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Atrial Fibrillation: What Your Heart is Trying to Tell You with Dr. Richard Vest

November 16, 2020 422 12
Alain Bouchard, MD

What goes into the treatment of atrial fibrillation?

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.

Filed Under: Heart Disease, Podcast

Surgical Repair of the Mitral Valve with Dr. Clifton Lewis

October 1, 2020 878 12
Alain Bouchard, MD

Mitral valve repair, illustrated and shown in real life.

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…

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Heart Valves, Podcast

What If You Have Mild Congestive Heart Failure?

August 26, 2020 3275 10
Alain Bouchard, MD

A woman discussing mild congestive heart failure with her doctor, who is holding a chest x-ray image.

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…

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies Tagged With: Heart failure, mild congestive heart failure

Coronavirus Vaccination: Will It Work with Dr. Leland Allen

August 20, 2020 399 8
Alain Bouchard, MD

Nurse administering a vaccine.

Dr. Leland Allen, head of Infectious Disease at St. Vincent's of Birmingham, discusses current development of vaccines for COVID-19 as well as the importance of influenza vaccination for this upcoming flu and cold season. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Please comment below if you would like us to include a transcript…

Filed Under: Medical News, Podcast

Dementia Prevention: Where Do We Go from Here with Dr. Louis Bherer

August 13, 2020 265 7
Alain Bouchard, MD

A black-and-white photo of a gym.

Dr. Louis Bherer, an expert in the neuropsychology of aging, and MyHeart.net's Dr. Alain Bouchard discuss the research conducted at the ÉPIC Center of the Montreal Heart Institute. The ÉPIC Center focuses on multi-domain intervention for those with cardiac disease and prevention of cognitive deficits and has continued its work even in the era of…

Filed Under: Podcast, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: dementia

What is Cardiomegaly?

August 10, 2020 3445 11
Alain Bouchard, MD

Diagram showing a normal heart compared to one with right ventricular hypertrophy.

The term cardiomegaly usually refers to an enlarged heart as seen on imaging tests, usually the chest X-ray. The heart is composed of four chambers, and an enlargement of any of the chambers can result in cardiomegaly. A patient with an irregular heartbeat, such as atrial fibrillation, can have a severe enlargement of the heart's…

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Heart Disease, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Tagged With: cardiomegaly

Dementia and Exercise: Prevention Through Exertion with Dr. Louis Bherer

August 6, 2020 303 9
Alain Bouchard, MD

Exercise can be important in the prevention of dementia.

How can exercise aid in the prevention of dementia? Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Louis Bherer, an expert in the neuropsychology of aging, in a lively discussion of what people can do to potentially aid in the retainment of cognitive function as they age. Find out more about Dr. Bherer's work at Centre…

Filed Under: Podcast, Risk & Prevention

Disparities in Healthcare with Randy Granata, RN-BC, DNP

July 16, 2020 389 6
Alain Bouchard, MD

A statue representing Justice.

In this episode of the MyHeart.net podcast, Dr. Alain Bouchard discusses disparities in healthcare with Randy Granata, RN-BC, DNP, who is Vice President of Population Health at Ascension. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Please comment below if you would like us to include a transcript of this episode!

Filed Under: General Health, Podcast Tagged With: healthcare

COVID-19 and the Heart with Dr. David Fieno

May 30, 2020 829 7
Alain Bouchard, MD

A model of a heart.

Previously recorded May 10, 2020. Please note that due to the ever-changing nature of information surrounding COVID-19, some statements in this podcast episode may be outdated. Dr. Alain Bouchard, Dr. Mustafa Ahmed, and Dr. David Fieno discuss the effect of COVID-19 on the heart as well as current studies into therapies to combat coronavirus.  Subscribe…

Filed Under: Heart Health, Podcast

What to Expect: Nuclear Stress Test

July 12, 2019 30989 28
Alain Bouchard, MD

Nuclear Stress Test: What is it? A nuclear stress test is a minimally invasive diagnostic imaging procedure designed to evaluate the perfusion of blood through the coronary arteries to the heart muscle. Images of the heart are acquired when the heart is in a baseline resting state and again after the heart has been exercised,…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Featured Articles, Heart Disease

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