Latest Heartspeak Podcast Episodes
Mitral Valve Disease: Latest Diagnostics and Treatment Options
HeartSpeak - April 30, 2024 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate about 2.5% of the US population, or 7.5 million Americans, are living with mitral valve disease. As the population ages, mitral valve disease may become more prevalent in a primary care or clinical cardiologist's practice. Listen to D...
Mitral Valve Disease Explained
HeartSpeak - April 26, 2024 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate about 2.5% of the US population, or 7.5 million Americans, are living with mitral valve disease. Aging is a major contributing factor to mitral valve disease so the number of individuals with the condition is expected to grow as the popul...
New Trends in Preventive Heart Health: Exercise
HeartSpeak - February 01, 2024 07:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsExercise is a "must" for heart health. How much exercise makes a difference? What is the true "why" behind exercise? Learn this and more in the 3rd in the series on New Trends in Preventive Heart Health with Dr. Michael Sills.
Your Heart Valves: What You Need to Know About Aortic Stenosis
HeartSpeak - January 25, 2024 07:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDo you know the role your heart valves play? There are doors that allow blood to flow from one side of the heart to the other. There are several types of heart valve disease but the most common is aortic stenosis (AS). Early diagnosis and treatment for AS is vitally important for long-term survi...
Are You at Risk for PAD? What You Need to Know
HeartSpeak - November 07, 2023 07:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsPeripheral Arterial Disease also known as PAD may be a little known disease but it affects approximately 12 million people in the United States according to the American College of Cardiology. PAD is a form of CVD, or cardiovascular disease. In combination with heart attacks, heart failure, stro...
Cardio-Oncology and Breast Cancer: What Patients Need to Know
HeartSpeak - October 27, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsCancer treatment may result in an unintended cardiovascular issue on patients. Cardio-oncology helps minimize disruption in cancer care by managing treatment-related cardiac issues. These may include plaque in the arteries, weakened heart muscle, abnormal heart rhythms, or hypertension. From tre...
Cardio-Oncology: Minimizing Disruption to Cancer Care
HeartSpeak - October 15, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsCancer treatment may result in an unintended cardiovascular issue on patients. Cardio-oncology helps minimize disruption in cancer care by managing treatment-related cardiac issues. These may include plaque in the arteries, weakened heart muscle, abnormal heart rhythms, or hypertension. From tre...
¿Lo Han Diagnosticado con Insuficiencia Cardíaca? Busque a un Especialista en Insuficiencia Cardíaca
HeartSpeak - September 12, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSi usted o un ser querido ha recibido un diagnóstico de insuficiencia cardíaca por parte de un proveedor de atención primaria o un cardiólogo, es posible que se esté preguntando cuál debería ser su próximo paso. Puede ser una buena idea considerar buscar opciones de tratamiento de un especialist...
Structural Heart Disease: Explaining PFOs
HeartSpeak - June 27, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLearn from an interventional cardiologist with particular training and interest in structural heart disease about the increased risk for strokes and the treatment options available for patients diagnosed with a patent foramen ovale (PFO); commonly known as a "hole in the heart."
Food: New Trends in Preventive Heart Health
HeartSpeak - May 26, 2023 05:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDr. Sills has a three-part series on how we approach heart-healthy eating to maintain a heart-healthy lifestyle. The first in the series is titled, New Trends in Preventive Heart Health with Dr. Michael Sills. This second podcast in the series will focus on food, the latest in eating trends, and...
Cardiac CT: Guiding Treatment Decisions
HeartSpeak - May 04, 2023 05:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsJeffrey Schussler, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Chief Medical Officer and an interventional cardiologist on the medical staff at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital, provides information on cardiac computed tomography (CT) imaging studies to guide physicians when determining treatment decisions....
New Trends in Preventive Heart Health with Dr. Michael Sills
HeartSpeak - February 27, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDr. Michael Sills provides part one of a series of three podcasts covering topics related to heart disease prevention and living your best heart-healthy lifestyle. The first in the series, titled New Trends in Preventive Care for Your Heart, provides an overview of cardiac risk factors, defines ...
Treating Afib Early Reduces Risk for Disease Progression
HeartSpeak - February 15, 2023 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsRecent findings presented at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in 2022 indicated that early treatment for atrial fibrillation patients is significant for the reduction of risks and repeated hospitalization.
