CardioPractice Cardio Talk

Can I still drink coffee? 02.06.2026 12min

With Thomas Luscher, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London - UK and Marc Ferrini, CH Saint Joseph and Saint Luc, Lyon - France. In this podcast, Thomas Luscher joins Marc Ferrini to discuss if we can still drink coffee. References : European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). https://epic.iarc.fr/ National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES} https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/index.html Luscher TF. Start your day with a morning coffee! Eur Heart J. 2025 Feb 21;46(8):760-762. https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/46/8/760/7928645 Wang X, Ma H, Sun Q, Li J, Heianza Y, Van Dam RM, Hu FB, Rimm E, Manson JE, Qi L. Coffee drinking timing and mortality in US adults. Eur Heart J. 2025 Feb 21;46(8):749-759. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae871https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/46/8/749/7928425 Corti R, Binggeli C, Sudano I, Spieker L, Hanseler E, Ruschitzka F, Chaplin WF, Lüscher TF, Noll G. Coffee acutely increases sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure independently of caffeine content: role of habitual versus nonhabitual drinking. Circulation. 2002 Dec 3;106(23):2935-40. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/01.cir.0000046228.97025.3a

Are e-cigarettes safe? 02.06.2026 11min

With Dimitri Richter, Euroclinic of Athens, Athens - Greece and Ricardo Asteggiano, Laboratorio Analisi Ricerca Clinica, Turin - Italy. In this podcast, Dimitri Richter joins Ricardo Asteggiano to discuss if e-cigarettes are safe. REFERENCES: Kang D, Choi KH, Kim H, Park H, Heo J, Park TK, Lee JM, Cho J, Yang JH, Hahn JY, Choi SH, Gwon HC, Song YB. Prognosis after switching to electronic cigarettes following percutaneous coronary intervention: a Korean nationwide study. Eur Heart J. 2025;46:84-95. https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/46/1/84/7828721 Münzel T, Crea F, Rajagopalan S, Lüscher T. Nicotine and the cardiovascular system: unmasking a global public health threat. Eur Heart J. 2025 Dec 18:ehaf1010. https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advancearticle/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf1010/8377624

TAVI in Women: Closing the Sex Gap in Aortic Stenosis Care 21.05.2026 14min

With Mirvat Alasnag, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah - Saudi Arabia and Thomas Kümler, Steno Diabetes Center, Copenhagen, Herlev - Denmark In this podcast, Mirvat Alasnag joins Thomas Kumler to discuss TAVI in women. References: 1. Tchetche D, Pibarot P, Bax JJ, Bonaros N, Windecker S, Dumonteil N, Nietlispach F, Messika-Zeitoun D, Pocock SJ, Berthoumieu P, Swaans MJ, Timmers L, Rudolph TK, Bleiziffer S, Leroux L, Modine T, van der Kley F, Auffret V, Tomasi J, Stastny L, Hengstenberg C, Andreas M, Leclercq F, Gandet T, Mascherbauer J, Trescher K, Prendergast B, Vasa-Nicotera M, Chieffo A, Mares J, Wesselink W, Rakova R, Kurucova J, Bramlage P, Eltchaninoff H. Transcatheter vs. surgical aortic valve replacement in women: the RHEIA trial. Eur Heart J. 2025;46:2079–88. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf133. https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/46/22/2079/8103699 2. Eltchaninoff H, Bonaros N, Prendergast B, Nietlispach F, Vasa-Nicotera M, Chieffo A, Pibarot P, Bramlage P, Sykorova L, Kurucova J, Bax JJ, Windecker S, Dumonteil N, Tchetche D. Rationale and design of a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of transcatheter heart valve replacement in female patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis requiring aortic valve intervention (Randomized researcH in womEn all comers wIth Aortic stenosis [RHEIA] trial). Am Heart J. 2020;228:27–35. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002870320301964 3. Silva I, Alperi A, Hecht S, Zanuttini A, Théron A, Giuliani C, Camacho B, Dahou A, Mares J, Bax J, Bonaros N, Windecker S, Messika-Zeitoun D, Wesselink W, Rakova R, Bramlage P, Tchétché D, Eltchaninoff H, Pibarot P; RHEIA Trial Investigators. Echocardiographic results of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in women with severe aortic stenosis: the RHEIA trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025. doi:10.1161/JAHA.125.047196. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.125.047196 4. Eltchaninoff H, Windecker S, Mack MJ, Pibarot P, Thourani VH, Bax JJ, Cohen DJ, Bonaros N, Makkar R, Bleiziffer S, Szeto WY, Berthoumieu P, Hahn RT, Hovorka T, Mareš J, Taylor J, Tchetche D, Leon MB. Aortic Valve Replacement in Women: A Pooled Analysis of the RHEIA and PARTNER 3 Trials. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2025;18:1540-53. https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2025.03.036 5. Herrmann HC, Mehran R, Blackman DJ, Bailey S, Möllmann H, Abdel-Wahab M, Ben Ali W, Mahoney PD, Ruge H, Wood DA, Bleiziffer S, Ramlawi B, Gada H, Petronio AS, Resor CD, Merhi W, Garcia Del Blanco B, Attizzani GF, Batchelor WB, Gillam LD, Guerrero M, Rogers T, Rovin JD, Szerlip M, Whisenant B, Deeb GM, Grubb KJ, Padang R, Fan MT, Althouse AD, Tchétché D; SMART Trial Investigators. Self-expanding or balloon-expandable TAVR in patients with a small aortic annulus (SMART trial). 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Sex differences in aortic stenosis: identification of knowledge gaps for sex-specific personalized medicine. Am Heart J Plus. 2022;21:100197. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9629620/ 13. Springhetti P, Abdoun K, Clavel M-A. Sex differences in aortic stenosis: from the pathophysiology to the intervention, current challenges, and future perspectives. J Clin Med. 2024;13:4237. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/14/4237 14. Tastet L, Kwiecinski J, Pibarot P, Capoulade R, Everett RJ, Newby DE, Shen M, Guzzetti E, Arsenault M, Bédard É, Larose É, Beaudoin J, Dweck M, Clavel MA. Sex-related differences in the extent of myocardial fibrosis in patients with aortic valve stenosis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020;13:699–711. https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.06.014 15. Treibel TA, Kozor R, Schofield R, Benedetti G, Fontana M, Bhuva AN, Sheikh A, López B, González A, Manisty C, Lloyd G, Kellman P, Díez J, Moon JC. Reverse myocardial remodeling following valve replacement in patients with aortic stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;71:860–71. https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.12.035 16. Stangl V, Baldenhofer G, Laule M, Baumann G, Stangl K. Influence of sex on outcome following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): systematic review and meta-analysis. J Interv Cardiol. 2014;27:531–9. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/joic.12150 17. Tribouilloy C, Bohbot Y, Rusinaru D, Belkhir K, Diouf M, Altes A, Delpierre Q, Serbout S, Kubala M, Levy F, Maréchaux S, Enriquez Sarano M. Excess mortality and undertreatment of women with severe aortic stenosis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021;10:e018816. 18. Bienjonetti-Boudreau D, Fleury M-A, Voisine M, Paquin A, Chouinard I, Tailleur M, et al. Impact of sex on the management and outcome of aortic stenosis patients. Eur Heart J. 2021;42(27):2683–2691. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.018816

