In an effort to tackle the complexities of cardiometabolic health, CMHC presents Cardiometabolic Beat, a podcast where we bring you expert perspectives and views on the latest and clinically- relevant topics in cardiometabolic care.
Cardiometabolic Health Congress
Case #2: A 60-Year-Old Type 2 Diabetic Woman with MASH and F3 Liver Fibrosis This Ace the Case activity will review a detailed case discussion on the latest clinical care guidelines and emerging treatments for MASH. Participants will explore novel treatment targets and the most recent clinical data for treating patients with MASH and cardiometabolic comorbidities. Gain practical insights for individualizing patient care plans in your practice. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your expertise and improve patient outcomes
Case #1: A 37-Year-Old Man with Incidental Hepatic Steatosis on Abdominal Ultrasound During this Ace the Case activity, you will learn about risk factors for metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH), and advanced fibrosis, as well as the current and emerging noninvasive liver assessment tests.
This three part series consists of 3 cases that illustrate important concepts in managing patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, patients with hyperlipidemia and cardiometabolic comorbidities, and patient with South Asian descent with increased risk of ASCVD and a history of percutaneous Intervention. The cases are designed to be quick and offer high-level takeaways and pearls. In this podcast, experts will discuss the following case: A 54-Year-Old South Asian Male with a History of Cardiac Percutaneous Intervention
This three part series consists of 3 cases that illustrate important concepts in managing patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, patients with hyperlipidemia and cardiometabolic comorbidities, and patient with South Asian descent with increased risk of ASCVD and a history of percutaneous Intervention. The cases are designed to be quick and offer high-level takeaways and pearls. In this podcast, experts will discuss the following case: A 62-Year-Old Diabetic Woman with an LDL-C of 53 mg/dL
This three part series consists of 3 cases that illustrate important concepts in managing patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, patients with hyperlipidemia and cardiometabolic comorbidities, and patient with South Asian descent with increased risk of ASCVD and a history of percutaneous Intervention. The cases are designed to be quick and offer high-level takeaways and pearls. In this podcast, experts will discuss the following case: A 34-Year-Old Woman with Severe Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH)
Tune in to hear our esteemed faculty members, Drs. Morris and Somers, delve into topics such as defining poor sleep, assessing sleep health in patients, and exploring the connection between sleep disorders and cardiometabolic health. Recorded Saturday, April 20, 2024.
A stimulating conversation between our co-chair Pamela Morris, MD and Michelle W. Chestovich, MD, a famous physician life coach on resiliency and physician burn-out. Recorded Friday, April 19 2024. https://www.cardiometabolichealth.org/
Pamela B. Morris, MD and Erica Spatz, MD, MHS discuss the association of Depression and Poor Mental Health With Cardiovascular Disease, particularly in women. Recorded April 18, 2024. www.cardiometabolichealth.org
In this conversation with CMHC Senior Planning Committee Member Pam Taub, MD, future leaders Courtney Bess, MD, MS and Aarthi Thakkar, MD, MPH discuss gaps in current fellowship training in cardiometabolic health, how being part of this program and attending CMHC events has helped them in their training, as well as important takeaways they have been able to apply to patient care.
Future leaders in cardiometabolic health Revathy Sampath-Kumar, MD and L. Nedda Dastmalchi, DO discuss how being part of this program and attending a CMHC event has helped them in their career, in a conversation with CMHC's Senior Planning Committee Member Pam Taub, MD.
Watch Drs. Tsimikas, Aleppo, and Shah discuss the benefits of digital interventions, including CGMs while managing people with diabetes. (Recorded October 18, 2023)
Watch Dr. Seth Martin, MD, MHS, discussing the significance of the role of technology and digital health in cardiometabolic risk reduction. (Recorded October 18, 2023)
Watch Drs. Ryan and Still discuss the pros and cons of both pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery while managing people with obesity. (Recorded October 19, 2023)
Watch as CMHC Faculty Pam Taub MD and Ajay Singh MD recapped cardio-renal session at CMHC Annual 2023, where they discussed how cardiologists and nephrologists can work together to tackle cardio-renal diseases, including the latest cardio-renal therapies. (Recorded October 21, 2023)
Watch as CMHC Faculty Christie Ballantyne, MD, Robert Eckel, MD, Erin Michos, MD, Patrick Moriarty, MD, and Paul Ridker, MD, discuss practical pearls about the spectrum of residual ASCVD risk, including: Inflammation Statin intolerance Elevated triglycerides Lp(a) Recorded October 20, 2023
Watch CMHC Faculty Francoise Marvel, MD and Daichi Shimbo, MD discuss challenges and practical pearls for the use of digital health technologies, focusing on remote blood pressure monitoring and telehealth visits (recorded October 18, 2023).
