Cardiac Consult
A Cleveland Clinic podcast exploring heart, vascular and thoracic topics of interest to healthcare providers: medical and surgical treatments, diagnostic testing, medical conditions, and research, technology and practice issues.
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The Role of Smoking Cessation in Vascular Disease Management
Lee Kirksey, MD, and J. Eduardo Corso, MD, examine the clinical impact of smoking on peripheral artery disease, aneurysmal disease and outcomes after vascular intervention, with emphasis on risk modification and evidence-based decision-making.
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May 7, 2026
Talking Tall Rounds®: Utility of Metabolic Exercise Testing in Cardiovascular Disease
This episode examines the clinical utility of cardiopulmonary exercise testing with emphasis on cardiac output, ventilatory efficiency, and metabolic responses to exercise.
Play NowApril 30, 2026
Cardiac Surgical Support for High Risk Lead Extraction
Thomas Callahan, MD, and Shinya Unai, MD, discuss the role of cardiac surgical backup during transvenous lead extraction.
Play NowApril 23, 2026
Diagnosis and Management of Pericarditis
Allan Klein, MD, and Deborah Kwon, MD, discuss contemporary guidance on pericarditis with emphasis on evolving diagnostic criteria, inflammatory syndromes and the role of multimodality imaging.
Play NowApril 16, 2026
Integrating PFA Into Your Clinical Practice
Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD, and Arwa Younis, MD, discuss the clinical application of pulsed field ablation (PFA) for atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias.
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