Heart Podcast

In this special episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Umesh Gidwani, an intensivist from Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. They discuss the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, PPE, cardiac complications and more. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link: https://www.mountsinai.org/profiles/umesh-k-gidwani

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Sarah Hudson, a cardiology trainee from Bristol, UK. They discuss Sarah's blog post that can be found below. Read the blog post: https://blogs.bmj.com/heart/2020/03/17/cardiologists-and-coronavirus-looking-after-ourselves-and-each-other-so-we-can-continue-to-look-after-patients/ If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Karen Stout who is leading the clinical cardiology care for COVID patients in Seattle. They discuss how she has prepared for this pandemic in terms of staffing her teams, aggressively testing patients for COVID and triaging routine workload across several hospitals in that city. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Zachary Whinnett from The Hammersmith Hospital in London. They discuss the His bundle pacing and the HOPE HF study. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/2/137

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Felice Gersh from Irvine, California. They discuss a recent editorial published in Heart concerning hormone replacement therapy and cardiovascular risk. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to paper - https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2020/01/31/heartjnl-2019-315754 Link to editorial - https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2020/01/31/heartjnl-2019-315898

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Joanna Poole, an anaesthetics trainee who has been instrumental in publicising doctors' negative experiences within the NHS. These were picked up by the GMC and fed into its recent report on caring for doctors. Please see the links below to Jo's Guardian interview, the GMC report and her blog post. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Links: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/28/nhs-trainee-doctors-denied-leave-dossier-hospitals https://www.dauk.org/blog/2019/3/26/guest-blog-dr-joanna-poole-post-mortem-of-a-career https://www.gmc-uk.org/-/media/documents/caring-for-doctors-caring-for-patients_pdf-80706341.pdf

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Robert Tulloh from Bristol. They discuss his recent review on the lifetime cardiovascular management of patients with previous Kawasaki disease. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2019/12/16/heartjnl-2019-315925

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Prash Sanders from the University of Adelaide. They discuss the ideas behind lifestyle modifications to treat AF, the evidence behind this and how to deliver a service. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2019/11/11/heartjnl-2019-315327.

In this episode of the Heart podcast, James Rudd is joined by Professor Paul Leeson from Oxford. They discuss the science behind AI as applied to imaging. Current and future applications are highlighted, plus some challenges of which we should all be aware. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Links https://www.rdm.ox.ac.uk/people/paul-leeson http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/73/11/1317

In this double-length episode of the Heart podcast, James Rudd is joined by Dr Stephen Pettit from Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge. They discuss cardiogenic shock, HFPEF, new drugs for heart failure, optimisation after CRT and why heart failure is a great choice of speciality for young cardiologists. Our next podcast episode will be released in early January 2020. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to Dr Pettit's profile - https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/consultant-profiles/dr-stephen-pettit

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Marc Deyell from the University of British Columbia. They discuss his Heart paper "Outcomes of untreated frequent premature ventricular complexes with normal left ventricular function" and how it might influence practice. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/18/1408 https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/18/1386

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Nadine Hausler from the university hospital of Lausanne. They discuss her paper all about the effects of napping on heart disease events. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2019/08/16/heartjnl-2019-314999

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Marcio Bittencourt from Sao Paolo University. They discuss an editorial he wrote on pre-op cardiac testing using CT. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published papers: https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/17/1300 https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/17/1335

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Sean Zheng from Kings College, London. They discuss Dr Zheng's award-winning paper on heart failure with preserved EF plus what's new in that disease. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/104/5/407.

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Prof. Mamas Mamas from the Universities of Manchester and Keele. They discuss the power of big data and how Twitter can improve your working life. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Related link: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/Mamas.Mamas/personaldetails

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Kazem Rahimi from Oxford University (https://www.wrh.ox.ac.uk/team/kazem-rahimi). They discuss his pioneering work in predicting emergency admissions from electronic healthcare datasets using a machine learning approach. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Links to published paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002695

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Eric Topol, founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute. They discuss the impact that AI will have in medicine and how this will affect us all. Relevant links related to this podcast: About Dr Topol - https://drerictopol.com/about/ Nature Medicine AI review - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0300-7 Twitter - https://twitter.com/EricTopol?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Book - https://drerictopol.com/book/deep-medicine/ NHS Topol review - https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/topol-review

