Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals
Episodes
364 episodes
Expanding Coronary Revascularization With TECAB
Donna Kimmaliardjuk, MD, and Gianluca Torregrossa, MD, discuss the expanding role of robotic coronary artery bypass grafting, including total endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB). They explore how a tailored surgical approach can improve l...
Stenting, Surgery and Hybrid Strategies for Coronary Disease
Faisal Bakaeen, MD, and Grant Reed, MD, discuss recent advances in the treatment of coronary artery disease, including drug-coated balloons, intravascular imaging, calcium modification and evolving PCI strategies. They also examine innovations ...
Individualizing Aspirin Therapy in Preventive Cardiology
Luke J. Laffin, MD, and Vikas Sunder, MD, discuss the evolving role of aspirin in primary prevention, emphasizing individualized assessment of each patient's cardiovascular and bleeding risk. They explore how coronary artery calcium scores, lip...
Robotic Lung Transplantation
Kenneth McCurry, MD, and Gregory Jones, MD, discuss the development of robotic lung transplantation, including candidate selection, operative considerations and early clinical experience with this minimally invasive approach. The conversation e...
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Limb Preservation
Courtney Hanak, MD, and Ravi Ambani, MD, discuss limb preservation and amputation prevention in patients with peripheral arterial disease and chronic limb-threatening ischemia. They review diagnostic approaches to assess perfusion and tissue vi...
2026 Cholesterol Guidelines and What Clinicians Need to Know
Ashish Sarraju, MD, and Leslie Cho, MD, discuss key updates in the 2026 ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines, including earlier LDL screening and integration of the PREVENT risk calculator. They explore clinical implications of Lp(a) testing, risk st...
Post-Transplant Care and Complications in the First Year
Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD, and Sanjeeb Bhattacharya, MD, discuss the clinical management of heart transplant patients during the first year, including immunosuppression strategies, rejection surveillance and complication recognition. They also h...
Combined Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Oussama Wazni, MD, MBA, and Mohamed Kanj, MD, discuss the clinical rationale and outcomes behind combining atrial fibrillation ablation with left atrial appendage closure, including insights from the OPTION trial. They examine patient selection...
Optimizing PCI Outcomes in Complex Coronary Disease
Grant Reed, MD, and Laura Young, MD, discuss contemporary decision making in percutaneous coronary intervention, including patient selection, ischemia assessment and the role of medical therapy. They explore advances in imaging, plaque modifica...
Sclerotherapy for Cosmetic and Symptomatic Spider Veins
Gayan De Silva, MD, and Kathleen Boyle, DO, discuss clinical evaluation and treatment of patients with spider veins, including differentiation from underlying venous and arterial disease and appropriate patient selection. Learn about technique ...
CHIP and Cardiovascular Disease
Samir Kapadia, MD, and Ohad Oren, MD, examine clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) and its role as a causal driver of cardiovascular disease. They discuss mutation-specific risk, implications for prevention and how CHIP inform...
AVANT GUARD Study: Early Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Walid Saliba, MD, and Oussama Wazni, MD, discuss the design and outcomes of the AVANT GUARD study evaluating first-line pulsed field ablation in drug-naive patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. The conversation explores efficacy endpoin...
Surgical Myectomy for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Milind Desai, MD, and Nicholas Smedira, MD, review contemporary diagnostic pathways and surgical decision making for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The discussion examines advanced imaging, outcomes from high volume centers, emerging surgical tec...
The Role of Smoking Cessation in Vascular Disease Management
Lee Kirksey, MD, and J. Eduardo Corso, MD, examine the clinical impact of smoking on peripheral artery disease, aneurysmal disease and outcomes after vascular intervention, with emphasis on risk modification and evidence-based decision-making. ...
Talking Tall Rounds®: Utility of Metabolic Exercise Testing in Cardiovascular Disease
This episode examines the clinical utility of cardiopulmonary exercise testing with emphasis on cardiac output, ventilatory efficiency, and metabolic responses to exercise. Cleveland Clinic experts discuss how CPET informs diagnosis, risk strat...
Cardiac Surgical Support for High‑Risk Lead Extraction
Thomas Callahan, MD, and Shinya Unai, MD, discuss the role of cardiac surgical backup during transvenous lead extraction. The conversation examines risk stratification, preoperative planning and rescue strategies for vascular and cardiac ...
Diagnosis and Management of Pericarditis
Allan Klein, MD, and Deborah Kwon, MD, discuss contemporary guidance on pericarditis with emphasis on evolving diagnostic criteria, inflammatory syndromes and the role of multimodality imaging. The conversation explores risk stratification, med...
Integrating PFA Into Your Clinical Practice
Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD, and Arwa Younis, MD, discuss the clinical application of pulsed field ablation (PFA) for atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias. The conversation examines safety and efficacy benefits of PFA and the ongoin...
SURPASS-CVOT and the Case for Dual Incretin Therapy
Luke Laffin, MD, and Steven Nissen, MD, discuss findings from SURPASS-CVOT, including a secondary analysis evaluating broader cardiovascular and renal outcomes with dual GLP-1 and GIP agonist therapy compared with a first-generation GLP-1 agent...
Monthly Therapy for Hypertension: Insights From the Phase II KARDINAL Trial
Steven Nissen, MD, and Luke Laffin, MD, discuss late-breaking data from the Phase II KARDINAL Trial evaluating Tonlamarsen, a once-monthly therapeutic for uncontrolled multidrug therapy. They review study design, blood pressure outcomes and the...
Advancing Vascular Surgery Care Through Clinical Trials
Sean Lyden, MD, and Jon Quatromoni, MD, discuss the evolving landscape of vascular clinical trials, highlighting investigational therapies and device-driven innovations. Learn how these trials are shaping evidence-based decision-making, expandi...
Aortic Valve Repair for Aortic Regurgitation
Lars Svensson, MD, PhD, and Milind Desai, MD, MBA, discuss contemporary evaluation and management of aortic valve regurgitation, emphasizing advanced imaging and optimal timing of intervention. They examine valve repair versus replacement, dura...
New Comprehensive Care Model for the Woman Athlete
Women’s cardiologist Tamanna Singh, MD, and sports medicine physician Marie Schaefer, MD, introduce the WISER (Women's Integrated Sports, Exercise and Research), a multidisciplinary program addressing the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and ps...
Coarctation of the Aorta: Repair Strategies and Outcomes
Eric Roselli, MD, and Patrick Vargo, MD, discuss the contemporary management of aortic coarctation in adults, including late complications, reintervention strategies, and evolving endovascular and hybrid approaches informed by decades of instit...
Cardio‑Obstetrics and Heart Failure: Preconception to Postpartum Management
Maria Mountis, DO, and Karlee Hoffman, DO, explore the complexities of pregnancy and parenthood in heart transplant recipients or those living with heart failure, highlighting multidisciplinary cardio‑obstetrics care. These heart failure expert...
