Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast
Episodes
353 episodes
Encore: Living Well with LVAD
This episode is an encore presentation of "Living Well with Heart Failure: All About LVAD," which originally premiered in February 2025.A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a mechanical pump that is placed at the bottom of your he...
Ask the Heart Doctor: Mitral Valve
Cleveland Clinic heart experts explain mitral valve disease: what regurgitation (leakage) and stenosis (narrowing) are, how they’re found with an ultrasound of the heart and when treatment may be needed. Learn why regular follow-up matters, eve...
Pericarditis: Symptoms and Screening
Cardiologists Allan Klein, MD, and Deborah Kwon, MD, explain what pericarditis is and the key symptoms that come with it. They discuss the how the condition is diagnoses and the range of treatments that can help people recover and reduce the ri...
Updates in Vascular Surgery Clinical Trials
Vascular surgeons Sean Lyden, MD, and Jon Quatromoni, MD, discuss the clinical trials that are leading to less invasive, more effective treatments for aortic aneurysms, carotid artery disease and peripheral artery disease. They explain how thes...
A Leaky Aortic Valve Explained: Symptoms, Testing and When Surgery May Help
Lars Svensson, MD, PhD and Milind Desai, MD, MBA explain what aortic valve regurgitation is, why it matters and how it’s diagnosed, even when symptoms are easy to miss. Learn about treatment options, including when valve repair may be possible ...
Aortic Coarctation: From Childhood Repair to Adult Care
Eric Roselli, MD, and Patrick Vargo, MD, explain aortic coarctation, a congenital narrowing of the aorta. Coarctation often requires lifelong monitoring, even after childhood repair. The physicians discuss modern treatment options, warning sign...
Ask the Experts: Everyday Heart Health Part 2
In part two of this two part series, Cleveland Clinic heart specialists continue their heart health conversation with tips on exercise and managing conditions chronic conditions. They also discuss supplements, medications and seeking a second o...
Ask the Experts: Everyday Heart Health Part 1
In part one of this two part series, Cleveland Clinic heart specialists answer your most common questions about staying heart‑healthy at any age. They discuss simple daily habits, ways to lower your risk of heart disease and what steps to...
Women's Integrated Sports, Exercise and Research
Learn how Cleveland Clinic’s new WISER (Women's Integrated Sports, Exercise and Research) program supports women at every stage of their athletic journey. Tamanna Singh, MD, and Marie Schaefer, MD, share how this comprehensive center helps athl...
How DNA Affects Heart Health
Discover how cardiovascular genomics is transforming heart care as Samir Kapadia, MD, and Krishna Aragam, MD, discuss what genetic testing can reveal about risk factors and future health. They explore how early insights, family patterns, and pr...
Pregnancy After Heart Transplant
Discover what it takes to navigate pregnancy and parenthood after a heart transplant as Cleveland Clinic cardiologists Maria Mountis, DO, and Karlee Hoffman, DO, share real‑world insight and compassionate guidance. They break down the unique ri...
Heart Health Habits to Help You Age Well
How can you live longer and feel better as you age? Leslie Cho, MD, and Luke Laffin, MD, break down what really matters for heart-healthy aging: movement, food, sleep and knowing your numbers. They provide insights informed by a recent Clevelan...
Quick Questions: Heart Failure
Heart failure cardiologist Amanda Vest, MBBS, answers real questions submitted by real people, tackling common concerns about diagnosing and managing heart failure. Dr. Vest discusses heart failure symptoms, testing, treatment options and...
Inherited Arrhythmias
Oussama Wazni, MD, MBA, and Jeffery Courson, DO, break down what inherited arrhythmias are, how they’re detected and why early evaluation matters for patients and their families. You'll learn about the comprehensive, team‑based approach Clevela...
What Research Reveals About Women and Heart Failure
Discover how heart failure impacts women differently and why it matters. Amanda Vest, MBBS, explores sex-based differences in risk factors, symptoms and treatment outcomes. Learn what the research reveals about optimizing care for women w...
AFib in Women: Risks, Symptoms and Treatments
Discover how atrial fibrillation affects women differently and why early intervention matters. Mohamed Kanj, MD, explains gender-based differences in risk factors, symptoms and treatment strategies. Learn the latest clinic insights on therapies...
Why Appropriate Follow-Up Is Key to Successful Aortic Valve Replacement
Join Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, Head of Interventional Cardiology, and Marijan Koprivanac, MD, Cardiac Surgeon at Cleveland Clinic, as they discuss what patients can expect after aortic valve replacement, whether surgical or transcatheter. Learn ab...
Ask the Heart Doctor - Abdominal Aorta Disease Part 2
Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)? You're not alone, and you're in the right place. In part two of this two part series, Cleveland Clinic’s vascular experts discuss surgery and less-invasive repa...
Ask the Heart Doctor - Understanding Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Part 1
Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)? You're not alone, and you're in the right place. In part one of this two part series, Cleveland Clinic’s vascular experts answer questions that real patients as...
Outcomes with Post-Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement
Hani Najm, MD, and Joanna Ghobrial, MD, explain the latest advances in transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation, surgical strategies and lifetime management. Learn how a multidisciplinary approach helps patients live longer, healthier lives w...
Advances in Treating Ventricular Septal Rupture
Venugopal Menon, MD, and Michael Tong, MD, explain how modern advances are transforming treatment for a rare but life-threatening complication after a heart attack: ventricular septal rupture. Learn why early transfer to an expert center matter...
How a Blood Test Can Predict Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
A new Cleveland Clinic study uncovered how gut health could influence serious vascular conditions. Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD, and Scott Cameron, MD, PhD, explain the surprising link between the gut microbiome, TMAO levels and abdominal aortic aneu...
Caring for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease
Discover how a multidisciplinary team tackles peripheral artery disease (PAD) with a patient-first approach. Lee Kirksey, MD, Aravinda Nanjundappa, MBBS, MD, and G. Jay Bishop, MD, share how collaborative care across vascular medicine, vascular...
The Immune System’s Role in Cardiovascular Disease
Samir Kapadia, MD, Chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, and David Zidar, MD, PhD, an interventional cardiologist and immunologist, introduce the Cardioimmunology Center. They explore how immune system activity can influence ...
