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Arts in Medicine with Kimberly Kirklin at UAB and Dr Rachel Easterwood in New York

January 30, 2023 by Alain Bouchard, MD Leave a Comment

This podcast was done 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 is a diverse, multidisciplinary approach dedicated to improving health through arts.  The field integrates visual arts and design, musical, literary, and performing arts […]

Filed Under: Complementary Medicine, Podcast

THE CHRONIC LEAKY MITRAL VALVE

December 30, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Heart Valves

Leaky Mitral Valve

December 29, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD Leave a Comment

Dr. Bouchard discusses the Leaky Mitral Valve with Dr. Mustafa Ahmed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In this report, we would like to concentrate on the primary mitral insufficiency which is a disease of the mitral valve apparatus (mitral leaflet, chordae tendineae, papillary muscle, mitral annulus), and not the secondary cause which is […]

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THE CHRONIC LEAKY AORTIC VALVE

December 23, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD 1 Comment

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 AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY:  The most common causes of aortic valve insufficiency (aortic regurgitation) in the US are the bicuspid aortic valve and the primary disease of […]

Filed Under: Aortic disease, Featured Articles

Leaky Aortic Valve

December 22, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD Leave a Comment

Dr. Bouchard discusses the Leaky Aortic Valve with Dr. Mustafa Ahmed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The most common causes of aortic valve insufficiency in the US are the bicuspid aortic valve and primary disease of the aorta or sinuses of Valsalva. In most patients with chronic aortic insufficiency, the course of the […]

Filed Under: Podcast

DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

December 16, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD Leave a Comment

This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Nelson Schiller, Founder of the UCSF Adult Doppler Echocardiography Laboratory and the Adult Congenital Heart Disease clinic. DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: Since its development in the 1970s, Doppler echocardiography has occupied a position of increasing importance in the assessment of patients with valvular heart disease. Continuous-wave and pulsed Doppler […]

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Uncategorized

STATIN VS SUPPLEMENTS FOR HIGH CHOLESTEROL

December 2, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Featured Articles, General Health, Heart Disease, Medical News, Risk & Prevention, Tests & Investigations

STATIN VS SUPPLEMENTS FOR HIGH CHOLESTEROL WITH STEVEN NISSEN

December 1, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD Leave a Comment

Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by 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 well-timed. […]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: heart disease, high cholesterol, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

What is a TIA? Transient Ischemic Attack Explained

November 16, 2022 by Philip Johnson, MD, PhD Leave a Comment

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke, and every year more than 795,000 people suffer from a stroke. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), also known as a “mini-stroke,” is a stroke where blood flow to the brain is blocked only for a short time. It is often a precursor to a full stroke […]

Filed Under: General Health, Vascular Disease Tagged With: Diabetes, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), mini stroke, Stroke, transient ischemic attack

Is Creatine Monohydrate Bad For You? Q&A With a Heart Specialist

October 28, 2022 by Philip Johnson, MD, PhD 2 Comments

Creatine is a subject that we’ve touched on before, but the world of nutrition is always evolving. Creatine is one of the most popular workout and dietary supplements available today. It was discovered in 1832, but grew in popularity after the 1992 Olympic games when two gold medalists credited it with their victories. After that […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, General Health Tagged With: creatine, creatine monohydrate, Heart Health

Echocardiography with Nelson Schiller: Past, Present, and Future

October 21, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD 2 Comments

Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Nelson B. Schiller, MD, FACCFounder the UCSF Adult Echocardiography Laboratory and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic. Since its development in the 1970s, Doppler echocardiography has occupied a position of increasing importance in the assessment of patients with valvular heart disease. Continuous-wave and pulsed Doppler measurements, as well as […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Uncategorized

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

October 21, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Aortic disease, Featured Articles, Heart Disease, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Heart Health, Heart Valves, Tests & Investigations Tagged With: Echocardiography

FITNESS AND FATNESS: HOW EXCESS FAT CAN AFFECT YOUR HEART

September 29, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD Leave a Comment

Fatness and Fitness

This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Chip Lavie, MD.Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Director, Stress Testing Laboratory. FITNESS AND FATNESS: HOW EXCESS FAT CAN AFFECT YOUR HEART. The Obesity pandemic is well established with >70% of US adults being overweight (BMI >25) or obese (BMI >30) or severely obese (BMI >40). Obesity […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Exercise, Featured Articles, Heart Health Tagged With: AFib, Cardiovascular Risk, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Excess Fat, Fitness, Heart failure, Heart Health, obesity

Fatness and Fitness with Chip Lavie

September 22, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD Leave a Comment

Fatness and Fitness

Well, welcome to our podcast on the Fatness and Fitness. And with us today, we have a very distinguished Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Director, Stress Testing Laboratory, Dr. Chip Lavie, MD. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. No ratings yet. Tell Us How We're Doing… Was This Article Helpful?

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Exercise, Heart Health, Podcast

TREATMENT FOR OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY

September 15, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD 1 Comment

This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Timothy Garvey, MD. Professor; Director, Diabetes Research Center TREATMENT FOR OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY The prevalence of obesity, defined as excess body fat causing compromise to health, has increased over the last few decades. It is estimated that up to 49% of the world’s population and 70% of […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Featured Articles Tagged With: BMI, Body Mass Index, Diabetes, obesity, Overweight, Treatment

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