing cholesterol levels: past, present, and future
Where are we now with changing cholesterol levels to reduce cardiovascular disease risk? Keith Fox (British Cardiovascular Society president) asks Rory Collins (professor of Medicine and Epidemiology…
Calcification in aortic valve disease
Guy Lloyd (consultant cardiologist in Eastbourne) talks to Marc Dweck (senior specialist registrar in cardiology, undertaking a PhD in aortic valve disease) about calcification in aortic stenosis.
Th…
Mitral regurgitation and percutaneous interventions
Meeting up at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference, Philip MacCarthy (a cardiology consultant in London) talks to Alec Vahanian (professor of cardiology, Hôpital Bichat, Paris) about mitral …
Obesity and heart disease
In this podcast, Alistair Lindsay talks to Jennifer Logue about the link between obesity and heart disease.
Increasing weight is associated with a higher prevalence of known risk factors for coronary…
Risk of heart failure following unrecognised MI
Alistair Lindsay talks to Maarten Leening (Erasmus MC, The Netherlands) about his research into the risk of heart failure following undiagnosed myocardial infarctions in elderly people.
See also;
Unr…
Assessment of reperfusion injury
Alistair Lindsay talks to Declan O’Regan about assessing reperfusion injury using cardiac MRI in patients with acute MI.
See also;
Assessment of severe reperfusion injury with T2* cardiac MRI in pati…
Who will benefit from ACE inhibition?
Alistair Lindsay talks to Leong Ng about his work into using biomarkers to identify which groups of patients will benefit from ACE inhibition after acute coronary syndrome.
See also:
Identification o…
Optimal medical therapy and mortality after acute myocardial infarction
In this first edition of the BMJ Heart podcast, Alistair Lindsay talks to Peter Bramlage about his paper on how and when patients are treated after acute myocardial infarction, and the effect optical…