Watch as CMHC faculty Juan Frías, MD and Shivani Agarwal, MD discuss important pearls in the management of type 2 diabetes, including screening for social determinants of health (SDOH), the impact of SDOH on treatment, culturally-sensitive care, as well as the importance of early glycemic control, screening, and GDMT optimization (recorded October 20, 2023).
Watch as CMHC faculty Christie Ballantyne, MD, Robert Eckel, MD, Keith Ferdinand, MD, and Anne Peters, MD recap some of the main developments in 2023 across the cardio-renal-metabolic health as discussed at the 18th CMHC Annual meeting, including in obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia/ASCVD risk, hypertension, and more (recorded October 19, 2023).
Watch CMHC co-chairs Christie Ballantyne, MD and Robert Eckel, MD discuss the connections between cardio-renal-metabolic health, and the value of attending the CMCH Annual meeting (recorded October 2023).
Vanita Aroda, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Katherine Tuttle, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington, discuss current disparities in the treatment of women with type 2 diabetes and cardiorenal risk despite the evidence and breadth of available agents. They discuss that women are less likely to receive guideline-directed medical therapy, including both older and newer agents, and less likely to enroll in clinical trials, as well as the need to recognize and address these disparities. Recorded during 2023 CMHC's Women's Health Masterclass, August 19, 2023.
2023 CMHC's Women's Health Masterclass Co-Chairs Erin Michos, MD and Pam Taub, MD recap the obesity & lifestyle sessions, and in conversation with Fatima Rodriguez, MD, discuss practical pearls for the management of obesity in women across the lifespan, including the synergy between lifestyle interventions and pharmacotherapy, and how to facilitate the dialogue in patients with overweight and obesity to improve overall cardiovascular risk. Recorded during 2023 CMHC's Women's Health Masterclass, August 18, 2023.
Rachel Bond, MD, System Director of the Women's Heart Health Program at Dignity Health in AZ, has a conversation with Chrisandra Shufelt, MD, Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in FL, about unique cardiometabolic risk factors in women. They discuss the impact of adverse pregnancy outcomes across the lifespan and changes associated with the menopause transition on overall cardiometabolic risk assessment, as well as important clinical pearls in this setting. Recorded during 2023 CMHC's Women's Health Masterclass, August 18, 2023.
PATRICK HANAWAY, MD is a board-certified family physician trained at Washington University. Dr. Hanaway served on the Executive Committee for the American Board of Integrative Medicine and is Past President of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. For more than 20 years he was worked with his wife, Dr. Lisa Lichtig, in clinical practice @ Family to Family: Your Home for Whole Health Care in Asheville, NC and Weaverville, NC. After 10 years as Chief Medical Officer at Genova Diagnostics, Dr. Hanaway became the Chief Medical Education Officer for the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) where he oversaw the development and implementation of IFM's programs worldwide. He has taught with IFM since 2005 and has filled numerous roles: leader the GI Advanced Practice Module, Co-Chair of IFM's Expert Advisory Board, guiding the COVID-19 Task Force and serving as a Senior Advisor to the CEO. In 2014, Dr. Hanaway worked with Dr. Mark Hyman to develop the collaboration between IFM and the Cleveland Clinic, where he was the founding Medical Director, then Research Director. He now serves as a Research Collaborator with the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. His research interests focus on nutrition, the microbiome, and evaluating value in functional medicine models of care. In 2018, Dr. Hanaway was diagnosed with Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer. His life has been transformed through a functional and integrative approach including nutrition, shamanic healing, acupuncture, herbs, prayer, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, community support, spending time in nature and love. Recent medical assessments demonstrate ‘No Evidence of Disease'. . . and life continues to be filled with uncertainty. The primary focus of Dr. Hanaway's work is to leverage his skills and knowledge to transform medical practice, through education, research and clinical care. Importantly, Dr. Hanaway was initiated in 2009 as a Mara'akame [indigenous healer] by the Wixarika [Huichol] people of the Sierra Madres in Mexico. He is chairperson of the Blue Deer Center in upstate NY. Patrick holds community fires, leads ceremonies and pilgrimage to sacred sites, and offers traditional healing sessions ‘around the fire' at the Sacred Fire Council House in Weaverville.
