Luminaries in Structural Heart

Get to know personalities from the cardiology around the world. Listen to in-depth conversations about hot topics in the Cardiovascular Field. Personal and professional highlights. For Implanters, heart team members as well as all the healthcare professionals related to this therapy. Enjoy.

Luminaries in Structural Heart is a health podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Luminaries in Structural Heart, a health show with 16 episodes published.

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  Episode #17

  Does SMART Translate? A Real-World Look at Small-Annulus TAVR

  Aug 13, 202616 min

  In this new episode, Marcus R. Burns, DNP, RCIS, AACC, Structural Interventional Cardiology at Minneapolis Heart Institute (MHI)/Abbott Northwestern, shares how his team evaluated their own small-annulus TAVR outcomes and compared their real-world experience with findings from the SMART trial. Marcus discusses what prompted the analysis, how his team collected and followed their institutional data through three years, and how their findings compared with trends observed in SMART. He also shares how these insights have influenced their approach to valve selection, hemodynamics, longitudinal follow-up, and heart-team decision-making for patients with small annuli.

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  Episode #16

  TAV-in-SAV: Techniques, Sizing, and Outcomes

  Jun 22, 202612 min

  Angel Caldera, MD, interviews Paul Mahoney, MD, on TAV-in-SAV for failed bioprosthetic valves. They review patient selection, valve sizing, and coronary obstruction risk using CT planning. The discussion highlights leaflet modification, stroke considerations, anticoagulation strategies, and the ever-evolving balance between redo surgery and transcatheter approaches.

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  Episode #14

  Post-TAVR Optimization ft. Sarah Kennedy, NP and Jessica Kiska, NP

  Mar 9, 202615 minS0

  <p>Join Sarah Kennedy and Jessica Kiszka as they explore best practices for optimizing post-TAVR care. From discharge planning to long-term follow-up, this episode highlights practical strategies to improve patient outcomes, streamline workflows, and support lifetime management in today’s evolving structural heart landscape.</p>

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  Episode #15

  Why is bicuspid still a challenge? ft. Lucas Seibolt, MD and Rony Lahoud, MD

  Mar 9, 202614 minS0

  <p>Dr. Lucas Seibolt and Dr. Rony Lahoud examine the complexities of treating bicuspid aortic valve disease in the TAVR era. This episode dives into anatomical considerations, procedural nuances, and emerging data—offering insights to help clinicians navigate one of the field’s most persistent challenges.</p>

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  Episode #13

  Breaking Barriers: Women with AS – A Conversation with Dr. Kendra Grubb and Dr. Janine Eckstein

  Nov 7, 202520 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Dr. Kendra Grubb and Dr. Janine Eckstein take a closer look at the unique challenges faced by women with aortic stenosis (AS) and explore how transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is transforming outcomes for female patients. They dive into the disparities in clinical outcomes between women undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) versus TAVR, and share their insights on how tailored approaches to care can help improve patient outcomes.</p> <p>For additional context, check out this meta-analysis by Panoulas VF et al., which highlights how women have historically shown worse clinical outcomes with surgery compared to...

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