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About Heart Matters
Heart Matters is a show about all aspects of heart health brought to you in partnership with the Providence Heart Institute and Boston Scientific. Providence Heart Institute is a leading provider of cardiovascular care with a focus on putting our patients at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to making a positive difference in every life we touch. As part of that commitment, we’re bringing the doctors to you.
- Publisher
- Providence
- Category
- health & fitness · health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Nov 2022
- Latest episode
- 23 Feb 2024
Latest episodes
19 episodes in the feed.
23 Feb 2024
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Judy Ducsik, Executive Director of the Providence Heart Institute is joined by is Dr. Darryl Wells, a Cardiac Electrophysiologist with Providence Swedish in Seattle, Washington. Today we are discussing sudden cardiac arrest—what it is, what the symptoms are, prevention, treatment and more. For more information about Providence Heart Institute, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/about/initiatives/clinical-institutes/heart-institute) For more information about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html) For more information on heart health, prevention and wellness, visit: Providence Basecamp Prevention + Wellness (https://welcometobasecamp.org/)
2 Feb 2024
Heart Failure
"I told him go out and tango tonight because he can do that now that he's on the medicines." - Richard Wright, MD, Cardiology Dr. John Waggoner speaks with Dr. Richard Wright, from Providence in Santa Monica, California, and Dr. John Mignone, with Providence Swedish in Seattle, Washington, both heart failure specialists in the field of cardiology. In this episode of Heart Matters, we are talking about Heart Failure—what that is, how it differs from other heart conditions we’ve discussed on previous episodes of the podcast, along with treatments and prevention. For more information about Providence Heart Institute, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/about/initiatives/clinical-institutes/heart-institute) For more information about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html)
27 Dec 2023
Atrial Fibrillation Treatments
Dr. Judy Ducsik, Executive Director of Providence Heart Institute in Portland, Oregon, is joined by Dr. Shephal Doshi, a cardiac electrophysiologist specialist with Providence in Santa Monica, California to discuss the topic of atrial fibrillation, commonly known as Afib. They explain what Afib is along with some of the warning signs to know if you may need to seek treatment and discuss the new treatments and technology options to help you lead a normal and healthy life. For more information about Providence Heart Institute, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/about/initiatives/clinical-institutes/heart-institute) For more information about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html)
21 Dec 2023
Interventional Cardiology
Dr. John Waggoner, Interventional Cardiologist practicing in Olympia, Washington, is joined by Dr. Jonathan McDonagh, Interventional Cardiologist from Anchorage, Alaska and discuss the topic of interventional cardiology. They help explain interventional cardiology is and how the practice plays a role in heart health. For more information about Providence Heart Institute, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/about/initiatives/clinical-institutes/heart-institute) For more information about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html)
10 Oct 2023
Infective Endocarditis + Substance Use
In this episode of Heart Matters, Matt Ducsik, Associate Vice President of Clinical Institutes at Providence, is joined by Jim Walsh, MD who specializes in Addiction Recovery Services at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, and James Brevig, MD, FACS, a Cardiac and Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Providence Cardiac Surgery in Everett, Washington. Our panel discusses the important topic of how we treat the whole person when caring for cardiac patients, especially those who are poor and vulnerable. In this case, we will be talking about a specific heart condition that disproportionately affects patients with substance use disorder, many of whom are without stable housing or access to other basic health services. Be sure to tune in and listen to the other episodes of Heart Matters or subscribe to have the latest episode delivered to your favorite podcast platform. For more information and resources, visit: Providence (https://www.providence.org/) Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/locations/or/heart-institute) Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html) Matt Ducsik's LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-d-8337296/)
16 Aug 2023
Modern Diagnosis Methods
In this episode of Heart Matters, Judy Ducsik, Executive Director, Providence Central Division Heart Institute, speaks with Dr. Harry Peled, Medical Director of Cardiology and Critical Care at Providence St. Jude Medical Center in California, about modern diagnosis methods in cardiology. They discuss how technology has improved over time and where we're going in the field of diagnostics and imaging to provide the best cardiology care possible. Be sure to tune in and listen to the other episodes of Heart Matters or subscribe to have the latest episode delivered to your favorite podcast platform. For more information and resources, visit: Providence (https://www.providence.org/) Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/locations/or/heart-institute) Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html) Judy Ducsik's LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/judy-a-ducsik-mba-arrt-n-doctoral-candidate-92b76123/) Dr. Harry Peled's LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-peled-46016b146/)
