Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

There are two main goals to focus on while caring for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Teresa Wu, MD, from the Section of Vascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic talks about these two goals and insights into PAD management.

Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD, provides an update on Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute's Heart Failure & Transplantation Program.

Heart transplantation is a chance at life for patients. Natalie Salvatore, RN, interviews Eileen Hsich, MD, Medical Director for the Heart Transplant Program at Cleveland Clinic, about caring for patients who might require heart transplantation, next steps if they are not a candidate and her biggest piece of advice.

Faisal Bakaeen, MD, provides an update on Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Coronary Artery Disease Center's 2022 results.

In 2020, same day discharge and next day discharge accounted for 22.1 percent (n = 114 of 516) and 63.8 percent (n = 329 of 516) of outpatient TF-TAVR. Samir Kapadia, MD, Chairman of Cardiology, and Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, Head of Interventional Cardiology, discuss discharge planning considerations for patients having TAVR and the benefit of same day discharge if appropriate.

Eric Roselli, MD, provides an update on Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Aorta Center's 2022 results.

A Cleveland Clinic-led trial found that testosterone-replacement therapy did not result in a higher incidence of major adverse cardiac events in middle-aged and older men with hypogonadism (also known as low testosterone) who also had preexisting or a high risk of cardiovascular disease. However, researchers still urge caution when considering testosterone therapy. Dr. Steve Nissen discusses the results of the TRAVERSE trial.

Daniel Burns, MD, provides an update on 2022's valve results. Learn more: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/depts/valve-center

Thomas Callahan, MD, electrophysiologist and Co-Director, Lead Extraction Program, discusses the incidence of sudden cardiac death in athletic populations. Dr. Callahan reviews how often SCD occurs in athletes, the etiology and survival, drawing from studies in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom and France.

Aortopathies can have implications for patients who are athletes. Sagar Kalahasti, MD, Director of the Marfan Syndrome and Connective Tissue Disorder Clinic and member of the Aorta Center, discusses etiologies and evaluation of aortopathies in the athletic heart.