The Tell-Tale Heart: The Pharmacist's Cardiovascular Digest

The Tell-Tale Heart: The Pharmacist's Cardiovascular Digest
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This podcast delivers concise clinical updates in cardiology alongside insightful career stories from pharmacists in the field. Host Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, CACP, provides essential knowledge and practical perspectives for pharmacy professionals specializing in cardiovascular care.

  1. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: What Pharmacists Need to Know in 2026

    JAN 20

    Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: What Pharmacists Need to Know in 2026

    Join us for a deep dive into hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with Andrew Williford, PharmD, an assistant professor and cardiology specialist at UC San Diego Health. In this episode, we break down the genetics, diagnosis, and clinical impact of HCM, explore how management strategies have evolved, and discuss the emerging role of cardiac myosin inhibitors in treating obstructive disease. Dr. Williford also shares insights from his telehealth GDMT titration clinic and offers practical guidance for pharmacists encountering HCM across care settings. Show notes: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Guideline Hub Aficamten or Metoprolol Monotherapy for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Mavacamten in Symptomatic Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Mavacamten for treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (EXPLORER-HCM): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

    51 min
  2. Happy New Year from The Tell-Tale Heart!

    JAN 6

    Happy New Year from The Tell-Tale Heart!

    Happy New Year from The Tell-Tale Heart! We'll be back in 2 weeks with a new episode. In the meantime, check out the recent episode of Drugstore Dialogue with host Barry Newman, who spoke with Craig Beavers about cardiology pharmacy. Listen here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-craig-beavers--67706988

    2 min
  3. From Diagnosis to Transplant: A Heart Failure Patient’s Journey and the Pharmacists’ Impact Along the Way

    12/16/2025

    From Diagnosis to Transplant: A Heart Failure Patient’s Journey and the Pharmacists’ Impact Along the Way

    In this episode, host Craig Beavers sits down with Marc Baines, cofounder and executive director of the HeartLife Foundation, to explore heart failure care through the lens of lived experience. Diagnosed with heart failure at just 23 years old, Baines shares his path from sudden diagnosis to heart transplant and the critical role pharmacists played as consistent, trusted members of his care team. From medication education and adherence to quality-of-life conversations and continuity across care settings, this discussion offers pharmacists practical insights into how their everyday interactions can profoundly shape patient outcomes, empowerment, and long-term cardiovascular care. Have feedback on this episode or ideas for future topics you’d like us to cover? Let us know—we’d love to hear what matters most to your practice. Email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com with your feedback and ideas! Show notes: ·       Learn more about the HeartLife Foundation

    54 min
  4. Breaking Down Celebrate and POLY-HF: Two Paths to Better Cardiac Care

    12/02/2025

    Breaking Down Celebrate and POLY-HF: Two Paths to Better Cardiac Care

    In this solo episode, Craig Beavers breaks down new data from the CELEBRATE STEMI trial and the POLY-HF polypill study. He highlights what these findings could mean for real-world practice, from early antiplatelet strategies to improving adherence and outcomes in heart failure. Show Notes: Patient Perspectives on a Polypill Strategy for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Convergent-Parallel Mixed Methods Study Embedded in a Randomized Clinical Trial Zalunfiban at First Medical Contact for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

    13 min
  5. Inside AHA’s Late-Breaking Lipid Trials: The Rise of Oral PCSK9 Inhibition

    11/18/2025

    Inside AHA’s Late-Breaking Lipid Trials: The Rise of Oral PCSK9 Inhibition

    This week, host Craig Beavers spoke with Joe Sassine, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CLS, about several key trials presented at the American Heart Association 2025 Scientific Sessions.Show notes: VESALIUS-CV trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2514428 CORAL REEF trial

    1h 3m
  6. Jazzed Up for American Heart Association 2025 in New Orleans

    11/04/2025

    Jazzed Up for American Heart Association 2025 in New Orleans

    Studies discussed in today's episode: POLY-HF Trial CELEBRATE Trial VESALIUS-CV Trial

    53 min
  7. The Adipokine Hypothesis and Inflammation: Explaining Pathogenesis and Guiding Treatment

    10/21/2025

    The Adipokine Hypothesis and Inflammation: Explaining Pathogenesis and Guiding Treatment

    The articles discussed in this episode: The Adipokine Hypothesis of Heart Failure With a Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Novel Framework to Explain Pathogenesis and Guide Treatment Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: 2025 ACC Scientific Statement: A Report of the American College of Cardiology

    30 min

  8. 10/07/2025

    New Frontiers in Hypertension Care: Insights from the KARDIA-3 and Bax Hypertension Trials

    KARDIA-3 Study KARDIA 3 Study Design KARDIA 2 Study BaxHTN Study Shelby Tungate Lopez, PharmD, CPP, BCACP, MPA is a clinical pharmacist practitioner at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He can be reached on Linkedin @ShelbyTungateLopez, and more information can be found about his interests and work at his faculty page.

    54 min
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This podcast delivers concise clinical updates in cardiology alongside insightful career stories from pharmacists in the field. Host Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, CACP, provides essential knowledge and practical perspectives for pharmacy professionals specializing in cardiovascular care.

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