Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Christopher V. DeSimone, MD, PhD Catheter ablations are very common for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). But how exactly does it work, and which of our AFib patients stand the most to

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Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Leslie Cooper, Jr., MD Can COVID-19—along with its vaccines—impact the heart? Dr. Charles Turck is joined by Dr. Leslie Cooper, a myocarditis expert and chair of the Department o

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Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Alyx B. Porter, MD After being diagnosed with high-grade glioma, patients often suffer from symptoms that make their lives more difficult. How can we help manage this condition a

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Wendy J. Sherman, M.D. Guest: Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D. Brain tumors can be complicated for neurosurgeons to diagnose and treat, but tumors located in eloquent parts of the brain pres

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Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Juan A. Crestanello, MD Image: Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research. All Rights Reserved. Cardiac reoperations are complex procedures that require a highly advanced set of surgical

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Kathryn J. Ruddy, MD Guest: Joerg Herrmann, MD As the number of cancer survivors continues to grow due to treatment advances, so too do the long-term impacts like cardiovascular complicatio

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Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Robert Foote, MD Guest: Anita Mahajan, MD Image: Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research. All Rights Reserved. When compared to traditional x-ray radiation therapy, proton beam t

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