Heart Podcast

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Jwan Naser from The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. They discuss her study on asymptomatic aortic regurgitation, which suggests it may be less benign than previously believed. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/11/17/heartjnl-2025-326643

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Marianna Fontana from Royal Free Hospital in London, UK. They discuss the current and future state of therapies for ATTR amyloidosis affecting the heart. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a supportive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/112/3/129

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Robin Bouleau from Stockholm, Sweden. They discuss his study that aimed to test whether having PVCs but a normal heart was a risk for future AF and stroke. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/112/1/21.long

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Professor James Rudd is joined by Dr Craig Balmforth from the University of Edinburgh. They discuss the rationale for identifying high-risk plaque, how imaging can help, and emerging therapies, including PCI. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/112/1/13.long

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Kazuaki Negishi from Sydney, Australia. They discuss the optimal use of imaging to detect cardiac effects of cancer therapies. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/111/22/1057

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Paulus Kirchhoff from the University of Hamburg in Germany. They discuss the concept of device-detected atrial fibrillation and how we should approach anticoagulation in this common patient group. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/111/21/999.long

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Aernoud Fiolet from Utrecht in the Netherlands. They discuss the imaging substudy of the LoDoCo2 trial, which tested colchicine in patients with chronic coronary syndromes. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/111/23/1156.long

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Michelle Williams from the University of Edinburgh. They discuss the possibility of predicting cardiovascular disease on CT from clinical factors in the SCOT-HEART trial. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://openheart.bmj.com/content/12/2/e003162 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805971

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr John Sapp from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. They discuss his review paper all about ventricular tachycardia in terms of drug and device therapies, plus advances in VT ablation. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us reach more people—thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/10/07/heartjnl-2024-325370

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr William Parker from Sheffield in the UK. They discuss how PCI has changed over the last 40 years, covering balloons, stents, drugs and the future. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/111/16/753

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Frances Varian from the University of Sheffield, UK. They discuss her insights as a cardiologist and geography graduate working in the NHS with respect to the environmental impact of climate change on our health. Dr Varian is leading the British Cardiovascular Society's environment and sustainability committee. They also explore how cardiovascular care and research both have environmental impacts and what we can do individually and at a population level to reduce this impact. Please see the links below for more information. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us reach more people - thank you! Links: ESC strategic plan 2023-2028 (includes sustainability) RCP green physicians toolkit Quantifying the carbon footprint of clinical trials Clinical trials carbon footprint guidance Carbon footprint calculator (Travel) Food - BBC Climate Change food calculator

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Professor James Rudd is joined by Dr Jennifer Barraclough from Sydney, Australia. They discuss her paper, which describes how a deep learning model can predict the risk of future cardiovascular events using mammogram images, along with age, and how this approach compares with existing methods, as well as the opportunities it might bring for improving the burden of cardiovascular disease among women. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us reach more people - thank you! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/09/10/heartjnl-2025-325705

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Mehdi Eskandari from King's College Hospital, London. They discuss his paper that attempts to use machine learning to identify patients in whom a TAVI procedure is likely to be unsuccessful, using simple, readily available variables. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/07/25/heartjnl-2025-325928

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Professor James Rudd is joined by Dan Green from the University of Aston. They discuss his paper in Heart, outlining 10 common errors in submitted manuscripts and how authors can avoid them. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/06/23/heartjnl-2025-325939

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Professor James Rudd is joined by Dr Paul Morris and Dr Gareth Williams from the University of Sheffield. They discuss what wearable devices are, the technology that powers them, and how they will impact the future of patient care in cardiology. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us reach more people - thank you! Link to published paper: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(23)00087-0/fulltext

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Carl Lavie from New Orleans, USA. They discuss his editorial on a paper by Zhang and colleagues, which examined associations between changes in body weight, future cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. They also discuss the state of play with anti-obesity medications and the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness to good heart health. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us reach more people - thank you! Link to published papers: https://heart.bmj.com/content/111/10/454 https://heart.bmj.com/content/111/10/437

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Vijay Kunadian from the University of Newcastle and Sarah Brown, a patient with heart disease, who are both co-authors on a consensus statement. They discuss the state of research participation among females in each area of cardiovascular disease, identify barriers to research for females in each area, and finally, describe strategies to increase female involvement in cardiovascular research. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us reach more people - thank you! Link to published paper: Paper - https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/05/28/heartjnl-2024-325545 Editorial - https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/05/28/heartjnl-2025-325979

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Prof. Filippo Cademartiri from Naples, Italy. They discuss all aspects of this emerging CT technology that promises lower radiation imaging, with higher resolution and excellent in-stent imaging, but at a significant cost in terms of hardware. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/05/14/heartjnl-2025-325790

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Prof. Jacob Eifer Moller from Odense, Denmark. They discuss his review paper on mechanical circulatory support and some of the supporting guidelines and papers in this area. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/01/15/heartjnl-2024-324883

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Louis-Marie Desroche from Reunion Island. They discuss his study that concluded - "Relying solely on CMR could lead to missed diagnoses and undertreatment. CMR should be integrated with other diagnostic tools to optimise care in this population". If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/03/26/heartjnl-2024-325419

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Salvatore Brugaletta from Barcelona, Spain. They discuss the role of inflammation in atherosclerosis, how to detect it using imaging and biomarkers, and promising drugs in the pipeline to reduce inflammation levels. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/03/25/heartjnl-2024-325408

