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Surgical Repair of the Mitral Valve

October 1, 2020 732 10
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

September 24, 2020 512 8
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

Mitral Regurgitation

September 21, 2020 627 7
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

What is 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!

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

Pulmonary Embolism: The Killer Clot in the Lungs

September 3, 2020 881 7
David McGiffin, MD

Pulmonary embolism affects the arteries of the lunch.

How is COVID-19 complicating the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism? Drs. Alain Bouchard and Mustafa Ahmed are joined by Dr. David McGiffin to discuss this aspect of the often deadly clot in the lungs and more. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Please comment below if you would like us to include a…

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The Future of the Cardiac Transplant

August 27, 2020 221 8
David McGiffin, MD

What's the future of cardiac transplant?

Where is the future of the cardiac transplant headed? From pig hearts to 3D printing, Dr. David McGiffin, Dr. Jason Guichard, and Dr. Alain Bouchard discuss current experimentation and future possibilities in this episode of the MyHeart.net podcast. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Please comment below if you would like us…

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Coronavirus Vaccination: Will It Work?

August 20, 2020 323 7
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?

August 13, 2020 212 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

Dementia and Exercise: Prevention Through Exertion

August 6, 2020 238 8
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

Heart Transplant: A Comprehensive Overview

August 4, 2020 232 8
David McGiffin, MD

Surgeon who could be administering a heart transplant.

In this episode, Dr. David McGiffin, an expert heart and lung transplant surgeon at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, discusses everything from the history of heart transplant to the technical aspects of the procedure in this comprehensive overview of one of the most amazing medical therapies performed today. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,…

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: heart transplant

Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock Using ECMO

July 23, 2020 246 3
Dr. Jason L. Guichard, MD, PhD

A doctor looking ready to take on cardiogenic shock.

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!

Filed Under: Heart Disease, Podcast

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