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This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Mustafa Ahmed, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the Structural and Interventional Cardiology Program at the University of Alabama, at Birmingham. CHRONIC MITRAL INSUFFICIENCY: In this report, we would like to concentrate on the primary mitral insufficiency which is a disease of the mitral valve apparatus (mitral […]

This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Steven Nissen, MD.Chief Academic Officer of the Heart and Vascular Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and Professor of Medicine at the Lerner College of Medicine. With the high prevalence of risk factors and cardiovascular disease in the US, looking at Statin vs Supplements for high cholesterol appears […]

Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Nelson B. Schiller, MD, FACCFounder the UCSF Adult Echocardiography Laboratory and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic. Echocardiography: Clinical use in Cardiology. Echocardiography is a non-invasive diagnostic technique that provides information about cardiac anatomy, function, and hemodynamics. In the last 40 years, the evolution of this technique has made […]

This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Chip Lavie. In the US, it is estimated that approximately 800,000 new and 200,000 recurrent myocardial infarctions occur each year. The prevalence of coronary artery disease and heart failure is increasing. Each year, over 950,000 patients undergo percutaneous coronary angioplasty, 400,000 patients undergo coronary bypass surgery, and […]

This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Michael Bivins, Dr. Carrie Lenneman, and Dr. Mollie deShazo. The most common cause of death in men is cardiovascular disease, followed by cancer. Prostate cancer is the number one cause of cancer in men. The numbers are staggering. In 2019, 3,650,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer. […]

How can we utilize the regenerative stem cells already found in the human adult body to combat the effects of heart failure? Dr. Alain Bouchard discusses this cutting edge realm of medicine with Dr. Emerson Perin, director of the Center for Clinical Research at the Texas Heart Institute. Transcript AnnouncerThis is the MyHeart.net Podcast. This […]

FH: TREATMENT AND POTENTIAL CURE?

FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA (FH): TREATMENT AND POTENTIAL CURE? What is Familial Hypercholesterolemia or FH? FH is an autosomal dominant inherited genetic condition that involves approximately 30 million patients across the world. It is underdiagnosed with only 15% of Americans with FH having received the diagnosis. FH is caused by an abnormal variant of one or more […]

Familial Hypercholesterolemia with Dr. Pradeep Natarajan

Dr. Bouchard discusses “Familial Hypercholesterolemia” with Dr. Pradeep Natarajan from Harvard.

Arts in Health with Dr. Julian Owens

Dr. Bouchard discusses “Arts in Health” with Dr. Julian Owens.

FH: TREATMENT AND POTENTIAL CURE?

FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA (FH): TREATMENT AND POTENTIAL CURE? What is Familial Hypercholesterolemia or FH? FH is an autosomal dominant inherited genetic condition that involves approximately 30 million patients across the world. It is underdiagnosed with only 15% of Americans with FH having received the diagnosis. FH is caused by an abnormal variant of one or more […]

ARTS IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE

This article was written in collaboration with Kimberly Kirklin, Director of UAB Arts In Medicine, and Dr Rachel Easterwood, a Hospitalist with Mount Sinai Health System in New York. ARTS IN HEALTH Arts in Health is a diverse, multidisciplinary approach dedicated to improving health through arts.  The field integrates visual arts and design, musical, literary, […]

HYPERTENSION, THE SILENT KILLER

This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Suzanne Oparil, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine. Professor of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology. Director, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program. Section Chief of Vascular Biology and Hypertension, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. HYPERTENSION, THE SILENT KILLER   Hypertension is a pervasive problem and affects nearly 50% of […]