Heart Podcast
Health & Wellness Podcasts
The Heart Podcast is your go-to source for the latest insights and developments in cardiovascular medicine. Each episode features in-depth interviews with renowned authors and leading experts in the field, delving into the latest advances in cardiovascular research and treatments. Heart - heart.bmj.com - is a renowned international journal from the BMJ Group and the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) dedicated to publishing research and reviews on cardiovascular disease. Stay ahead in your field by tuning into our expert discussions and accessing cutting-edge information. Subscribe now or listen on your favourite podcast platform to elevate your understanding of cardiovascular medicine. The Heart podcast is published every other Tuesday. Podcast hosted by: James Rudd, Digital Media Editor, University of Cambridge
Location:
United States
Genres:
Health & Wellness Podcasts
Description:
The Heart Podcast is your go-to source for the latest insights and developments in cardiovascular medicine. Each episode features in-depth interviews with renowned authors and leading experts in the field, delving into the latest advances in cardiovascular research and treatments. Heart - heart.bmj.com - is a renowned international journal from the BMJ Group and the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) dedicated to publishing research and reviews on cardiovascular disease. Stay ahead in your field by tuning into our expert discussions and accessing cutting-edge information. Subscribe now or listen on your favourite podcast platform to elevate your understanding of cardiovascular medicine. The Heart podcast is published every other Tuesday. Podcast hosted by: James Rudd, Digital Media Editor, University of Cambridge
Twitter:
@Heart_BMJ
Language:
English
Website:
http://heart.bmj.com/
Email:
podcast.admin@bmj.com
Episodes
Change in body weight, cardiovascular disease and mortality
9/9/2025
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
Duration:00:21:48
Strategies to increase female participation in cardiovascular clinical trials
8/26/2025
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
Duration:00:29:04
Current and Future Applications of Photon-Counting Computer Tomography in Cardiovascular Medicine
8/12/2025
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
Duration:00:26:35
Mechanical circulatory support for patients with infarct-related cardiogenic shock: a state-of-the-art review
7/29/2025
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
Duration:00:18:50
Can we use cardiac MRI alone to exclude ischaemic cardiomyopathy in patients with heart failure?
7/15/2025
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
Duration:00:13:51
Inflammation in coronary atherosclerosis
7/1/2025
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
Duration:00:15:06
Pericardial complications after heart surgery
6/17/2025
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
Duration:00:20:46
Adverse events in pregnancy and future cardiovascular risk
6/3/2025
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
Duration:00:18:55
How the brain impacts the heart: lessons from ischaemic stroke and other neurological disorders
5/20/2025
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
Duration:00:19:50
Modern genetics in cardiology
5/6/2025
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
Duration:00:20:31
Walking speed and future arrhythmia
4/22/2025
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
Duration:00:10:06
Age of menopause, healthy lifestyle and cardiovascular disease in women: a prospective cohort study
4/8/2025
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
Duration:00:13:45
Heart failure diagnosis - why earlier is better
3/25/2025
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Professor James Rudd is joined by Dr Ify Mordi from the University of Dundee. They discuss his publication concerning the outcomes of those diagnosed with heart failure in the community compared to those in the hospital. If you enjoy the show, please help us out by leaving us a podcast review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks!
Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/01/28/heartjnl-2024-324160
Duration:00:17:26
Rapid access chest pain clinics - what's the evidence?
3/11/2025
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Andrew Black from Tasmania, Australia. They discuss his paper that systematically reviewed the evidence for RACP clinics. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast.
Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/24/1395
Duration:00:15:10
Changes in TAVI and SAVR rates and outcomes - a focus on sociodemographic variation
2/25/2025
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Anvesha Singh from the University of Leicester. They discuss her paper on trends in SAVR and TAVI for aortic stenosis over the last two decades and whether outcomes have changed across various sociodemographic groups. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us! Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2024/11/27/heartjnl-2024-324918?rss=1
Duration:00:21:51
Stress echo and long-term prognosis in patients with chest pain
2/11/2025
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Attila Kardos from Milton Keynes University Hospital, UK. They discuss his paper on the prognostic potential of stress echocardiography. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us!
Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/23/1349
Duration:00:23:16
Cardiology training in the UK - a JBS position statement
1/28/2025
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Fielder Camm from Oxford. They discuss the current state of cardiology post-graduate training in the UK and why it needs reforming. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us!
Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2024/12/03/heartjnl-2024-325037
Duration:00:19:52
Blood pressure management in type 2 diabetes: a review of recent evidence
1/14/2025
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Kazem Rahimi from the University of Oxford. They discuss the evidence base for treating high blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us!
Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/21/1254
Duration:00:21:36
Women and cardiovascular disease - what needs to change to improve matters?
12/31/2024
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Vijay Kunadian from Newcastle, UK. They discuss a consensus document about advancing access to cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment among women with cardiovascular disease. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us!
Link to published paper:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/22/e4
Duration:00:19:56
AI-powered ECGs – what’s hiding in plain sight?
12/17/2024
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Rohan Khera from Yale, USA. They discuss the idea of image derived AI insights from ECGs and more widely AI in cardiovascular practice. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review wherever you get your podcast - it's very helpful to us!
Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/17/1065
https://www.jacc.org/doi/epdf/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.003
Duration:00:16:48