The Heart of Prevention

The Heart of Prevention is a podcast that helps clinicians stay up to date on preventive cardiology. Hosted by Cardiovascular Disease Fellow Keerthana Pakanati, MD, each episode features leading experts discussing real-world strategies to prevent heart disease, from lifestyle changes like diet and exercise to medical treatments, including new therapies. This podcast explores emerging research, innovative technologies, and patient-centered approaches, giving listeners actionable tools for their practice. We bring in experts actively shaping the field, ensuring the latest, most practical insights. Whether you're a medical student, resident, or practicing clinician, this podcast challenges, informs, and enhances your approach to cardiovascular prevention.

Get in touch: HeartofPrevention@aspconline.org

Episodes

The Menopause Transition: A Critical Window for Cardiovascular Prevention

Dr. Lily Dastmalchi, Inova Schar Heart and Vascular Preventive Cardiology, Women’s Cardiovascular, Health and Cardio-Obstetric Physician, Leads the menopause program at Inova Schar, Assistant professor of clinical education at UVA Medical School, co-director of the Nutrition curriculum

Dr. Emily Lau, Co-Director, Mass General Brigham Women’s Heart Health Program, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Before the Breaking Point: Preventing Heart Failure in the Modern Era

Dr. Martha Gulati, Director, Davis Women’s Heart Center; Professor of Cardiology; Davis Women’s Heart Endowed Chair; Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center; Immediate Past President, ASPC

Dr. Anuradha Lala-Trindade, Professor of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Professor of Population Health Science & Policy; Director of Heart Failure Research; Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Fellowship; Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Cardiac Failure (official journal of HFSA)

The Heart of Prevention