Life After Having a Heart Attack
HeartSpeak - December 28, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIf you or a loved one experienced a heart attack and are thinking, "Now what?" listen to this podcast featuring an interventional cardiologist who will address some of the common post-heart attack questions.
Defining Resistant Hypertension and Treatment Options
HeartSpeak - December 19, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsChristopher Hebert, MD, medical director of the Hypertension Center at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas and a nephrologist on the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center, discusses how to manage resistant hypertension.
Aortic Valve Surgery
HeartSpeak - December 18, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAlexander J. Sbrocchi, MD, a cardiac surgeon on the medical staff at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas and Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, discusses aortic valve surgery, from symptoms and diagnosis to treatment, recovery and prevention.
Cirugía de la válvula aórtica
HeartSpeak - December 08, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEl doctor Aldo Rafael, director médico del Instituto Cardiovascular Hispano del Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas y cirujano cardíaco del personal médico de Baylor University Medical Center, habla de la cirugía de la válvula aórtica, desde los síntomas y el diagnóstico has...
Management of Patients with Sleep Disorders
HeartSpeak - November 29, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this podcast, Medical Director for Sleep Center at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas, Dr. Eneida Harrison, will speak to primary care providers who may need information on the management of their patients with a suspected sleep disorder. The American Heart Association ...
ECMO: How a Machine Provides Life-Saving Care
HeartSpeak - May 03, 2022 05:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsECMO has gained national and international attention in the past few years because its usage to treat patients with COVID-19. But ECMO has been around long before the pandemic. So, what is ECMO?
Dietary Considerations for Living With Heart Failure
HeartSpeak - March 02, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHeart Failure impacts more than 6.5 million Americans. For these patients, a change in lifestyle includes being mindful of dietary considerations when living with heart failure. This podcast includes an explanation of why this is important and dietary suggestions including lowering sodium in th...
Ventricular Devices: Treatment Option for Advanced Heart Failure Patients
HeartSpeak - March 01, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsFor advanced heart failure patients, treatment options may be challenging so a ventricular assist device, or VAD, might be an option to help support the heart. Dr. Meyer explains heart failure, VADS, and provides suggestions for physicians managing advanced heart failure patients or patients who ...
About Advanced Heart and Lung Care
HeartSpeak - January 10, 2022 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode of HeartSpeak, Fort Worth advanced heart failure specialist and a medical director, Dr. Salman Gohar, discusses the care that is available at the advanced heart and lung center on the campus of Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth. Dr. Gohar will also revie...
An Alternative Treatment for Heart Rhythm Disorders: Convergent
HeartSpeak - October 07, 2021 05:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode, a cardiothoracic surgeon will discuss a fairly new treatment option for patients with chronic atrial fibrillation.
Breakthrough for Coronary Artery Disease Patients
HeartSpeak - July 07, 2021 05:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsInterventional cardiologist who performed the first commercial procedure in Texas using the Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy System explains its use for challenging coronary calcifications.
An Overview of Diagnostic Tests Used to Confirm Cardiovascular Disease
HeartSpeak - April 27, 2021 05:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsScott Ewing, DO will be discussing a variety of tests that a physician may order for a patient in order to determine a cardiovascular issue and heart disease.
A Cardiologist's Commentary on Diets
HeartSpeak - April 08, 2021 05:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDr. Sills will discuss a variety of diets by name and provide input as to heart-healthy eating.
Aortic Dissection
HeartSpeak - March 30, 2021 05:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDr. Charles Roberts discusses what an Aortic Dissection is, what occurs when you have one, possible treatment methods, and much more.
Comentario sobre el COVID-19 y la Atención Cardíaca
HeartSpeak - March 04, 2021 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEscuche a un cardiólogo en el campus de Dallas del ''Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital'' sobre el impacto que tiene el COVID-19 en la atención cardíaca.
Hypertension: What You Need to Know About Blood Pressure
HeartSpeak - February 11, 2021 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this podcast, cardiologist on the medical staff of Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas, Dr. Drew Chalkley, discusses hypertension and the importance of managing high blood pressure.
Heart Rhythm Disorders: Ablation as a Treatment Option
HeartSpeak - December 23, 2020 06:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsPraveen Rao, MD, An electrophysiologist explains the different types of ablations and ablation as a treatment option.