HeartSpeak Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital

The 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 Dr. Yashasvi Chugh address what clinicians need to know for their patients they suspect need a mitral valve specialist.

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. Aging is a major contributing factor to mitral valve disease so the number of individuals with the condition is expected to grow as the population ages. What is the mitral valve? How does it work? What causes mitral valve disease and what are the symptoms? How is the condition diagnosed and how is it treated? The answers to these questions are in this HeartSpeak podcast.

Exercise 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.

Do 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 survival. In this podcast, learn more about stenosis, the signs and symptoms and how this heart disease is diagnosed and treated.

Peripheral 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, strokes, aneurysms, and other types of CVD, PAD contributes to the nation’s No. 1 cause of death. But there are many misconceptions about PAD. John Eidt, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS, the Chief of Vascular Surgery for Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas, helps explain what PAD is, risk factors for PAD and answer some of the most frequently asked questions about PAD.

Cancer 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 treatment to survivorship, the focus is on cardiac optimization, monitoring and prevention.