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Heart Failure Focus is a podcast brought to you by the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN). Each episode is designed to help the busy health care professional breakdown all aspects of heart failure. Each segment is broken down into different topics so you can listen on the go during the course of your day. The AAHFN is a specialty organization dedicated to advancing nursing education, clinical practice, and research to improve heart failure patient outcomes.

This podcast series for healthcare professionals offers expert insights and discussion on the prevalence of high cholesterol. Learn about improving cholesterol management with a healthy lifestyle and discuss treatment plans.

This podcast series for healthcare professionals offers expert insights and discussion on pericardial disease. Recurrent pericarditis is a common complication after an initial episode of acute pericarditis, characterized by the recurrence of chest pain and signs of cardiovascular inflammation. Listen, learn, and increase your knowledge of pericardial disease.

While patients may have different goals and preferences for treatment, which can make selecting the best hypertension management plan difficult, adherence may be increased if the plan aligns with the patient’s preferences. What approaches in shared decision-making may improve adherence? In this episode clinicians and a patient discuss changes in terminology when talking about patient compliance to the use of adherence and non-adherence. These changes are part of the larger shift to shared decision-making in patient care. Expand your skillset at your own pace. Listen and learn how to employ ...

Have you ever wondered what it really takes to be relentless in the midst of a life crisis? If you are a caregiver, a stroke, diabetes, heart attack/CVD survivor, health provider or on a health and wellbeing journey, then you are in the right place. At the American Heart Association our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. For nearly 100 years, we've been fighting heart disease and stroke, striving to save and improve lives. Here, we will engage in series-driven stories, science and solutions-based conversations with experts, leaders, influencer’s and ...

Welcome to ACCESS the official podcast of Stroke: Vascular & Interventional Neurology. ACCESS is a bi-monthly audio podcast that summarizes the latest advances in vascular and interventional neurology, featuring interviews with the leading minds and investigators in cerebrovascular disease. In this introductory episode, hosts Erica Jones, Jim Siegler, and Casey Albin, along with Editor-in-Chief, Ashu Jadhav, introduce themselves and provide an overview of what to expect.

HeartBEATS from Lifelong Learning™ is a series curated by the AHA. Tune in as experts explore highlights on the most up-to-date information to inform your clinical practice.

Many patients that you see in clinical practice have sleep issues, but they will not share that unless they are prompted about it. Learn more from experts in sleep medicine as they discuss Getting to the Heart of Sleep Health. Drs. Younghoon Kwon, Marie-Pierre St-Onge and Nancy Redeker explore how patients may have multiple symptoms, and they're often accompanied by dissatisfaction with sleep and patients reporting that they don't feel refreshed when they wake up in the morning.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common form of genetic heart disease and can affect people of any age yet is often undiagnosed. Learn more about HCM in this podcast series to discuss its impact with your patients.

Feeling stressed, overwhelmed and needing a push forward in your life? Ready to reclaim your power and feel optimistic again? The LIVE FIERCE podcast is here, ready and able to help you vibrate higher from your head to your heart. It’s time to get back in the driver’s seat of your life and rediscover your happy place! We’re connecting the dots of proven scientific strategies and self-help methods to help you revitalize your life and improve your overall well-being. Hosted by American Heart Association’s EVP of Marketing & Communications Katrina McGhee, this series inspires women to ...

Clinical experts across the globe share expertise on improving patient outcomes. For healthcare providers across the care spectrum: inpatient care, primary healthcare providers, EMS, and ongoing professional advancement through healthcare certification.

The American Heart Association’s Statements and Guidelines podcast is a podcast where we’ll discuss clinical practice guidelines and scientific statements on various cardiovascular disease and stroke topics.

This podcast series will improve clinicians’ understanding of (1) anticoagulant stewardship/aspirin use in patients with cardiovascular disease, particularly as it relates to management of patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, or NVAF (i.e., identify patients who are or are not appropriate candidates, individualize treatment, dosing considerations, etc.); (2) current evidence-based guidelines and clinical data in managing patients with NVAF; (3) “clinical inertia” and how it may impact patient outcomes; and (4) appropriate management of patients with NVAF.

Focused on reducing the morbidity, mortality, and burden associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE), experts in this series describe the clinical presentation of VTE, its proper management (including special populations, such as those with cancer), and appropriate dosing of current treatment options. Listen and learn as clinicians relate practical applications of evidence-based guidelines for initial and extended VTE treatment, and secondary prevention. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer Alliance.

One in four of your stroke patients will have another stroke. A thorough workup to identify the underlying cause and stroke risk factors has profound implications on secondary stroke prevention strategies and risk of recurrent stroke. This series of 8 podcasts will offer specific recommendations to improve patient care while following the new 2021 AHA/ASA Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Stroke and TIA. HCA Healthcare is proud to be the national supporter of Getting to the Heart of Stroke™.

Connecting nephrology and cardiology has taken on huge importance — from the science of cardiorenal syndrome, to mechanical/circulatory therapies, to a new proposed subspecialty, and the issues of equity and reach of new therapies including SGLT-2 inhibitors and non-steroidal MRAs. The purpose of these podcasts are to facilitate discussion on these topics.

Aha! With JAHA is a podcast where Science, Policy, and Practice intersect. The Journal of American Heart Association presents dynamic discussions with authors, key leaders, and policymakers around the latest science published in the journal. Tune in monthly for a new episode.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common, contagious, and seasonal pathogen with symptoms consistent with an upper respiratory tract infection that include rhinorrhea, pharyngitis, cough, headache, fatigue, and fever. RSV can be dangerous for certain adults, putting them at risk for severe outcomes. Adults at highest risk for severe RSV infection include those 65 years and older, adults with chronic medical conditions such as heart or lung disease, and adults with weakened immune systems. Material contained in this activity is current as of ‘last review date’ listed. Updated CDC ...