Podcast appearances and mentions of Matthew J Sorrentino

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: James MacNamara, MD How does the long-term absence of gravity impact our hearts? Is there anything we can do to protect our cardiovascular health in outer space, and what insights can this research teach us about how our heart health here is on earth? Joining Dr. Matthew Sorrentino to answer these and other questions is Dr. James MacNamara, an advanced cardiography fellow and author of a recent research paper published in Circulation studying the cardiac effects of extreme duration space flight.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Sandeep Das, MD, MPH Dr. Sandeep R. Das, Professor of Medicine in the Cardiology Division at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas joins Dr. Matthew Sorrentino to discuss implementing the 2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathways on Novel Therapies for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in academic and community settings.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Elizabeth K. Bolton-Harris, DNP, ACNP-BC, CHFN Ms. Elizabeth Kay Bolton-Harris, the Chief Advanced Practice Provider in the Division of Cardiology at the Center for Heart Failure at Emory Healthcare, joins Dr. Matthew Sorrentino to discuss the role of nurse practitioners in the management of cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Sandeep Das, MD, MPH Dr. Sandeep R. Das, Professor of Medicine in the Cardiology Division at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, sits down with Dr. Matthew Sorrentino to discuss therapies from the 2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathways on Novel Therapies for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH There’s no denying that healthcare professionals across all specialties went above and beyond the call of duty during the COVID-19 pandemic. And cardiologists were no exception. That’s why Dr. Matthew Sorrentino is calling attention to those cardiologists who were nominated by their peers for ReachMD’s Heroes in Healthcare initiative.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Salim S. Virani, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC What is the leading cause of death worldwide? Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Salim Virani, who's a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship director at Baylor, to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cardiovascular disease globally.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Orlando Chirikian A recent study revealed that our heart cells undergo changes in space, but what can that tell us about our heart health on Earth? Dr. Matt Sorrentino dives into the Cardinal Heart Study with Orlando Chirikian, a research scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: C. Michael Gibson, MD, FSCAI Following a major cardiovascular event, what interventional strategies should we be considering? Dr. Matthew Sorrentino joins Dr. Michael Gibson, a professor of medicine and cardiology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts to discuss antiplatelet and anticoagulation strategies for patients with cardiovascular disease.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Suneet Mittal, MD FACC FHRS The development of cardiac devices enhanced by wireless remote monitoring has changed the way cardiologists care for their patients. With that in mind, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino discusses remote monitoring in cardiology with Dr. Suneet Mittal, medical director of the Snyder Center for Comprehensive Atrial Fibrillation at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Eliot Brinton, MD, FAHA, FNLA What do we need to know about the impact of triglyceride levels? Dr. Elliot Brinton, President at the Utah Lipid Center in Salt Lake City briefly dives into the impact that triglycerides have on our endothelial cells and LDL cholesterol.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Anita J. Moon-, MD, FAAP, FACC Guest: Laxmi Ghimire, MD, FAAP Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Anita Moon-Grady, a pediatric cardiologist at UCSFD, and Dr. Laxmi Ghimire, a pediatric specialist at Lake Region General Hospital to discuss the results from their recent study published in the American Journal of Cardiology, focusing on the prevalence of congenital heart disease in conjoined twins and higher-order multiple births.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Eliot Brinton, MD, FAHA, FNLA One of the leading causes of death in the US, cardiovascular disease risk-reduction has neglected triglycerides. To explain why that is, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino discusses approaches to take when reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease with expert guest, Dr. Elliot Brinton, president of the Utah Lipid Center in Salt Lake City.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Alan S. Brown, MD, FNLA With an explosion in new medications to treat diabetes, Heart Matter’s hosts Dr. Matthew Sorrentino and Dr. Alan Brown sit down to discuss the cardiovascular risk benefits of these new diabetes treatments and how cardiologists can improve patient care.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Alan S. Brown, MD, FNLA The development of statin medications has pushed preventative treatment to the forefront of cardiology. How have advancements in prevention impacted the field? Heart Matters hosts Dr. Matthew Sorrentino and Dr. Alan Brown sit down to discuss prevention in cardiovascular disease and how cardiologist treat their patients.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FASE Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Erin Michos, an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Health and the Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Medicine to discuss the ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines, originally released in 2013 and updated in 2018.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Nanette K. Wenger, MD, MACC, MACP, FAHA Previously thought to mostly affect men, heart disease puts an equal or greater number of women at risk. What do we need to know about protecting them from this life-threatening condition? Dr. Nanette Wenger, a Professor of Medicine in the division of cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine, joins us to discuss the prevalence of heart disease among women.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Heval M. Kelli, MD Dr. Matthew Sorrentino sits down with Dr. Heval Kelli, a cardiologist who specializes in general non-invasive cardiology and preventive cardiology at Northside Hospital, to discuss his recent nomination for ReachMD’s Heroes in Healthcare Initiative, honoring those recognized by their peers for outstanding contributions to medical care.

Guest: Michael Ozner, MD Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH For patients with chronic stable coronary artery disease, medical therapy has been shown to be equivalent to interventional therapy for cardiovascular outcomes in comparative studies. Dr. Michael Ozner, medical director of the Cardiovascular Prevention Institute of South Florida and the author of The Great American Heart Hoax will describe his approach to treating cardiovascular risk factors as a way of preventing cardiac events and the need for bypass surgery or angioplasty. Hosted by Dr. Matthew Sorrentino.

Guest: Barry Davis, MD, PhD Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Hypertension is the most common underlying risk factor for the development of congestive heart failure. Dr. Barry Davis, the Guy S. Parcel Chair in Public Health and director of the Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, will review a recent analysis of the ALLHAT hypertension trial showing that diuretics significantly reduced the occurrence of new-onset heart failure in individuals with both a preserved and reduced ejection fraction. Hosted by Dr. Matthew Sorrentino.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Steven F. Bolling, MD Grapes and other fruits high in phytochemicals, such as flavanols, are thought to have a protective effect on blood pressure and cardiac function. Dr. Steven Bolling, director of the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Center at the University of Michigan School of Medicine in Ann Arbor, describes his research in a hypertensive animal model that indicated that the addition of grape extract lowered blood pressure, improved cardiac function and reduced inflammation at a dose that would equal the intake of a handful of grapes per day. Hosted by Dr. Matthew Sorrentino.

Guest: Joseph Hill, MD, PhD Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Is cardiac remodeling a beneficial adaptation or a sign of increased cardiovascular risk? As a cardiologist-scientist our guest, Dr. Joseph Hill, Chief of the Division of Cardiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center compares changes in the heart muscle that occur during athletics vs. stress. Join host Dr. Matthew Sorrentino to learn more about physiologic and pathologic influences on the myocardium.