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An inspiring, educational and informative collection of conversations with thought leaders, physicians, industry, and patients related to cardiac care. We will discuss living with heart disease, treating patients, legislative issues, drug development and more.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association / Lisa Salberg


    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 48m AVG DURATION
    • 180 EPISODES


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    HCM: Medical Management May - Dr. Alex de Feria

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 78:16


    In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Alex de Faria about HCM: May is Medical Management Month.   This conversation was recorded May 23, 2025.

    Share Your Story: Meet Matt Grant

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 49:17


    Join us for this special edition of Tales From the Heart. Host Lisa Salberg sits down and chat with Matt Grant for a special Share Your Story.   This episode was recorded May 9, 2025.

    HCM: Medical Management May with Dr. Marty Maron

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 56:26


    In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Marty Maron about HCM: May is Medical Management Month.   This conversation was recorded May 9, 2025.

    HCM + May is Medical Management Month

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 54:41


    In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Michael Ayres about HCM: May is Medical Management Month.   This conversation was recorded May 2, 2025.

    Welcome Piedmont Heart as HCM Center of Excellence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 36:14


    On this episode of Tales From the Heart, host Lisa Salberg chats with Dr. Kenneth Taylor and officially welcomes Piedmont Heart as a Center of Excellence (COE).   This conversation was recorded Apr. 18, 2025.

    HCM Family Screenings, Genetics + Gene Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 44:16


    In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Steve Ommen about HCM: Family Screenings, Genetics + Gene Therapy.   This conversation was recorded Apr. 18, 2025.

    Share Your Story: Lynda Neuhausen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 37:34


    Join us for this remarkable Share Your Story edition of Tales From the Heart as host Lisa Salberg chats with Lynda Neuhausen. Lynda shares her journey through heart transplant and discusses why she enjoys being an HCMA discussion group leader for our organization.     This conversation was recorded April 4, 2025.

    Unpacking HCM

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 52:37


    On this edition of Tales From the Hearts, host Lisa Salberg chats with Dr. Alex de Feria--who is not only a doctor but is an HCM patient.   This conversation was recorded March 27, 2025.

    Welcome as COE, UW Medicine Heart Institute

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 28:21


    Host Lisa Salberg chats with Dr. David Owens and welcomes UW Medicine Heart Institute aboard as a Center of Excellence (COE).   This conversation was recorded March 21, 2025.

    Share Your Story: Meet HCM Patient Brian Blakely

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 29:58


    In this special edition episode of Tales From the Heart, host Lisa Salberg introduces us to HCM patient Brian Blakely.   This conversation was recorded March 21, 2025.

    Medical Management March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 41:01


    Tales from the Heart podcast host Lisa Salberg chats with Dr. Harry Lever about generic prescriptions and Medical Management March. This conversation was recorded on March 21, 2025

    Share Your Story: Kevin O'Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 50:53


    In this special Share Your Story episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg sits down to listen to the life story of our friend and HCM patient Kevin O'Connor. This conversation was recorded Mar. 14, 2025.

    Share Your Story: Vi Tang

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 31:59


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Share Your Story. Host Lisa Salberg is joined Vi Tang.   This conversation was recorded March 7, 2025.

    Breaking Down Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 41:30


    Join Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg for an easy to understand discussion about Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Dr. Matt Martinez.   This conversation was recorded March 7, 2025.

    Welcome Back, Johns Hopkins University

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 39:29


    Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg chats with Jose Madrazo and Rick Carrick as we welcome back Johns Hopkins University as an HCMA Center of Excellence (COE).   This conversation was recorded Feb. 28, 2025.

    Meet HCM Patient Algenis Romero

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 22:30


    Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg introduces us to Algenis Romero. Algenis shares his story of when he learned he Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and how he decided to become an advocate for HCMA.   This conversation was recorded Feb. 28, 2025.

    Talking HCM with Dr. Lubna Choudhury

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 59:43


    Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg sits down to discuss HCM with Dr. Lubna Choudhury from Northwestern Medicine's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute.   This conversation was recorded Feb. 27, 2025.

