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Heart disease is a leading cause of death in women, yet it is often thought of as a predominantly male disease. Dr Alain Bouchard, MD discusses with Nicole L. Lohr, MD, Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Co-Director of the UAB Medicine Cardiovascular Institute

Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Martha Gulati delve into everything you ever wanted to know about primary prevention with this week's focus: Diabetes

Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Martha Gulati delve into everything you ever wanted to know about primary prevention with this week's focus: Cholesterol

Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Martha Gulati delve into everything you ever wanted to know about primary prevention with this week's focus: Hypertension

Does an aspirin a day keep the doctor away? Is alcohol good or bad for your cardiac health? In this week’s episode, Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Martha Gulati delve into everything you ever wanted to know about primary prevention with this week's focus: Aspirin

THE RISING STAR: FACTOR XI, A PROMISING ANTICOAGULANT FOR THE FUTURE Featuring: Michael Gibson M.S., M.D. - Chief Executive Officer, Baim Institute for Clinical Research Kenneth Mahaffey M.D. - Professor - Stanford, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine

Does an aspirin a day keep the doctor away? Is alcohol good or bad for your cardiac health? In this week’s episode, Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Martha Gulati delve into everything you ever wanted to know about primary prevention with this week's focus: Prevention

Dr. Bouchard discusses " Familial Hypercholesterolemia" with Dr. Pradeep Natarajan from Harvard.

Arts in Health can involve artists trained to implement art to promote healing in healthcare and community settings.

Dr. Bouchard discusses " Hypertension" with Dr. Suzanne Oparil, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine. Professor of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology. Director, Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program. Section Chief of Vascular Biology and Hypertension. Hypertension is a pervasive problem and affects nearly 50% of the US population including over 90 million adults with uncontrolled hypertension and an estimated 34 million untreated. For an adult 40 years of age without high blood pressure, the lifetime risk of developing hypertension is 93% for African Americans, 92% for Hispanics, 86% for whites, and 84% for Chinese adults.

Dr. Bouchard discusses " THE HDL CHOLESTEROL CONUNDRUM" with Dr. John J.P. Kastelein, M.D., Ph.D., FESC, Professor of Medicine, University of Amsterdam. The role of High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality has long been recognized.

Dr. Bouchard discusses " NON-STATIN THERAPIES FOR LDL CHOLESTEROL LOWERING" with Dr. John J.P. Kastelein, M.D., Ph.D., FESC, Professor of Medicine, University of Amsterdam. The role of statin in the treatment of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) has been well demonstrated to lower major cardiovascular events.

Dr. Bouchard discusses "LIPOPROTEIN (a), A BIOMARKER FOR STROKE" with Dr. Leslie Cho, Director of the Cleveland Clinic's Women's Cardiovascular Center. Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Despite advances in lipid management, there remain significant risks of heart disease and stroke in patients treated with current therapies such as statin.

Dr. Bouchard discusses "Regards" in the stroke belt with Dr. George Howard at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "REGARDS” is an abbreviation for Reasons for Geographic And Racial Difference in Stroke. It is an observational study of risk factors for stroke in adults 45 years or older. It is co-sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute on Aging.

This podcast was done in collaboration with Kimberly Kirklin, Director of UAB Arts In Medicine, and Dr Rachel Easterwood, a Hospitalist with Mount Sinai Health System in New York. Arts in Health is a diverse, multidisciplinary approach dedicated to improving health through arts. The field integrates visual arts and design, musical, literary, and performing arts into healthcare and community settings to enhance health and well-being. Arts in Health can involve artists trained to implement art to promote healing in healthcare and community settings. This is the video referred to in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkQx6e8bncg&t=3s

Dr. Bouchard discusses the Leaky Mitral Valve with Dr. Mustafa Ahmed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Dr. Bouchard discusses the Leaky Aortic Valve with Dr. Mustafa Ahmed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

With the high prevalence of risk factors and cardiovascular disease in the US, looking at Statin vs Supplements appears well-timed. As physicians, we face the hurdle that overall patients are reluctant to take medicine and would rather take dietary supplements.

Since its development in the 1970s, Doppler echocardiography has occupied a position of increasing importance in the assessment of patients with valvular heart disease. Continuous-wave and pulsed Doppler measurements, as well as color Doppler, have been used to monitor the progression of chronic valvular disease.

The Obesity pandemic is well established with >70% of US adults being overweight (BMI >25) or obese (BMI >30) or severely obese (BMI >40). Obesity contributes directly to cardiovascular risk factors, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, abnormal lipids, and sleep apnea. Obesity leads also to cardiovascular disease and cardiac mortality independently of other risk factors. Obesity is associated with coronary artery disease, heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac death. About the Host Dr. Alain Bouchard is a clinical cardiologist at Cardiology Specialists of Birmingham, AL. He is a native of Quebec, Canada and trained in Internal Medicine at McGill University in Montreal. He continued as a Research Fellow at the Montreal Heart Institute. He did a clinical cardiology fellowship at the University of California in San Francisco. He joined the faculty at the University of Alabama Birmingham from 1986 to 1990. He worked at CardiologyPC and Baptist Medical Center at Princeton from 1990-2019. He is now part of the Cardiology Specialists of Birmingham at St. Vincent’s Health System, Ascension. Medical Disclaimer The contents of the MyHeart.net podcast, including as textual content, graphical content, images, and any other content contained in the Podcast (“Content”) are purely for informational purposes. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read or heard on the Podcast! If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. MyHeart.net does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Podcast. Reliance on any information provided by MyHeart.net, MyHeart.net employees, others appearing on the Podcast at the invitation of MyHeart.net, or other visitors to the Podcast is solely at your own risk. The Podcast and the Content are provided on an “as is” basis.