Hospital Medicine

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO
Guest: Steve R. Ommen, MD

Dr. Steven Ommen, a cardiologist and medical director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic at Mayo Clinic and the chair of the 2020 AHA/ACC Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Guideline Writing Committee, sits down with Dr. Jennifer Caudle to discuss the committee’s updated guidelines.

For more information about referring a patient to Mayo Clinic, please visit mayoclinic.org.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH
Guest: Heval M. Kelli, MD

Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Heval Kelli, a cardiologist who specializes in general non-invasive cardiology and preventive cardiology at Northside Hospital, to discuss his recent nomination for ReachMD’s Heroes in Healthcare Initiative, honoring those recognized by their peers for outstanding contributions to medical care.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH
Guest: Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC, MACP, FAHA

Previously thought to mostly affect men, heart disease puts an equal or greater number of women at risk. What do we need to know about protecting them from this life-threatening condition? Dr. Nanette Wenger, a Professor of Medicine in the division of cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine, joins us to discuss the prevalence of heart disease among women.

Host: Linda Bernstein, Pharm.D.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its approval of Ebanga (Ansuvimab-zykl) for the treatment of the ebola virus infection in adults and children. To learn more about the second ebolavirus treatment to receive approval, Dr. Linda Bernstein walks us through this new drug.

Published December 29, 2020

Host: Linda Bernstein, Pharm.D.

As a growing number of pharmaceutical companies refuse to provide discounts to 340B hospitals for drugs dispensed at community-based pharmacies, a federal lawsuit is challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in order to fight for patient communities harmed by this refusal. On this episode of The Drug Report, Dr. Linda Bernstein dives into this lawsuit.

Host: Linda Bernstein, Pharm.D.

A sedative commonly used in anesthesia, dexmedetomidine hydrochloride has been the subject of many news reports over the past few months. But most recently, the FDA announced approval for Aurobindo Pharma’s dexmedetomidine hydrochloride in 0.9% sodium chloride injection. In this episode of The Drug Report, Dr. Linda Bernstein reviews recent approvals of dexmedetomidine hydrochloride on initially intubated and mechanically ventilated patients.

Published December 17, 2020

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA
Host: Matthew Sorrentino, MD

As the field of healthcare continues to change, how will the future of preventative cardiology be impacted? Join our Heart Matters hosts, Dr. Alan Brown and Dr. Mathew Sorrentino, as they sit down to discuss their experiences in preventative cardiology and the future of the healthcare system.

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA
Host: Matthew Sorrentino, MD

Developments in the healthcare community have changed the field of preventative cardiology. But how have they impacted cardiology care? Heart Matters hosts Dr. Alan Brown and Dr. Mathew Sorrentino examine adherence to medicine, improvements to compliance, and new entries into the marketplace surrounding cardiology.

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA
Guest: Daniel T. Lackland DrPH

For decades, news reports have focused on the prevalence of high blood pressure among adults in the U.S. But a recent study claims that blood pressure among these adults has actually decreased between 1960 and 2005. Here to divulge the surprising results of his study and discuss systolic blood pressure improvements in adults in the U.S. is Dr. Daniel Lackland.

Host: Matthew Sorrentino, MD
Guest: Laetitia Guillemette, MSc, PhD

Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States and may impact young adults earlier than we think. Maybe even before they’re born. Joining Dr. Matthew Sorrentino is Dr. Laetitia Guillemette, who discusses her study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal investigating the relationship between exposure to diabetes in the womb and heart disease in young adults and teenagers.

Host: Matthew Sorrentino, MD
Guest: Nosheen Reza, MD

While the field of cardiology has grown to become more inclusive, female-led research and diversity in study participants remain limited. How can we better understand this lack of representation? Tune in as Dr. Matthew Sorrentino explores a recent study on gender disparities in heart failure research with Dr. Nosheen Reza.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD
Guest: Juan A. Crestanello, MD

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Cardiac reoperations are complex procedures that require a highly advanced set of surgical techniques. With more patients than ever before going back for reoperations, how can we help surgery outcomes? Tune in as Dr. Matt Birnholz and Dr. Juan Crestanello discuss those challenges and more.