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Tyler Pitre from Toronto, Canada and Dr Alireza Malektojari from Bandar Abbas, Iran. They discuss their review paper about the prevention of pericardial complications after heart surgery. This was a network analysis study with some important conclusions. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us reach more people - thank you! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/111/8/353.long

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Garima Sharma from Inova Fairfax, Virginia, US. They discuss adverse pregnancy outcomes and how they can increase subsequent cardiovascular risk - and importantly how we can lower this risk. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/111/2/83

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Jan Scheitz from Charité University Hospital in Berlin. They discuss how neurological events such as stroke can lead to cardiovascular events and what we can do about it. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/111/3/99?rss=1

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Philippe Charron from Paris, France. They discuss his review on genetic disorders in cardiology. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/01/11/heartjnl-2024-324171

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Jill Pell from the University of Glasgow. They discuss her team's paper on walking speed and the risk of future arrhythmia. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/04/10/heartjnl-2024-325004

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Sarah Zaman from the University of Sydney. They discuss the interactions between age of menopause, healthy lifestyle and subsequent cardiovascular disease. If you enjoy the show, please help us and leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcasts - thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2024/12/16/heartjnl-2024-324602

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Professor James Rudd is joined by Dr Ify Mordi from the University of Dundee. They discuss his publication concerning the outcomes of those diagnosed with heart failure in the community compared to those in the hospital. If you enjoy the show, please help us out by leaving us a podcast review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/01/28/heartjnl-2024-324160

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Andrew Black from Tasmania, Australia. They discuss his paper that systematically reviewed the evidence for RACP clinics. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast. Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/24/1395

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Anvesha Singh from the University of Leicester. They discuss her paper on trends in SAVR and TAVI for aortic stenosis over the last two decades and whether outcomes have changed across various sociodemographic groups. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2024/11/27/heartjnl-2024-324918?rss=1

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Attila Kardos from Milton Keynes University Hospital, UK. They discuss his paper on the prognostic potential of stress echocardiography. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/23/1349

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Fielder Camm from Oxford. They discuss the current state of cardiology post-graduate training in the UK and why it needs reforming. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2024/12/03/heartjnl-2024-325037

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Kazem Rahimi from the University of Oxford. They discuss the evidence base for treating high blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/21/1254

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Vijay Kunadian from Newcastle, UK. They discuss a consensus document about advancing access to cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment among women with cardiovascular disease. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/22/e3

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Rohan Khera from Yale, USA. They discuss the idea of image derived AI insights from ECGs and more widely AI in cardiovascular practice. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/17/1065 https://www.jacc.org/doi/epdf/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.003

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Mark Sarnak from Tufts University in Boston. They discuss all aspects of cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease patients including how to mitigate the risk and future therapeutic areas. 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. This podcast was funded by the Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly Alliance. The sponsor had no influence over the podcast content, including the selection of speakers or the approval of this episode. After you've listened to the episode, test your understanding of the topic by taking the free self-assessment module hosted on BMJ Learning at https://new-learning.bmj.com/course/30000268.

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Mark R Nelson from Tasmania, Australia. They discuss the history of aspirin's medicinal uses, current indications and where it might be useful in the future. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/17/1069.long

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by cardiac surgeon Professor Marjan Jahangiri from St George's Hospital, London. They discuss how to manage this condition and how and why TAVI might be used. 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/110/22/1291

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Prof. Paul Morris and Dr. Hazel Hayley from Sheffield, UK. They discuss the use of angiography-derived FFR and the results of their VIRTU-4 study pf that technology. 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. Links to published papers: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/16/1048 https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/16/1020

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Oliver Brown, a cardiology trainee from Leeds, UK. They discuss the sobering results of the survey of UK cardiology trainees concerning their health and well-being, and what we can all do to try and improve matters. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2024/09/06/heartjnl-2024-324418

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Miguel Camafort from Barcelona. They discuss his approach to the diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension. 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/2023/12/21/heartjnl-2022-321730

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Maggie Simpson from Glasgow. They discuss her study about the rate of pre-conception counselling in women with heart disease. 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/110/13/908

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Niccolo Maurizi from Lausanne, Switzerland. They discuss his recent paper in Heart on a Swiss Fabry's regsitry. 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/2024/05/15/heartjnl-2024-323975

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Love Cyon from Stockholm, Sweden. They discuss his paper exploring the prognostic value of troponin levels in chest pain patients in the ED. 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/2024/06/07/heartjnl-2024-323913

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Marc Dweck from The University of Edinburgh. They discuss a study in Heart that tested the predictive power of thoracic aortic calcium calcium for predicting future vascular events. Relevant reading: Thoracic versus coronary calcification for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events prediction - https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/14/947 Editorial: Future applications of incidental detection of thoracic and coronary calcium for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events prediction - https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/14/929 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.

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Milad Nazarzadeh from the University of Oxford. They discuss I study from Iran that used the polypill for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. 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 papers: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/14/927 and https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/14/940

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Prof Abdulla Damluji from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, US. They discuss all aspects of sarcopenia and aortic valve disease. 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/2024/04/22/heartjnl-2024-324029

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Piter Vriesendorp and Dr Sam Heuts from Maastricht in The Netherlands. They discuss their paper examining the effect of cerebral protection devices in TAVI procedures. 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/110/11/757