Heart Podcast

Diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension

Dr Miguel Camafort Professor James Rudd is joined by Dr Miguel Camafort from Barcelona. They discuss his approach to the diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension. Read the Education in Heart paper and take the test on BMJ Learning. Release date: 24th September 2024

Pre-conception counselling in women with heart disease - we need to do better

Maggie Simpson Professor James Rudd is joined by Maggie Simpson from Glasgow. They discuss her study about the rate of pre-conception counselling in women with heart disease. Release date: 10th September 2024

What are the predictors of Fabry's disease progression despite enzyme therapy?

Dr Niccolo Maurizi In this episode, Professor James Rudd is joined by Dr Niccolo Maurizi from Lausanne, Switzerland. They discuss his recent paper in Heart on a Swiss Fabry's registry. Release date: 27th August 2024

Prognosis after chest pain and an ED visit - a troponin story

Dr Love Cyon In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Love Cyon from Stockholm, Sweden. They discuss his paper published in Heart exploring the prognostic value of troponin levels in chest pain patients in the ED. Release date: 13th August 2024

Should we report incidental aortic calcification on chest CT imaging?

Professor Marc Dweck Professor James Rudd is joined by Professor Marc Dweck from The University of Edinburgh. They discuss a study in Heart that tested the predictive power of thoracic aortic calcium for predicting future vascular events. Release date: 30th July 2024

★★★★★ Fun show This is a good listen for generalists and cardiologists too. My wife is a doctor and enjoys it. 30/12/2023

★★★★★ Best podcast at the BMJ! Dr Rudd is such a good host. Could you persuade him to take over the BMJ podcast? I like the variety of guests interviewed too. The editing is excellent so congrats to the backroom crew. 18/12/2023

★★★★★ Amazing show. Great for med students. Hi - I really enjoy this podcast. The host has a funny way with guests and the topics are mostly relevant to me. Can we please have weekly or video releases on YouTube? 22/06/2022

★★★★★ Great podcast for cardiology doctors and nurses Love this. The host is a cardiologist too which puts the topics into a clinical real world perspective. Keep it up. Perhaps weekly episodes - would love that. Good show length for commuting. Keep up the good work! 12/03/2022 

Heart is an international, peer-reviewed journal that keeps cardiologists up to date with advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Each issue contains original research, accompanying editorials and reviews. * The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others. View more episodes.