Heart Podcast

Automated external defibrillator location and socioeconomic deprivation in Great Britain

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Tom Burgoine and Dr Chris Wilkinson from the Universities of York and Cambridge. They discuss the distribution of AEDs in relation to deprivation and how things could be improved. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful.
Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/3/188

Cardiogeriatrics - what it is and why you should know about it

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Akshay Gaur and Dr David Warriner from Doncaster, Sheffield and Leeds hospitals, UK. They discuss the concept of caring for elderly patients with heart conditions and the helpful role of a cardio geriatrician. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful.
Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2024/01/11/heartjnl-2022-322117

Using smartwatches to measure VO2 max - is it helpful in ACHD patients?

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Tomio Tran from Seattle. They discuss his paper about how well smartwatches measure peak oxygen consumption compared to CPET in ACHD subjects. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful.
Link to published paper:https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/5/353 

Antithrombotic therapy after heart valve intervention: a review of mechanisms, evidence and current guidance

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Norman Briffa, a cardiac surgeon from Sheffield, UK. They discuss his review paper about anti-thrombotic strategies after valve intervention, both transcatheter and surgical. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful.
Link to published paper:https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/2/87.long

Predicting the risk of CVD

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Dinesh Kalra from Louisville, Kentucky. They discuss all aspects of ASCVD risk prediction using examples of three different scoring systems in use around the world. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful.
Link to published paper:https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/11/02/heartjnl-2023-322928

An interview with the new Editor in Chief of Heart

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd meets Professor Kazem Rahimi, the new editor-in-chief of Heart, from Oxford, UK. They discuss his career in clinical cardiology and cardiovascular research and his vision for the future of Heart. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful.
Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/1/1

Rate control in AF - which agent works best?

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd is joined by Dr Michiel Rienstra and Dr Tim Koldenhof from Groningen in The Netherlands. They discuss a secondary analysis of the AFFIRM study, comparing beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers for paroxysmal AF ventricular rate control. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful.
Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/23/1759.long

Optimising PCI using CT imaging

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Carlos Collet from Aalst, Belgium. They discuss how CT imaging can help all aspects of PCI. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful.Link to published paper:https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/09/19/heartjnl-2023-322889

Hypertension - an overview of the guidelines

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Adrian Brady from Glasgow. They discuss the latest NICE guidelines for hypertension, and how they compare to the American and European guidelines. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful.
Link to published paper:https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2023/11/07/heartjnl-2022-322118
 

Diet and AF - what’s the connection?

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Prof Christopher Wong and Dr Samuel Tu from the University of Adelaide. They discuss a UK Biobank study that aims to decipher the links between diet and the later onset of atrial fibrillation. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 or wherever you get your podcasts - it's really helpful.
Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/22/1683