Why do athletes die suddenly? Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Michelle Kittleson in a discussion of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, from detection to genetic testing to prognoses. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. 5/5 (6) Tell Us How We're Doing… Was This Article Helpful?
OCT and Virtual Reality: A Conversation with Dr. Nick West of Abbott
Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Mustafa Ahmed are joined by Dr. Nick West of Abbott in a discussion of the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and virtual reality to image coronary atherosclerosis and optimize coronary stent procedures. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. 4.86/5 (7) Tell Us How We're Doing… Was […]
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease with Dr. Kyle Eudailey
Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Kyle Eudailey in a discussion of the most common congenital heart defect that represents the coexistent aspect of a genetic disorder of the aorta and cardiac development: Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease. This disease is found in approximately 2% of the population with a male predominance of 2:1. Subscribe […]
PAD: When Leg Pain Isn’t Just Leg Pain with Dr. Munish Goyal
Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Munish Goyal, an interventional cardiologist at St. Vincent’s, part of Ascension, in a discussion of PAD, or peripheral artery disease. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. 5/5 (6) Tell Us How We're Doing… Was This Article Helpful?
PVC Heartbeats: When to Treat with Dr. Jose Osorio
In this week’s episode, Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Jose Osorio, director of the electrophysiology lab at the Grandview Medical Center, to discuss the nature of PVC heartbeats. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. 4.88/5 (8) Tell Us How We're Doing… Was This Article Helpful?
Venous Insufficiency: From Leg Pain to Spider Veins with Dr. Robert Foster
Do your legs hurt? Do you have spider veins? Then you’ve got to tune in to this discussion of venous insufficiency, featuring Dr. Alain Bouchard and special guest Dr. Robert Foster of the Birmingham Heart Clinic. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. 4.64/5 (11) Tell Us How We're Doing… Was This Article […]
Atrial Fibrillation: Rhythm Control Including Ablation with Dr. Richard Vest
Just because it doesn’t feel like atrial fibrillation doesn’t mean it isn’t there, and early detection can be key to effective treatment! Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Richard Vest, an electrophysiology expert, discuss the treatment of atrial fibrillation as well as clinical research into advancing those methods. Listen to their previous conversation on atrial fibrillation here. Subscribe […]
Atrial Fibrillation: What Your Heart is Trying to Tell You with Dr. Richard Vest
Some atrial fibrillation patients have described their heartbeat as a sort of Morse code. But what is it trying to say? Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Richard Vest, an electrophysiology expert, discuss atrial fibrillation and its prevalence, detection, and treatment. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. 4.9/5 (10) Tell Us How We're […]
Surgical Repair of the Mitral Valve with Dr. Clifton Lewis
Dr. Alain Bouchard discusses the history of surgical options and modern techniques for degenerative mitral valve disease and mitral regurgitation with Dr. Clifton Lewis, Director of Adult Cardiac Surgery at UAB, and Dr. Mustafa Ahmed, Director of Interventional and Structural Cardiology at UAB. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Please comment below […]
What If You Have Mild Congestive Heart Failure?
Heart failure is a very common disease and affects approximately 1-2 percent of the adult population in developed countries. The prevalence of congestive heart failure rises to about 10% among the population over 70 years of age. Projection in the United States shows that heart failure will increase by more than 40% by the year […]