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Introduction to Cardiac Care Pocasts
Download a podcast of Dr. Lewis discussing heart disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. This podcast is an audio-only version of the videotaped segments of the Introduction to Cardiac Care online seminar. For more information, read the podcast instructions, below.
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Podcast Instructions
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Download Individual Files
You can download the audio files one at a time using the links below.
Introduction
Audio 1 Dr. Lewis outlines updates to the e-seminar.
Diagnosis
Audio 2 When taking a history, the physician will inquire about the patient's general health as well as any specific symptoms.
Audio 3 Magnetic resonance imaging technology, which does not expose the patient to radiation, will continue to improve.
Audio 4 The CT angiogram, a noninvasive test, is becoming more effective as a diagnostic tool.
Prevention
Audio 5 A healthy diet and daily exercise are extremely valuable for maintaining cardiac health.
Audio 6 High homocysteine levels can serve as a marker for coronary artery disease.
Audio 7 Stress is related to cardiac disease both directly, by triggering cardiac events, and indirectly, by increasing risky behaviors such as poor diet and smoking.
Treating Women
Audio 8 Heart disease is not just a man's disease. The field of gender-specific medicine considers the differences between men and women.
Audio 9 Case Study: Gender Specific Medicine
Future Techniques
Audio 10 The cutting edge in cardiac imaging is a multi-dimensional approach that combines the strengths of different technologies.
Coronary Artery Disease
Audio 11 Case Study: Asymptomatic coronary artery disease
Audio 12 The Framingham heart trial revealed some of the most important risk factors for heart disease.
Audio 13 Symptoms of coronary artery disease can be classical, such as chest pain, or atypical, such as pain in the jaw or teeth.
Audio 14 Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery aids patients with arterial disease by bypassing blocked regions and restoring the circulation of blood to heart muscle.
Valvular Disease
Audio 15 Case Study: Aortic Stenosis
Audio 16 Case Study: Mitral Valve Prolapse
Hypertension
Audio 17 Blood-pressure measurements include both systolic pressure, taken while the heart is pumping, and diastolic pressure, taken while the heart is at rest.
Audio 18 Case Study: Hypertension
Arrhythmia
Audio 19 Case Study: Ventricular Fibrillation
Myopathy
Audio 20 Cardiac hypertrophy, an excessive growth of cardiac muscle, can impede the heart's own operation.
Systemic Diseases
Audio 21 Case Study: Myxoma
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