Heart Disease in Women

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. Guest: Carrie L. Langstraat, M.D. It’s estimated that up to 10% of women in the U.S. will develop an adnexal mass at some point in their life. Whereas most adnexal masses ...

25 Feb 202520min

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. Guest: Thomas C. Gerber, M.D., Ph.D. Like an automobile engine, our heart runs longer and better when it’s well cared for. In our last podcast, we reviewed the various lif...

20 Feb 202524min

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. Guest: Thomas C. Gerber, M.D., Ph.D. The heart is an amazing organ. At rest, the average heart beats approximately 4500 times per hour, slightly over 100,000 times per day...

18 Feb 202522min

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. Guest: Jeffrey B. Geske, M.D. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy affects 1 in 500 adults or about 600,000 individuals in the U.S. and represents the most common inherited cardiom...

13 Feb 202533min

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. Guest: Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D., M.S. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States as well as globally. It’s estimated that over 700,000 individua...

11 Feb 202522min

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. Guest: Sandra J. Taler, M.D. Hypertension is an extremely common health problem, affecting at least half of all adults in the United States. Since it’s typically asymptoma...

6 Feb 202531min

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. Guest: Sharonne N. Hayes, M.D. We tend to think of heart disease as a health problem for men, yet it’s the leading cause of death for women in the United States and is res...

4 Feb 202529min

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. Guest: Chris R. Stephenson, M.D., M.H.P.E. Some patients about to have a surgical procedure will have a preoperative assessment completed by the anesthesiologist on the da...

28 Jan 202525min