27 Feb 2023
Taking Care of Your Heart
"You spend 100% of the time in your body, so make sure it's a comfortable place to be." -Dr. Alexander Pan Judy Ducsik, Executive Director of the Providence Oregon Heart Institute, speaks with Dr. Alexander Pan, a Cardiology Specialist with Providence Heart Institute, about the best ways to take care of your heart to prevent heart disease or get your heart healthy after a heart event. More than 90% of heart disease is preventable, so this discussion is important for learning how to take good care of your heart no matter where you are in your journey. For more information about Providence Heart Institute, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/about/initiatives/clinical-institutes/heart-institute) For more information about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html)
20 Feb 2023
Vascular Disease
Dr. John Waggoner, Interventional Cardiologist at Providence Heart Institute, speaks with Dr. Alejandro Perez, a Vascular Disease Specialist, also with the Providence Heart Institute, about vascular disease. We learn about the different types of vascular disease, causes and symptoms, along with the different treatments for it, and most importantly, prevention. For more information about Providence Heart Institute, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/about/initiatives/clinical-institutes/heart-institute) For more information about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html)
13 Feb 2023
Mental Health + Cardiac Recovery
In this episode of Heart Matters, Matt Ducsik, Vice President of Providence Clinical Institutes, and Dr. Lida Turner, Medical Director of Ambulatory Psychiatry at Providence Swedish, discuss mental health and cardiac recovery. Recovering from a heart event can come with many changes that can feel challenging and overwhelming. In this episode, we talk about what you might be going through mentally and physically, how best to tackle the new routines to avoid becoming overwhelmed and finding the support you need during recovery. For more information about Providence Heart Institute, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/about/initiatives/clinical-institutes/heart-institute) For more information about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html)
6 Feb 2023
Virtual Networks of Care
Matt Cohlmia, Executive Director of Digital Strategy at Providence sits with Matt Ducsik, VP of Clinical Institutes at Providence, to discuss virtual networks of care. They speak about what that means, the various types of virtual care along with who it may impact and how it's changing the face of healthcare today, and in the future. For more information and resources, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/locations/or/heart-institute) For more information on Boston Scientific: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html) For more information on the Providence Digital Innovation Group: Providence DIG (https://www.providence-dig.org/)
30 Jan 2023
Congenital Heart Disease
Dr. John Waggoner speaks with specialist in adult and pediatric cardiology, Dr. Jeremy Nicolarsen about congenital heart disease. They will discuss what congenital heart disease is, how and when it's generally diagnosed and innovations in treatment that are allowing patients to live longer and healthier lives into adulthood. For more information and resources, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/locations/or/heart-institute) For more information on Boston Scientific: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html)
23 Jan 2023
Atrial Fibrillation
In this episode of Heart Matters, host Judy Ducsik, Executive Director of the Oregon Heart Institute at Providence, speaks with Dr. Shephal Doshi and Dr. Steven J. Compton, both Cardio Electrophysiologists with Providence. Their discussion is centered around the heart condition atrial fibrillation-the causes, symptoms and some of the treatments. Additional treatment options will be discussed more in a later episode. For more information and resources, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/locations/or/heart-institute) For more information on Boston Scientific: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html)
6 Jan 2023
Barriers to Care
Dr. John Waggoner speaks with Dr. Xioang Huang, cardiac specialist with Providence, and Sam Conaway, President of US Cardiology Sales and Chair of the Boston Scientific Close the Gap initiative, about barriers to care in the healthcare system. They dig deep on disparities in the system and what steps Providence and Boston Scientific are taking to combat these important issues. For more information and resources about Providence, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/locations/or/heart-institute) For more information and resources about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html) Boston Scientific's Close the Gap initiative: Boston Scientific-Close the Gap (https://www.knowyourhealth.com/en-US/About-Close-the-Gap.html)
2 Jan 2023
Delivery of Care
In this episode of Heart Matters, Judy Ducsik, Executive Director of Providence Heart Institute, and Dr. Ty Gluckman, medical director of the Center for Cardiovascular Analytics, Research, and Data Science (CARDS) at Providence, discuss advancements in delivery of care in cardiology. Heart Matters is a new podcast about all aspects of heart health brought to you in partnership with the Providence Heart Institute and Boston Scientific. Providence Heart Institute is committed to making a positive difference in every life we touch.