Brittany Weber, MD, PhD, Director of the Cardio-Rheumatology Clinical at Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses the role of systemic inflammation in promoting cardiovascular risk, the link between systemic inflammatory conditions (such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and others) and cardiovascular adverse events, and how cardiologists and rheumatologists can work together to manage patients with these comorbid conditions. Recorded at 2023 CMHC Spring, May 19, 2023
During this interview, Jennifer Green, MD, Professor of Medicine at Duke, discusses the multimorbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes, the role of inflammation as a driver of multimorbidity in this setting, as well as practical pearls for the utilization of newer cardio-renal protective agents in these patients. Recorded at 2023 CMHC Spring, May 20, 2023
CMHC Co-Chair George Bakris, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago, reviews the association between inflammation and hypertension, as well as provides important clinical pearls for the management of hypertension and how to best utilize the existing treatment options. Recorded May 19, 2023.
CMHC Faculty, Ileana Piña, MD, Professor of Medicine Thomas Jefferson University, discusses the connections between inflammation and heart failure, trials looking at targeting inflammation in this setting, and the importance of shared decision-making in treating patients with heart failure. Recorded on May 19, 2023.
Reducing the Impact of High Sodium Intake to Optimize CVD Risk Across the Spectrum Episode 3: A Patient with Sleep Apnea & Comorbidities with Virend Somers, MD, PhD, Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD, and Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE In this 3-part podcast series, Virend Somers, MD, PhD, Professor at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic moderates discussions with Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD, Professor of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University and Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE, Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University on salt, sleep, and how these relate to increased cardiovascular risk. They discuss the risk of increased sodium intake in patients with CVD or at CVD risk, including in patients with sleep disorders, as well as practical strategies to minimize the impact of elevated sodium. Recorded May 4, 2023.
Reducing the Impact of High Sodium Intake to Optimize CVD Risk Across the Spectrum Episode 2: Sodium as a Driver of Cardiovascular and Cardiometabolic Risk with Virend Somers, MD, PhD, Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD, and Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE In this 3-part podcast series, Virend Somers, MD, PhD, Professor at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic moderates discussions with Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD, Professor of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University and Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE, Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University on salt, sleep, and how these relate to increased cardiovascular risk. They discuss the risk of increased sodium intake in patients with CVD or at CVD risk, including in patients with sleep disorders, as well as practical strategies to minimize the impact of elevated sodium. Recorded May 4, 2023.
Reducing the Impact of High Sodium Intake to Optimize CVD Risk Across the Spectrum Episode 1: Sodium Loading in Narcolepsy with Virend Somers, MD, PhD, Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD, and Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE In this 3-part podcast series, Virend Somers, MD, PhD, Professor at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic moderates discussions with Deborah Clegg, PhD, RD, Professor of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University and Gregg Pressman, MD, FACC, FASE, Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University on salt, sleep, and how these relate to increased cardiovascular risk. They discuss the risk of increased sodium intake in patients with CVD or at CVD risk, including in patients with sleep disorders, as well as practical strategies to minimize the impact of elevated sodium. Recorded May 4, 2023.
CMHC co-chair Robert Eckel, MD moderates a conversation with Chip Lavie, MD, Virend Somers, MD, and Pam Taub, MD about the interesting intersection between inflammation and lifestyle. The panel shares practical pearls about the role of diet, physical activity, stress and disrupted sleep on inflammation and the importance of addressing these comprehensive lifestyle components to improve cardiometabolic health. Recorded at 2023 CMHC Spring, May 19, 2023.
CMHC co-chair Christie Ballantyne, MD and Erin Michos, MD discuss the biology behind inflammation and obesity, obesity as an underappreciated but major CVD risk factor, and the ever-changing landscape of obesity treatment, with several approaches that have been recently approved or are in clinical development. They also share important practical pearls about the role of newer anti-obesity medications in conjunction with lifestyle for the long-term management of obesity. Recorded at 2023 CMHC Spring, May 19, 2023
In this 3-part podcast series, CMHC Co-chair Anne Peters, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Southern California, moderates discussions with Grazia Aleppo, MD, Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University, and Irl Hirsch, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Washington, on the utility of CGM in patients with type 2 diabetes. They share important clinical pearls about the rationale and evidence for CGM in this setting, guidelines and patient selection, as well as how to implement CGM in patient care. Recorded March 14, 2023.
In this 3-part podcast series, CMHC Co-chair Anne Peters, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Southern California, moderates discussions with Grazia Aleppo, MD, Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University, and Irl Hirsch, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Washington, on the utility of CGM in patients with type 2 diabetes. They share important clinical pearls about the rationale and evidence for CGM in this setting, guidelines and patient selection, as well as how to implement CGM in patient care. Recorded March 14, 2023.
In this 3-part podcast series, CMHC Co-chair Anne Peters, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Southern California, moderates discussions with Grazia Aleppo, MD, Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University, and Irl Hirsch, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Washington, on the utility of CGM in patients with type 2 diabetes. They share important clinical pearls about the rationale and evidence for CGM in this setting, guidelines and patient selection, as well as how to implement CGM in patient care. Recorded March 14, 2023.