For more information about referring a patient to Mayo Clinic, please visit mayoclinic.org.

Host: Timothy Aksamit, MD
Guest: Amy Levinger, MSN, FNP-C
Guest: David E. Griffith, MD

The prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease in the United States has almost doubled between 2008 and 2015. But despite this increase, its diagnosis can often be delayed, which is why pulmonary nurse practitioner Amy Levinger and Dr. David Griffith join Dr. Tim Aksamit to discuss the diagnostic criteria, tools that can help us make a timely diagnosis of NTM lung disease, and more.

For more information and to access clinician & patient tools about NTM and MAC Lung Disease, click here to visit the CHEST Foundation NTM webpage.

This program is produced in partnership with the American College of CHEST Physicians, and is sponsored by Insmed Incorporated.

Host: Matthew Sorrentino, MD
Guest: Jennifer N. Avari Silva, MD

Each year, more than 75 thousand cardiac ablation procedures are performed in the United States alone. Could something straight out of a science-fiction movie like holograms help improve physician accuracy and reduce the complications typically associated with this procedure? Talk a walk on the futuristic side of medicine with Dr. Matthew Sorrentino and Dr. Jennifer Silva, who co-led a team that tested a unique headset using mixed reality technology during cardiac ablation procedures at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Host: Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA
Guest: Jennifer N. Avari Silva, MD

While we know that the lungs are deeply affected by COVID-19, they’re far from the only organ to be ravaged by this disease. Dr. Richard Vander Heide, Professor and Director of Pathology Research at LSU Health, New Orleans School of Medicine, joins Dr. Alan Brown to discuss how he led a team of pathologists that performed autopsies on COVID-19 patients to discover the resulting cardiac changes.

Host: Matthew Sorrentino, MD
Guest: Jennifer N. Avari Silva, MD

Understanding how and why arteries age has baffled doctors for years, but a recent study may have the answers we’ve been looking for. Dr. Vienna Brunt, a post-doctorate fellow in the Department of Integrated Physiology of Aging Lab at the University of Colorado in Boulder, walks us through her study published in the journal Hypertension exploring how a compound produced in the gut called “trimethylamine N-oxide” can harm the endothelial lining of our arteries and increase the risk of heart disease with aging.

Guest: Emily F. Conant, MD

When stay-at-home orders were put into place, healthcare institutions were forced to adapt the way they screen, care for, and treat patients. With that in mind, Dr. Emily Conant, Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, explains their three-step process to keep breast cancer patients and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published September 23, 2020

Host: Xavier Soler, MD, PhD
Guest: Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS, FCCP

To help us address the current lack of awareness of uncontrolled or symptomatic asthma in all stages of the disease, Dr. Xavier Soler is joined by Dr. Nicola Hanania, Associate Professor of Pulmonary Medicine and Director of the Airway Clinical Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Together, they’ll discuss how we can better recognize and treat our patients with uncontrolled asthma.

A non-promotional, non-CME educational program brought to you by CHEST in collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline.

Host: David E. Griffith, MD
Guest: Amy Levinger, MSN, FNP-C
Guest: Timothy Aksamit, MD

The care team supporting a patient with mycobacterium avium complex, or MAC, lung disease is just as important as the treatment itself. Joining Dr. David Griffith to discuss how we can provide optimal treatment using established guideline-based strategies all while protecting patients’ quality of life are Dr. Tim Aksamit and pulmonary nurse practitioner Amy Levinger.

For more information and to access clinician & patient tools about NTM and MAC Lung Disease, click here to visit the CHEST Foundation NTM webpage.

Host: Tom Corbridge, MD, FCCP
Guest: Matt Hegewald, MD FCCP

With uncontrolled asthma placing such a tremendous burden on our patients and our society, how can we use the latest treatment guidelines to help alleviate that burden? Dr. Matt Hegewald is here to talk about the new and emerging guideline-based treatments for uncontrolled asthma, like long-acting muscarinic antagonists.