In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by eminent statistician Professor David Spiegelhalter from Cambridge University. They discuss how we can better communicate medical risks to our patients, why the p-value may have had its day and how we should evaluate medical AI before using it in daily practice. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone or computer. Also, please consider leavi...
May 06, 2019•22 min•Ep. 142
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Catherine Otto from Seattle. They discuss the latest in aortic stenosis treatments in the low-risk post PARTNER 3 era. They also highlight a recent Heart journal supplement all about aortic stenosis and pick out highlights. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at: https://...
Apr 28, 2019•17 min•Ep. 141
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Michelle Williams from the University of Edinburgh. They discuss all aspects of radiation in cardiology and how best to use it. CT, nuclear, cath lab best practice are all covered. Required listening for anyone who orders tests that use radiation! If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a re...
Apr 13, 2019•20 min•Ep. 140
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Perry Elliott from UCL and Bart's in London, a world leader in cardiomyopathy care and research. They discuss the essentials of the arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies, genetic testing, new drugs and hopes for a cure. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.appl...
Mar 28, 2019•21 min•Ep. 139
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Drs Glover and Hong from the University of Toronto in Canada. They discuss their Heart paper "Impact of body mass index on the outcome of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation". They cover the use of AF ablation, what the guidelines tell us and how obesity makes a recurrence of AF after ablation more likely. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to ...
Mar 13, 2019•17 min•Ep. 138
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Puja Mehta from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. They discuss the concept of myocardial infarction with non-obstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA). If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published ...
Feb 27, 2019•15 min•Ep. 137
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Melvin Lobo from Bart’s Hospital, London. They discuss all aspects of high blood pressure and its management, plus Professor Lobo gives his view of the future of non-drug therapy in the wake of the Symplicity trials. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.a...
Feb 11, 2019•23 min•Ep. 136
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Vijay Kunadian from Newcastle University and the Freeman Hospital . They discuss the RITA SENIOR trial, designed to tell us the best way to manage older patients with a heart attack - invasive or medical. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast...
Jan 29, 2019•21 min•Ep. 135
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Chris Gale and Dr Chris Wilkinson from Leeds University. They discuss their paper "Sex differences in quality indicator attainment for myocardial infarction: a nationwide cohort study". The paper discovered that more than 8,200 women in England and Wales (over a ten year period) could potentially have survived their heart attacks had they simply been given the same quality of treatment as men. If yo...
Jan 10, 2019•16 min•Ep. 134
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Clive Lewis from Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK. They discuss cardiac transplantation in depth. Learn about indications, techniques, monitoring and what the future holds. A recent Education in Heart article on transplantation was published by Dr Lewis' team - see the link below. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and compute...
Dec 21, 2018•21 min•Ep. 133
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Arjun Ghosh from Bart's Hospital in London. They discuss the essentials of cardio-oncology - what it is, why it's important and some common clinical scenarios. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to publi...
Dec 12, 2018•20 min•Ep. 132
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Arjun Ghosh (Twitter: @Arjunkg) from Bart's Hospital in London. They discuss the essentials of cardio-oncology and in this episode, ongoing trials, how to get trained and set up a service and what the active areas of research are in cardio-oncology. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a ...
Nov 29, 2018•23 min•Ep. 131
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Bernard Prendergast from St Thomas' Hospital, London. They discuss his recent publication in Heart concerning the ability of the stethoscope to detect important valve disease in asymptomatic primary care patients. They also cover POCUS, the feasibility of screening elderly patients for valve disease and whether Bernard still uses a stethoscope in real life. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to ...
Nov 13, 2018•16 min•Ep. 130
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd is joined by Professor David Newby from Edinburgh University. They discuss the landmark SCOT-HEART trial, which demonstrated that a CT-guided investigation strategy for chest pain could reduce future myocardial infarction risk. How might this be the case? What does it mean for future guidelines? And should we ditch the treadmill test? If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast in your favourite podcast app to g...
Oct 26, 2018•20 min•Ep. 129
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Nilesh Samani, Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The BHF is launching a groundbreaking £30m research grant that will transform care for patients, and is asking for your innovative ideas. Worldwide applications are welcome. Link: https://www.bhf.org.uk/bigbeatchallenge
Oct 11, 2018•12 min•Ep. 128
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Hazel Wallace, a.k.a the food medic, from London. Hazel is a doctor, a bestselling author, a qualified personal trainer and regularly lectures to healthcare professionals about diet and exercise medicine. They discuss the latest thinking in diet and exercise and how to improve teaching for doctors on these subjects. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downlo...
