In this episode, Stuart interviews Ryan Turnbull, a Radiologist from Heart HQ's sister company, EON Radiology.They chat about the kinds of scans Ryan performs...
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Podcast 25: The Importance of Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring
The past week has seen the untimely passing of two prominent Australian figures, Shane Warne and Kimberly Kitching. Both had a fatal heart attack, and both...
Podcast 24: International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women's Day, Peter and Stuart reflect on an earlier podcast they recorded about women and cardiovascular disease.They discuss the...
Podcast 23: Chest Pain
In this week's episode, Peter and Stuart talk about chest pain. Chest pain can be common and has a range of different causes. Tune in here to find...
Podcast 22: Left Bundle Branch Block
Following on from last week's episode about Right Bundle Branch Block, Peter and Stuart discuss Left Bundle Branch Block. The discuss how to diagnose a...
Podcast 21: Right Bundle Branch Block
Right Bundle Branch Block is when the normal electrical conduction activity in the heart is interrupted to the right ventricle. It can be diagnosed by the...
Podcast episode 20: Pericarditis
Pericarditis is the swelling of the membrane around the heart.It has had quite a lot of coverage in the media lately as it has been identified as a possible,...
Podcast episode 19: Atrial Fibrillation
In this episode, Peter and Stuart talk about atrial fibrillation (AF).AF is the most common cardiac arrhythmia that Peter and Stuart see in their patients. In...
Podcast episode 18: Pacemakers and Syncope
In this episode, Peter and Stuart talk about pacemakers.As well as discussing the different varieties of pacemakers, they also take a look at the types of...
Podcast episode 17: Mental Health, Psychosocial Factors and Cardiac Risk
In this episode, Peter and Stuart discuss the link between stress, depression, anxiety and cardiac events.Stressful life events, such as the death of a...
Podcast episode 16: Hypertension
In this episode, Peter and Stuart talk about hypertension. According to the Heart Foundation, 1 in 3 adults have high blood pressure in Australia. As...
Podcast episode 14: Happy New Year!
As the year draws to a close, Peter and Stuart reflect on the year that was and look ahead to a busy 2022. They also discuss a busy on-call Christmas period,...
Podcast episode 13: Christmas! Fun Facts About the Heart
As we are fast approaching Christmas, Peter and Stuart share some fun facts about the heart. For example, did you know that more heart attacks occur on...
Podcast episode 12: Diet and Cardiovascular Health
As we inch closer to Christmas, Peter and Stuart take a look at how what we eat can impact our cardiovascular health. In this episode they discuss a number of...
Podcast episode 11: Left Atrial Appendage Closure
In this week's episode, Peter and Stuart discuss Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure. The LAA is a small thumb-sized pouch near the top of your heart. If you...
Podcast episode 10: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy, Anticoagulants and Surgery
In this week's episode Peter and Stuart discuss dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), anticoagulants and surgery. They are often asked by doctors whether patients...
Podcast episode 9: Takotsubo and Perioperative Risk Assessment
In this week's episode Peter and Stuart discuss Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Perioperative Risk Assessment. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy often occurs after severe...
Podcast episode 8: Coronary Artery Anomalies and HRT
In this week's podcast, Peter and Stuart chat about coronary artery anomalies. There are many different types of coronary artery anomalies such as an...
Podcast episode 7: Aspirin as Primary Prevention and Bicuspid Aortic Valves
It used to be common that patients were given aspirin as a preventative measure. However, while it may help prevent heart attack and strokes in some people,...
Podcast episode 6: GP Education Event Wrap-Up
We held our annual GP Education Conference at the beautiful Novotel Twin Waters Resort on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday 23rd October. There was a great turn...
Podcast episode 5: Statin Nocebo and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
It has been 5 weeks since we launched our podcast! We have received some great feedback, as well as some interesting suggested topics for upcoming episodes....
Podcast episode 4: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant (TAVI)
In this week's episode of Heart HQ - a cardiology podcast, Dr Peter Larsen and Dr Stuart Butterly discuss Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant (TAVI)....
Podcast episode 3: Valve-in-Valve TAVI and Women and Cardiovascular Disease
In the latest episode of Heart HQ - A cardiology podcast, our cardiologists Dr Peter Larsen and Dr Stuart Butterly discuss Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic...
Podcast episode 2: Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome and Myocarditis and COVID 19 Vaccines
In the latest episode of Heart HQ - a cardiology podcast, our cardiologists Dr Peter Larsen and Dr Stuart Butterly discuss Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)...
Heart HQ celebrates World Heart Day by launching a podcast!
September 29th is World Heart Day. On this day, Heart HQ is urging people to focus on their heart health - and decided to draw attention to this by launching...