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Scott Murray, President of the British Association of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation. They discuss why Scott finds plenty of value in calcium scoring, plus what's on the horizon for the most powerful intervention after an MI - cardiac rehabilitation. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Drs Sarah Hudson (@sarahhudsonuk), Ashley Nisbet (@drashnisbet) and Clare Coyle from SW England and London. They discuss successful strategies that they have implemented to improve the lives of cardiology trainees. There's also mention of the re-booted Cardiology in Focus section of the Journal. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Catherine Otto, Editor in Chief of Heart. Find out what happens to your paper once you hit the 'submit' button, how to maximise your chances of acceptance and whether it's worth appealing against a rejection letter! If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Stephen Weng from the University of Nottingham. They discuss his Heart paper "Sub-optimal cholesterol response to initiation of statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease". If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2019/04/16/heartjnl-2018-314253

In this episode of the Heart podcast, James Rudd is joined by Dr Khalid Barakat from Bart's Hospital in London. Khalid is the national lead for simulation-based training and is based at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London. They discuss penalty kicks, how to improve at the French horn and even how we can learn practical procedures and improve the dynamics of the cath lab team using simulation. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone or computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/9/728.info

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by eminent statistician Professor David Spiegelhalter from Cambridge University. They discuss how we can better communicate medical risks to our patients, why the p-value may have had its day and how we should evaluate medical AI before using it in daily practice. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone or computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to David’s website and his book on the art of statistics : https://wintoncentre.maths.cam.ac.uk/ https://amzn.to/2TQyhSb

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Catherine Otto from Seattle. They discuss the latest in aortic stenosis treatments in the low-risk post PARTNER 3 era. They also highlight a recent Heart journal supplement all about aortic stenosis and pick out highlights. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published supplement: https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/Suppl_2

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Michelle Williams from the University of Edinburgh. They discuss all aspects of radiation in cardiology and how best to use it. CT, nuclear, cath lab best practice are all covered. Required listening for anyone who orders tests that use radiation! If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2019/02/17/heartjnl-2017-312493

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Perry Elliott from UCL and Bart's in London, a world leader in cardiomyopathy care and research. They discuss the essentials of the arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies, genetic testing, new drugs and hopes for a cure. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2019/02/21/heartjnl-2017-311160

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Drs Glover and Hong from the University of Toronto in Canada. They discuss their Heart paper "Impact of body mass index on the outcome of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation". They cover the use of AF ablation, what the guidelines tell us and how obesity makes a recurrence of AF after ablation more likely. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone or computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/3/244.

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Puja Mehta from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. They discuss the concept of myocardial infarction with non-obstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA). If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/11/27/heartjnl-2018-314012 https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/38/3/143/2967570

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Melvin Lobo from Bart’s Hospital, London. They discuss all aspects of high blood pressure and its management, plus Professor Lobo gives his view of the future of non-drug therapy in the wake of the Symplicity trials. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: Education in Heart : https://heart.bmj.com/content/104/18/1543 European Heart Journal (free PDF) : https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/38/15/1101/3056932

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Vijay Kunadian from Newcastle University and the Freeman Hospital . They discuss the RITA SENIOR trial, designed to tell us the best way to manage older patients with a heart attack - invasive or medical. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/102/6/416?ijkey=62261479a0ca4163d857d406efe131a5423c5aec&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha Dr Kunadian's Twitter - https://twitter.com/vijaykunadian?lang=en

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Chris Gale and Dr Chris Wilkinson from Leeds University. They discuss their paper "Sex differences in quality indicator attainment for myocardial infarction: a nationwide cohort study". The paper discovered that more than 8,200 women in England and Wales (over a ten year period) could potentially have survived their heart attacks had they simply been given the same quality of treatment as men. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: Paper (open access) - https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/11/23/heartjnl-2018-313959 BHF article - https://blog.bhf.org.uk/what-women-want-equal-healthcare-would-be-a-good-start-419aa3d95dc4

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Clive Lewis from Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK. They discuss cardiac transplantation in depth. Learn about indications, techniques, monitoring and what the future holds. A recent Education in Heart article on transplantation was published by Dr Lewis' team - see the link below. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/09/12/heartjnl-2018-313103

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Arjun Ghosh from Bart's Hospital in London. They discuss the essentials of cardio-oncology - what it is, why it's important and some common clinical scenarios. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://openheart.bmj.com/content/5/2/e000774

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Arjun Ghosh (Twitter: @Arjunkg) from Bart's Hospital in London. They discuss the essentials of cardio-oncology and in this episode, ongoing trials, how to get trained and set up a service and what the active areas of research are in cardio-oncology. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://openheart.bmj.com/content/5/2/e000774

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Bernard Prendergast from St Thomas' Hospital, London. They discuss his recent publication in Heart concerning the ability of the stethoscope to detect important valve disease in asymptomatic primary care patients. They also cover POCUS, the feasibility of screening elderly patients for valve disease and whether Bernard still uses a stethoscope in real life. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: Primary paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/24/heartjnl-2018-313082 Editorial: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/24/heartjnl-2018-313474 The Oxvalve study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216199/

