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Coronary Microvascular Disease with Dr. Janet Wei

February 18, 2021 164 6
Alain Bouchard, MD

Angina can be caused by coronary microvascular disease.

How is it that some patients with chest pain end up not having obstructive coronary disease? Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Janet Wei in a discussion of angina without obstructive coronary artery disease. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts.

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Featured Articles, Podcast Tagged With: Angina, Chest pain

Sudden Death: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Dr. Michelle Kittleson

February 4, 2021 200 5
Alain Bouchard, MD

Athletes are among those who could die suddenly due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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.

Filed Under: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Podcast

OCT and Virtual Reality: A Conversation with Dr. Nick West of Abbott

January 29, 2021 309 11
Alain Bouchard, MD

OCT

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.

Filed Under: Heart Disease, Medical News, Podcast Tagged With: imaging, oct, stents

HFpEF: Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction with Drs. Shane Nanayakkara and Jason Guichard

December 24, 2020 476 12
Shane Nanayakkara, MBBS

In this week's episode, Dr. Alain Bouchard discusses HFpEF, or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, with Dr. Shane Nanayakkara and Dr. Jason Guichard. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts.

Filed Under: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Podcast

Control of Inflammation Through Diet

December 22, 2020 474 3
Martin Juneau, MD

How does a diet that helps prevent inflammation aid in cardiovascular health?

In this article from November 23, 2020, Dr. Martin Juneau of the Montreal Heart Institute looks at the effect of an anti-inflammatory diet on cardiovascular health. OVERVIEWChronic inflammation is actively involved in the formation and progression of plaques that form on the lining of the arteries, which can lead to the development of cardiovascular events…

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Heart Disease, Risk & Prevention

Atrial Fibrillation: Rhythm Control Including Ablation with Dr. Richard Vest

November 26, 2020 308 9
Alain Bouchard, MD

What goes into the treatment of atrial fibrillation?

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…

Filed Under: Heart Disease, Podcast

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

Medical Treatment of Functional Mitral Regurgitation with Dr. Jason Guichard

November 5, 2020 354 4
Dr. Jason L. Guichard, MD, PhD

Mitral Valve regurgitation mitral insufficiency

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.

Filed Under: Heart Valves, Podcast

Surgical Repair of the Mitral Valve with Dr. Clifton Lewis

October 1, 2020 877 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

Mitral Clip: Everything You Ever Needed to Know with Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

September 24, 2020 594 10
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

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.…

Filed Under: Heart Valves, Podcast Tagged With: Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve

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