Heart Podcast

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

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