Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery hosted its 104th Annual Meeting in Toronto at the end of April. There were many outstanding presentations.  Edward Soltesz,  MD, MPH, Surgical Director of the Kaufman Center for Heart Failure and Recovery and the Program and Director for the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery residency and fellowship training programs, highlights the area of high-risk cardiac surgery with temporary mechanical circulatory support assist.  As an expert in the field, he presented Machine Learning-Derived Risk Model to Predict Post-Cardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery Patients. 

Siva Raja, MD, PhD, Surgical Director of the Center for Esophageal Diseases and a staff thoracic surgeon in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, provides an update on the treatment of esophageal cancer.  Learn more about Tall Rounds online.

Pregnancy adds an additional layer of complexity when caring for pregnant and postpartum patients. Deirdre Mattina, MD, highlights some key considerations for managing this population.

In this episode, Sean Lyden, MD, and Francis Caputo, MD, discuss Cleveland Clinic's highlights at the 2023 Society of Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting. Learn more about Tall Rounds online http://2207941.mediaspace.kaltura.com/category/Tall+Rounds/75663251.

Cleveland Clinic led TACTiC Trial was presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 73rd Annual Scientific Session.  Steven Nissen, MD, discusses the results with Katherine Wolski, Lead Biostatistician in the Cleveland Clinic Coordinating Center for Clinical Research (C5Research).  C5Research is Cleveland Clinic's Academic Research Organization (ARO) providing academic focus and leadership to the design, planning and management of clinical trials.  Dr. Nissen worked with C5Research to  investigate  if a  technology-assisted web application can help consumers appropriately determine if they qualify for a statin drug without a prescription.  “Improving cardiovascular health requires increasing access to preventive care for everyone.”  - Dr. Nissen.

In this episode, Andrew Higgins, MD, provides an overview of preoperative ICU care and the role of critical care cardiology. Learn more about Tall Rounds online:  http://2207941.mediaspace.kaltura.com/category/Tall+Rounds/75663251