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd is joined by Professor David Newby from Edinburgh University. They discuss the landmark SCOT-HEART trial, which demonstrated that a CT-guided investigation strategy for chest pain could reduce future myocardial infarction risk. How might this be the case? What does it mean for future guidelines? And should we ditch the treadmill test? If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast in your favourite podcast app to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone or computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2). Links to published papers: Original study - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)60291-4/fulltext#seccestitle10 5 year outcome study - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805971

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Nilesh Samani, Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The BHF is launching a groundbreaking £30m research grant that will transform care for patients, and is asking for your innovative ideas. Worldwide applications are welcome. Link: https://www.bhf.org.uk/bigbeatchallenge

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Hazel Wallace, a.k.a the food medic, from London. Hazel is a doctor, a bestselling author, a qualified personal trainer and regularly lectures to healthcare professionals about diet and exercise medicine. They discuss the latest thinking in diet and exercise and how to improve teaching for doctors on these subjects. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Links: https://thefoodmedic.co.uk/

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Hazel Wallace, a.k.a the food medic, from London. Hazel is a medical doctor, a bestselling author, a qualified personal trainer and regularly lectures to healthcare professionals about diet and exercise medicine. They discuss the latest thinking in diet and exercise and how to improve teaching for doctors on these subjects. This is a very fun episode! Watch out for part 2 in two weeks. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Links: https://thefoodmedic.co.uk/

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Charlotte Warren-Gash from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. They discuss the links between respiratory infections and subsequent heart attacks and strokes. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2018/respiratory-infections-could-increase-risk-heart-attack-and-stroke

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Charalambos Antoniades from Oxford, UK. They discuss his novel method of measuring coronary plaque inflammation using CT imaging, and how this method might be important for predicting heart attacks. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/24/heartjnl-2017-312324

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Greg Jones, the media manager at The British Heart Foundation, the largest independent funder of cardiovascular research in the UK. They discuss why it's important and beneficial to engage both with the public and the media if you are doing cardiovascular research. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://www.bhf.org.uk/research

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Rohin Francis from London. Rohin is a Twitter and Youtube advocate. They discuss why social media makes sense for cardiologists and indeed all healthcare practitioners. They cover Twitter, Youtube, Facebook and podcasts. Plus, what *not* to do online. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Heart Journal's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Heart_BMJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Clive Lewis from Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK. He's an expert in advanced heart failure support. They discuss in detail the pros and cons of the various mechanical support options for cardiogenic shock. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to a paper all about circulatory support: http://heart.bmj.com/content/102/18/1494

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor DrJames Rudd is joined by Dr Cara Hendry from Manchester and Dr Iain Simpson from Southampton. They are passionate about reducing barriers that exist in cardiology and other medical specialities. They discuss what the issues are and what is being done to help in the UK and beyond. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Jenna Panter from the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge. They discuss how our choice getting to work can affect our health and what we, and society at large, might do to improve things. Link to published paper: "Using alternatives to the car and risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality" - http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/04/16/heartjnl-2017-312699. You can read the related editorial here - http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/04/16/heartjnl-2018-313212.

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Praveen Mehrotra, an echo expert from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. They discuss his recent paper that explores whether we need a new cut-off to define severe aortic stenosis. Please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: Clinical features and prognosis of patients with isolated severe aortic stenosis and valve area less than 1.0 cm2 - http://heart.bmj.com/content/104/3/222

In this episode of the Heart podcast, James Rudd is joined by Professor Catherine Otto, Editor in Chief of the journal. They discuss the latest issue of Heart that is dedicated to valve disease. Some excellent papers are discussed covering a range of conditions. Please leave a review of the podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: http://heart.bmj.com/content/104/10/789. Read the Heart's Special Issue on Valvular Heart Disease for free until the 30th of June 2018: http://heart.bmj.com/content/104/10.

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Dana Dawson from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Scotland. They discuss the clinical features, pathology and latest research on this common, fascinating condition. Please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 if you enjoy the episode. Link to published papers: Heart review by Dr Dawson: http://heart.bmj.com/content/104/2/96. Education in Heart paper by Dr Lyon: http://heart.bmj.com/content/103/18/1461. European position paper by Dr Lyon: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejhf.424/abstract

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Andrew D'Silva from Brighton, UK. Along with Professor Sanjay Sharma, Dr D'Silva has published a comprehensive guide to the management of young athletes with heart conditions. In this episode, they discuss the differences between European and North American ECG screening practices and the reasons for this. Please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published papers: Management of young competitive athletes with cardiovascular conditions - http://heart.bmj.com/content/103/6/463 ECG screening in athletes: differing views from two sides of the Atlantic - http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2017/11/03/heartjnl-2016-309448