19 Dec 2022
Causes of Heart Disease in Women
In this episode of Heart Matters, Judy Ducsik, Executive Director of Providence Heart Institute, and Dr. Lori Tam, cardiology specialist at Providence, discuss causes of heart disease in women. Heart Matters is a new p (https://facebook.com/hashtag/podcast)odcast about all aspects of h (https://facebook.com/hashtag/hearthealth)eart health brought to you in partnership with the Providence Heart Institute and Boston Scientific. Providence Heart Institute is committed to making a positive difference in every life we touch. For more information about Providence Heart Institute, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/about/initiatives/clinical-institutes/heart-institute) For more information about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html)
12 Dec 2022
Food as Medicine
Dr. John Waggoner, Interventional Cardiology Specialist with the Providence Heart Institute, speaks with Dr. Miles Hassel about the importance of the food you eat and how it might affect your heart health. Dr. Hassel is an internal medicine physician based in Portland, Oregon, who has also authored a book related to our topic today, called Good Food, Great Medicine. For more information about Providence Heart Institute, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/about/initiatives/clinical-institutes/heart-institute) For more information about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html) For more information on Dr. Hassell, his cookbook or recipes, visit: goodfoodgreatmedicine.com (https://goodfoodgreatmedicine.com/)
5 Dec 2022
Knowing vs. Doing
In this episode of Heart Matters, Matt Ducsik, Vice President of Providence Clinical Institutes, and Dr. Lida Turner, Medical Director of Ambulatory Psychiatry at Providence Swedish, speak about the concept of knowing vs. doing. We discuss why we continue behaviors and patterns when we "know better" and how we can work to overcome those mental barriers when it relates to improving our health. For more information about Providence Heart Institute, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/about/initiatives/clinical-institutes/heart-institute) For more information about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html)
21 Nov 2022
Symptoms You Shouldn't Ignore
Navigating our health and what's happening with our bodies can be confusing. It's difficult to know when something you're feeling is just a normal part of aging or if it's something more serious. In this episode of Heart Matters, Judy Ducsik, Executive Director of the Providence Heart Institute of Oregon and Dr. Daniel Eisenberg, Interventional Cardiologist with Providence break down the symptoms you shouldn't ignore when it comes to your heart. For more information about Providence Heart Institute, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/about/initiatives/clinical-institutes/heart-institute) For more information about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html) For more information on heart health, prevention and wellness, visit: Providence Basecamp Prevention + Wellness (https://welcometobasecamp.org/)
11 Nov 2022
Who's Caring for My Heart
Patients receiving care related to their heart know it takes a team of health care professionals. In this episode of Heart Matters, host Matt Ducsik, Vice President of Providence Clinical Institutes, talks with Dr. Charles Rossow, Interventional Cardiologist with Providence and Suzanne Talarico, Nurse Practitioner and Chief Nursing Officer of Physician Enterprise at Providence about the important role each person plays on the cardiac team, and how they work together to put our patients at the heart of everything we do. For more information about Providence Heart Institute, visit: Providence Heart Institute (https://www.providence.org/about/initiatives/clinical-institutes/heart-institute) For more information about Boston Scientific, visit: Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html)
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