    Welcome to the HCMA Family Wellstar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 38:16


    Talks from the Heart host Lisa Salberg welcomes Melissa Burroughs MD from Wellstar to our HCMA family. Please join us as Lisa chats to provide more information about Dr. Burroughs and Wellstar.   This conversation was recorded Feb. 21, 2025.

    The Power of Friendship in HCM

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 64:39


    Join Tales from the Heart host Lisa Salberg for this Special Valentine's Day Edition with her best friend Julie Russo. They reminisce and prove the Power of Friendship in HCM. This conversation was recorded Feb. 14, 2025.

    Heart Month and HCMA Ambassadors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 78:40


    Join Tales from the Heart podcast host Lisa Salberg as she podcasts live with some of our HCMA Ambassador team members: Lekeshia Henderson, Lauren Donoghue-Cinelli, and Joey Ulery Graham. They discuss why Heart Month is important and encourage interaction from their viewers to share the same! This conversation was recorded Feb. 8, 2025.

    Welcome to our HCM family, Virginia Mason Medical

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 42:39


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg chats with Dr. Mariko Harper. Dr. Harper is with Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA. The HCMA has officially certified Virginia Mason as a Center of Excellence (COE).   The conversation was recorded Jan. 31, 2025

    HCM: Patient Edition with Allison Conklin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 37:45


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Host Lisa Salberg is joined by HCM and heart transplant warrior Allison Conklin. Listen to Allison's touching story in today's Patient Edition. This conversation was recorded Jan. 17, 2025.

    HCM Doctor + Patient

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 62:22


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Wojciech Mazur who is a Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy physician and patient. Listen to his interesting perspective and thoughts about the disease as we move into 2025.   The conversation was recorded Jan. 17, 20245

    Share Your HCM Story: Meet the Broermann's

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 35:10


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Share Your Story. Host Lisa Salberg is joined by mother and son Kitty and Eric Broermann. Listen to their words and take today's HCM journey with the Broermann's.   This conversation was recorded Jan. 3, 2025.

    HCMA: 2024 Review. 2025, Here We Come

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 48:46


    Talks from the Heart host Lisa Salberg reviews our great accomplishments in 2024 and gives us a preview of what lies ahead in 2025.   This conversation was recorded: Dec. 20, 2024

    The future of HCM

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 59:32


    On this episode of "Tales From the Heart" host Lisa Salberg is joined by Prof. Perry Elliott for a discussion about the future of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.   This conversation was recorded Dec. 13, 2024.

    2024 HCMA Year End Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 46:23


    On this episode of "Tales From the Heart" host Lisa Salberg is joined by Dr. Marty Maron for a discussion about HCM's journey: developments, challenges, and successes in 2024.   This conversation was recorded Dec. 13, 2024.

    Share Your Story: Gwen Mayes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 32:12


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Share Your Story. Host Lisa Salberg is joined by Gwen Mayes. Gwen is an HCM patient, HCMA discussion group leader, and HCMA Ambassador. Gwen's story is both inspirational and motivational.   This conversation was recorded Nov. 22, 2024.

    Open Enrollment, Holiday Meals + HCM

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 35:53


    On this episode of "Tales From the Heart" host Lisa Salberg is joined by Dr. Marty Maron for a discussion about the Summit, open enrollment, and how to approach the holiday and meals.   This conversation was recorded Nov. 8, 2024.

    The problem with some generic drugs?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 66:37


    On this episode of "Tales From the Heart" host Lisa Salberg is joined by Dr. Harry Lever and David Light to shed light on some generic drugs.   This conversation was recorded Nov. 8, 2024.

    Special Edition: HCMA Intake Calls + Navigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 56:45


    This is a Special Edition episode of the HCMA podcast "Tales From the Heart." Host Lisa Salberg introduces us to the staff clients chat with during Intake + Navigation Calls.   This conversation was recorded Nov. 8, 2024.