Sep 25, 2018•16 min•Ep. 127
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Hazel Wallace, a.k.a the food medic, from London. Hazel is a medical doctor, a bestselling author, a qualified personal trainer and regularly lectures to healthcare professionals about diet and exercise medicine. They discuss the latest thinking in diet and exercise and how to improve teaching for doctors on these subjects. This is a very fun episode! Watch out for part 2 in two weeks. If you enjoy the sho...
Sep 11, 2018•21 min•Ep. 126
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Charlotte Warren-Gash from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. They discuss the links between respiratory infections and subsequent heart attacks and strokes. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=...
Aug 29, 2018•12 min•Ep. 125
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Charalambos Antoniades from Oxford, UK. They discuss his novel method of measuring coronary plaque inflammation using CT imaging, and how this method might be important for predicting heart attacks. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/24/heart...
Jul 26, 2018•12 min•Ep. 124
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Greg Jones, the media manager at The British Heart Foundation, the largest independent funder of cardiovascular research in the UK. They discuss why it's important and beneficial to engage both with the public and the media if you are doing cardiovascular research. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published pape...
Jul 17, 2018•11 min•Ep. 123
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Rohin Francis from London. Rohin is a Twitter and Youtube advocate. They discuss why social media makes sense for cardiologists and indeed all healthcare practitioners. They cover Twitter, Youtube, Facebook and podcasts. Plus, what *not* to do online. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Heart Journal's Twitter - https:/...
Jul 10, 2018•16 min•Ep. 122
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Clive Lewis from Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK. He's an expert in advanced heart failure support. They discuss in detail the pros and cons of the various mechanical support options for cardiogenic shock. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to a paper all about circulatory support: http://heart.bmj.com/cont...
Jun 28, 2018•18 min•Ep. 121
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor DrJames Rudd is joined by Dr Cara Hendry from Manchester and Dr Iain Simpson from Southampton. They are passionate about reducing barriers that exist in cardiology and other medical specialities. They discuss what the issues are and what is being done to help in the UK and beyond. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2
Jun 13, 2018•12 min•Ep. 120
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Jenna Panter from the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge. They discuss how our choice getting to work can affect our health and what we, and society at large, might do to improve things. Link to published paper: "Using alternatives to the car and risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality" - http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/04/16/heartjnl-2017-312699. You can read the rel...
May 15, 2018•12 min•Ep. 119
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Praveen Mehrotra, an echo expert from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. They discuss his recent paper that explores whether we need a new cut-off to define severe aortic stenosis. Please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: Clinical features and prognosis of patients with isolated severe aortic stenosis an...
May 13, 2018•11 min•Ep. 118
In this episode of the Heart podcast, James Rudd is joined by Professor Catherine Otto, Editor in Chief of the journal. They discuss the latest issue of Heart that is dedicated to valve disease. Some excellent papers are discussed covering a range of conditions. Please leave a review of the podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: http://heart.bmj.com/content/104/10/789. Read the Heart's Special Issue on Valvular Heart Disease for fre...
Apr 19, 2018•16 min•Ep. 117
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Dana Dawson from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Scotland. They discuss the clinical features, pathology and latest research on this common, fascinating condition. Please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 if you enjoy the episode. Link to published papers: Heart review by Dr Dawson: http://heart.bmj.com/content/104/2/96. Education in Heart paper by Dr...
Apr 11, 2018•19 min•Ep. 116
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Andrew D'Silva from Brighton, UK. Along with Professor Sanjay Sharma, Dr D'Silva has published a comprehensive guide to the management of young athletes with heart conditions. In this episode, they discuss the differences between European and North American ECG screening practices and the reasons for this. Please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 ...
Mar 26, 2018•27 min•Ep. 115
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by cardiologist and EP specialist Dr John Mandrola from Louisville, Kentucky. John is also Medscape's chief cardiology correspondent. They discuss the eye-catching late-breaking trials from the upcoming ACC meeting in Orlando. Please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 John Mandrola's podcast at Medscape - https://www.medscape.com/index/list_10295_0 John ...
Mar 05, 2018•18 min•Ep. 114
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Paul Sainsbury from Bradford Royal Infirmary. They discuss his recent Education in Heart paper all about refractory angina. Paul is an expert in this area and runs one of the few specialist services in the UK. Please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: http://heart.bmj.com/content/103/23/1911 Link to the Bradford specialist ...
Feb 24, 2018•15 min•Ep. 113
