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Heart Podcast
The Heart Podcast is your go-to source for the latest insights and developments in cardiovascular medicine. Each episode features in-depth interviews with renowned authors and leading experts in the field, delving into the latest advances in cardiovascular research and treatments.
Heart - heart.bmj.com - is a renowned international journal from the BMJ Group and the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) dedicated to publishing research and reviews on cardiovascular disease. Stay ahead in your field by tuning into our expert discussions and accessing cutting-edge information.
Subscribe now or listen on your favourite podcast platform to elevate your understanding of cardiovascular medicine. The Heart podcast is published twice a month, every other Tuesday.
Podcast hosted by:
Professor James Rudd, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist, University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
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Episodes
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Clare Taylor from the University of Oxford. They discuss the high risk of events associated with an elevated BNP and how pathways to the diagnosis of heart failure might be improved.
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Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/28/heartjnl-2021-319196
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Drs Ferro and Khazi from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. They discuss how new drugs are evaluated for cost-effectiveness and how we determine if they are affordable for both patients and healthcare systems.
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Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/107/15/1267
Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
In this episode of the Heart podcast, James Rudd is joined by Professor Chris Packard from the University of Glasgow. They discuss recent guideline changes in LDL targets and how these might be achieved in clinical practice.
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Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2021/03/31/heartjnl-2020-318760
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
In this episode of the Heart podcast, James Rudd is joined by Professor Salim Virani and Dr Dhruv Mahtta from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. They discuss their recent paper entitled "Recreational substance use among patients with premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease".
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Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/107/8/650
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Sven Plein from the University of Leeds. They discuss his recent review, how to get trained in CMR and what a day in the life of a researcher / clinician looks like.
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Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/107/9/697
Friday May 28, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Philip MacCarthy from King's College Hospital, London. They discuss what the heart team is, how's it's evolved and what the future heart team might look like.
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Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/107/8/674
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Patrick Boyle and Dr Nazem Akoum from the University of Washington in Seattle. They discuss the applications of computational modelling for patients with cardiac arrhythmias.
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Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/107/6/456
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Greg Mellor from Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge. They discuss LQTS, Brugada and CPVT syndromes - diagnosis, risk stratification, patient education and therapeutic options.
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Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2021/02/14/heartjnl-2019-316026
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Shrilla Banerjee and Dr Shazia Hussain, UK-based interventional cardiologists. They discuss their experiences in cardiology as females and offer some help and advice to the next generation considering a craft speciality.
Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/107/5/428
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Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Michelle Kittleson from Cedars Sinai Heart Institute. They discuss her review on remote monitoring for heart failure.
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Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/107/5/366