    Recap: International HCM Summit 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 19:52


    Tales From the Heart Host Lisa Salberg recaps everything that happened at the International HCM summit in Boston.   This podcast was recorded Nov. 1, 2024

    Share Your Story: Susan Shapiro

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 33:33


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Share Your Story. Host Lisa Salberg introduces us to Susan Shapiro. She is an HCM patient and HCMA Ambassador.   This conversation was recorded Nov. 1, 2024.

    Tenaya Therapeutics + HCM

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 57:40


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Whit Tingley, chief medical officer, Tenaya Therapeutics.   The conversation was recorded Oct. 18, 2024.

    October is Sudden Cardiac Awareness Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 52:52


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Marty Maron to discuss Sudden Cardiac Awareness Month.   The conversation was recorded Oct. 11, 2024.

    HCM + Sudden Cardiac Awareness Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 61:00


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Michael Ayers to discuss Sudden Cardiac Awareness Month.   The conversation was recorded Oct. 4, 2024.

    HCM, Septal Reduction, and Generic Drugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 52:24


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Harry Lever to discusses HCM, Septal Reduction September, and generic drugs. This conversation was recorded Sept. 20, 2024.

    HCM + Septal Reduction September

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 47:23


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Marty Maron discusses HCM and Septal Reduction September. This conversation was recorded Sept. 13, 2024.

    The Role of AI in HCM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 52:32


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Matt Martinez to discusses HCM and the role of AI. This conversation was recorded Sept. 6, 2024.

    HCM - Newly Diagnosed + New Symptoms

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 55:47


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Steve Ommen to discusses the newly diagnosed and those with new symptoms. The discussion also touches on managing HMC at school and work.   This conversation was recorded Aug. 30, 2024.

    SPECIAL EDITION: Debbie Hamilton

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 10:15


    Tales From the Heart Host Lisa Salberg talks with Debbie Hamilton as she prepares for a second heart transplant.    

    Discussing ICDs + HCM

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 36:59


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with HCM group discussion leaders Karen Newsroom and Sydelle Zinn to discusses HCM and ICDs.

    Unpacking HCM Centers of Excellence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 50:44


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Marty Maron to discusses HCM and Centers of Excellence.   This conversation was recorded July 12, 2024.

    HCM: Exercise, Grief, and Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 49:21


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Steve Omen discusses exercise and managing HCM.   This conversation was recorded June 28, 2024.

    Share Your Story: Bill Rossi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 43:56


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Share Your Story. Host Lisa Salberg introduces us to Bill Rossi. He is an HCM patient, HCMA Ambassador, and is a member of the HCMA Board of Directors.   This conversation was recorded June 28, 2024.

    Dr Harry Lever - HCM + Exercise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 46:09


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Harry Lever discusses exercise and managing HCM.   This conversation was recorded June 21, 2024.

    Share Your Story: Debra Rafson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 37:38


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Share Your Story. Host Lisa Salberg introduces us to Debra Rafson. She is an HCM patient and one of our online group discussion leaders.   This conversation was recorded June 7, 2024.

    Dr Matt Martinez - Exercise + Managing HCM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 45:33


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Matt Martinez discusses exercise and managing HCM.   This conversation was recorded June 7, 2024.

    Share Your Story: Samuel Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 29:44


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Share Your Story. Host Lisa Salberg introduces us to Samuel Morris from Indiana and how he connects with HCM.   This conversation was recorded May 31, 2024.

    Heart Transplants: Lisa Salberg, Lisa Vecchione, Dawn Levitt + Karen Klimczak

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 26:50


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Share Your Story. Host Lisa Salberg chats with heart transplants: Lisa Vecchione, Dawn Levitt + Karen Klimczak.   This conversation was recorded May 24, 2024.

    Dr Michael Ayers: Medical Management May + Clinical Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 58:38


    Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Michael Ayers to discuss Medical Management May and clinical trials.   This conversation was recorded May 24, 2024.

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