In honor of both Black History Month this February 2023 and the upcoming Women's History Month in March 2023, CMHC was excited to host a unique webinar that highlighted some of the challenges and advances in managing cardiometabolic health in these populations. Dr. Ferdinand led a discussion with Drs. James Gavin and Rachel Bond about the importance of diversity and inclusion in cardiometabolic health, with a focus on social determinants of health in the management of diabetes, managing women's cardiovascular risk across the lifespan, as well as strategies for multidisciplinary collaboration. The webinar opened forum and will aim to offer real discussion on practical strategies to advance care and optimize outcomes.
In this special podcast series, CMHC co-chair George Bakris, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago is joined by Rajiv Agarwal, MD, Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, and Katherine Tuttle, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Washington, to discuss important considerations and pearls about the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of CKD in patients with type 2 diabetes, as well as advances and updates. Recorded July 25, 2022
In this special podcast series, CMHC co-chair George Bakris, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago is joined by Rajiv Agarwal, MD, Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, and Katherine Tuttle, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Washington, to discuss important considerations and pearls about the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of CKD in patients with type 2 diabetes, as well as advances and updates. Recorded July 25, 2022
In this special podcast series, CMHC co-chair George Bakris, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago is joined by Rajiv Agarwal, MD, Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, and Katherine Tuttle, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Washington, to discuss important considerations and pearls about the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of CKD in patients with type 2 diabetes, as well as advances and updates. Recorded July 25, 2022
In this special podcast series, CMHC co-chair George Bakris, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago is joined by Rajiv Agarwal, MD, Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, and Katherine Tuttle, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Washington, to discuss important considerations and pearls about the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of CKD in patients with type 2 diabetes, as well as advances and updates. Recorded July 25, 2022
In this special podcast series, CMHC co-chair George Bakris, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago is joined by Rajiv Agarwal, MD, Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, and Katherine Tuttle, MD, Professor of Medicine at University of Washington, to discuss important considerations and pearls about the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of CKD in patients with type 2 diabetes, as well as advances and updates. Recorded July 25, 2022
Today we have Dr. Anne Peters on the podcast telling us all about Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Patients. Don't forget to rate, subscribe/follow, and leave us a 5-star review!
Dr. Holly Wyatt's love for research began when she was just a child. She credits her father, an electrical engineer, with sparking her curiosity for the sciences and putting her on the path to becoming the clinical scientist she is today. Her personal challenges with “stopping the yo-yo” of dieting drove her to seek answers about metabolism and how the body and mind work together when it comes to losing weight and keeping it off forever. You don't want to miss her tips and tricks for treating patients with obesity in this podcast episode. If you haven't already, don't forget to rate, subscribe/follow, and leave us a 5-star review!
Recent data and the FDA approval of tirzepatide have generated a lot excitement in the medical community about the role of this agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. In this podcast, CMHC Co-Chair Dr. Anne Peters, Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California in LA, discusses the clinical implications of this agent and its potential role now and going forward. Don't forget to rate, subscribe/follow, and leave us a 5-star review!
Tune in to listen to Joe E. Pizzorno, ND, one of the world's leading experts on science-based natural and integrative medicine, talk about the impact of environmental toxins in the development and exacerbation of cardiometabolic diseases, as well as what clinicians and patients can do to lower their burden on health and outcomes. Also, please don't forget to rate, subscribe/follow, and leave us a 5-star review!
Please listen as Dr. Filomena Trindade, a physician, teacher, author, and internationally recognized speaker who focuses on functional medicine and a holistic preventative approach to care discusses the diabetes and the questions you'll want to be asking your patients on Monday morning. You don't want to miss what she has to say in this part 2 special! Also, don't forget to rate, subscribe or follow, and leave a 5 star review!
Listen in to our part 2 conversation with Linda Shiue, MD, an internist and professionally trained chef in the department of Adult and Family Medicine and the Director of Culinary Medicine at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco. She is the author of the cookbook "Spicebox Kitchen: Eat Well and Be Healthy with globally inspired, vegetable-forward recipes". In the podcast, she shares her unique insights on food as fuel and also shares some of the details about the book! You don't want to miss this episode!
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Care is an important guideline that sets the tone about diabetes treatment in the US. Tune to listen to CMHC Co-Chair Dr. Anne Peters, Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California in LA and co-author of the ADA Standards of Care, discuss important updates in the 2022 guidance. Don't forget to rate, subscribe/follow, and leave us a 5 star review!