Heart Matters

Dr. Yvonne Michael, an Associate Professor at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, discusses risk factors that we should take into consideration when examining postmenopausal patients with coronary heart disease.

Dr. Dustin Sulak, an integrative medicine physician specializing in osteopathy, mind-body medicine, and medical cannabis, talks about the impact of cannabis on the cardiovascular system.

What do we need to know about a career in cardiology? Dr. Alan Brown meets with Dr. Heval Kelli, a cardiologist at the Northside Hospital in Atlanta, and Alan Amedi, a first-year medical school student at Emory University, to explore their experiences in the cardiology field and learn about their perspectives on training.

What do we need to know about cardiovascular complications during pregnancy? Dr. Nanette Wenger, a Professor of Medicine in the division of cardiology at the Emory University School of Medicine, reviews what cardiologists know about pregnancy complications and the risk of coronary artery disease.

Dr. Yvonne Michael, an Associate Professor at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, shares her findings and discusses preventative measures we can share with postmenopausal patients to help them combat risk factors for coronary heart disease.

How does the long-term absence of gravity impact our hearts? Is there anything we can do to protect our cardiovascular health in outer space, and what insights can this research teach us about how our heart health here is on earth? Joining Dr. Matthew Sorrentino to answer these and other questions is Dr. James MacNamara, an advanced cardiography fellow and author of a recent research paper published in Circulation studying the cardiac effects of extreme duration space flight.

Is there a relationship between pregnancy complications and subsequent coronary disease? Dr. Nanette Wenger, a Professor of Medicine in the division of cardiology at the Emory University School of Medicine, discusses a recent study exploring this correlation in Black women and shares what cardiologists need to know about pregnancy complications.

How much do we understand the non-traditional risk factors of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, or ASCVD, in women? Dr. Erin Michos, an Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Women's Cardiovascular Health Center at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, meets with Dr. Alan Brown to review ASCVD risk factors in women.

There’s no denying that healthcare professionals across all specialties went above and beyond the call of duty during the COVID-19 pandemic. And cardiologists were no exception. That’s why Dr. Matthew Sorrentino is calling attention to those cardiologists who were nominated by their peers for ReachMD’s Heroes in Healthcare initiative.

What is the leading cause of death worldwide? Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Salim Virani, who's a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship director at Baylor, to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cardiovascular disease globally.

Dr. Keith Ferdinand, Tulane University's Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology and Professor of Medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine, joins Dr. Alan Brown to discuss cardiovascular healthcare disparities among African Americans and what we can do to improve access to care.

Following a major cardiovascular event, what interventional strategies should we be considering? Dr. Matthew Sorrentino joins Dr. Michael Gibson, a professor of medicine and cardiology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts to discuss antiplatelet and anticoagulation strategies for patients with cardiovascular disease.

Despite decades of research and advancements in cardiology care, racial disparities remain an obstacle. How can we improve access to care and eliminate this disparity? Dr. Alan Brown is joined by Dr. Keith Ferdinand, professor of medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine, to discuss what we can do as clinicians to ensure that all of our patients receive the same quality of care.

What do we need to know about the impact of triglyceride levels? Dr. Elliot Brinton, President at the Utah Lipid Center in Salt Lake City briefly dives into the impact that triglycerides have on our endothelial cells and LDL cholesterol.

The development of cardiac devices enhanced by wireless remote monitoring has changed the way cardiologists care for their patients. With that in mind, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino discusses remote monitoring in cardiology with Dr. Suneet Mittal, medical director of the Snyder Center for Comprehensive Atrial Fibrillation at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Anita Moon-Grady, a pediatric cardiologist at UCSFD, and Dr. Laxmi Ghimire, a pediatric specialist at Lake Region General Hospital to discuss the results from their recent study published in the American Journal of Cardiology, focusing on the prevalence of congenital heart disease in conjoined twins and higher-order multiple births.

With an explosion in new medications to treat diabetes, Heart Matters hosts Dr. Matthew Sorrentino and Dr. Alan Brown sit down to discuss the cardiovascular risk benefits of these new diabetes treatments and how cardiologists can improve patient care.

One of the leading causes of death in the US, cardiovascular disease risk-reduction has neglected triglycerides. To explain why that is, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino discusses approaches to take when reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease with expert guest, Dr. Elliot Brinton, president of the Utah Lipid Center in Salt Lake City.

Can low gravity and space flight impact our cardiac function? Dr. Arun Sharma, a stem cell biologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California, joins Dr. Alan Brown to discuss the impact of outer space on the heart.

The development of statin medications has pushed preventative treatment to the forefront of cardiology. How have advancements in prevention impacted the field? Heart Matters hosts Dr. Matthew Sorrentino and Dr. Alan Brown sit down to discuss prevention in cardiovascular disease and how cardiologist treat their patients.