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 is Your Heart Trying to Tell You?
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.
Medical Treatment of Functional Mitral Regurgitation
In today's episode of the MyHeart.net podcast, Drs. Alain Bouchard, Mustafa Ahmed, and Jason Guichard discuss the medical treatment of functional mitral regurgitation. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts.
Surgical Repair of the Mitral Valve
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…
Mitral Clip: Everything You Ever Needed to Know
When a patient has mitral regurgitation but is not a candidate for open-heart surgery, what is a doctor to do? Thankfully, with the groundbreaking MitraClip (or mitral clip), these patients can still be treated through specialized techniques. Dr. Mustafa Ahmed discusses the procedure's history, benefits, and more with Dr. Alain Bouchard in our latest podcast.…
Mitral Regurgitation
Join Drs. Mustafa Ahmed and Alain Bouchard as they discuss Mitral Regurgitation — also known as 'the leaky valve.' 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!
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…
What is Cardiomegaly?
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…
Cardiogenic Shock: Part 2
The conversation on cardiogenic shock continues as Dr. Alain Bouchard, Dr. Mustafa Ahmed, and Dr. Jason Guichard discuss ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. 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!
Cardiogenic Shock: Part 1
How do cardiologists treat cardiogenic shock? Dr. Alain Bouchard, Dr. Mustafa Ahmed, and Dr. Jason Guichard discuss two types of treatment in the latest podcast from MyHeart.net. 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!
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