Management of women's heart health - real-world experience 12.05.2026 19min

With Tiziana Claudia Aranzulla, Mauriziano Umberto Hospital, Turin - Italy and Ricardo Asteggiano, Laboratorio Analisi Ricerca Clinica, Turin - Italy. In this podcast, Tiziana Aranzulla joins Ricardo Asteggiano to discuss the management of women's heart health. REFERENCES: Greenwood BN, Carnahan S, Huang L. Patient-physician gender concordance and increased mortality among female heart attack patients. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2018 Aug 21;115(34):8569-74. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1800097115 CardioDonna Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4dauT9OMUc https://www.insalutenews.it/in-salute/medicina-di-genere-salvata-la-prima-paziente-al-centro-cardiodonna-del-mauriziano-di-torino Noelle Russell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZRdje_TZFo

Menopause and cardiovascular risk 14.04.2026 13min

With Eva Gerdts, University of Bergen, Bergen - Norway and Marc Ferrini, CH Saint Joseph and Saint Luc, Lyon - France. In this podcast, Eva Gerdts joins Marc Ferrini to discuss menopause and cardiovascular risk. REFERENCES: Swan study: El Khoudary SR, Greendale G, Crawford SL, Avis NE, Brooks MM, Thurston RC, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Waetjen LE, Matthews K. The menopause transition and women's health at midlife: a progress report from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Menopause. 2019;26:1213-27. Joint analysis of four population cohorts in the USA: Ji H, Kim A, Ebinger JE, Niiranen TJ, Claggett BL, Bairey Merz CN, Cheng S. Sex Differences in Blood Pressure Trajectories Over the Life Course. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Mar 1;5:19-26. Erratum in: JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Mar 1;5(3):364. Women's Health Initiative HERS study: Grady D, Applegate W, Bush T, Furberg C, Riggs B, Hulley SB. Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS): design, methods, and baseline characteristics. Control Clin Trials. 1998 Aug;19(4):314-35.

How to implement a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 2026 03.03.2026 15min

With William John McKenna, University College London, London - UK and Marc Ferrini, CH Saint Joseph and Saint Luc, Lyon - France. In this podcast, William John McKenna joins Marc Ferrini to discuss how to implement a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 2026.

Treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 2026: what are the challenges? 03.03.2026 10min

With Alex Horby Christensen, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen - Denmark and Thomas Kumler, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital and Steno Diabetes Center, Herlev - Denmark. In this podcast, Alex Horby Christensen joins Thomas Kumler to discuss the challenges of the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 2026.

Assessment of asymptomatic patients with aortic valve stenosis 03.02.2026 16min

With Konstantinos Toutouzas, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens - Greece and Stefano Nistri, CMSR Veneto Medica, Altavilla Vicentina - Italy. In this podcast, Konstantinos Toutouzas joins Stefano Nistri to discuss the assessment of asymptomatic patients with aortic valve stenosis.

The management of heart failure in patients with aortic stenosis 03.02.2026 23min

With Victoria Delgado, Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, Barcelona - Spain and Stefano Nistri, CMSR Veneto Medica, Altavilla Vicentina - Italy. In this podcast, Victoria Delgado joins Stefano Nistri to discuss the management of heart failure in patients with aortic stenosis.

Sex and gender differences in mental health 13.01.2026 14min

With Hector Bueno, Task Force Co-Chairperson of the "2025 ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on mental health and cardiovascular disease", National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid - Spain and Ruxandra Christodorescu, CardioPractice Board member, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Timisoara - Romania. In this podcast, Hector Bueno joins Ruxandra Christodorescu to discuss sex and gender differences in mental health. Reference: Bueno H, Deaton C, Farrero M, Forsyth F, Braunschweig F, Buccheri S, Dragan S, Gevaert S, Held C, Kurpas D, Ladwig KH, Lionis CD, Maas AHEM, Merșa CO, Mindham R, Pedersen SS, Rojnic Kuzman M, Szmit S, Taylor RS, Uchmanowicz I, Vilchinsky N; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2025 ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on mental health and cardiovascular disease: developed under the auspices of the ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee. Eur Heart J. 2025 Nov 3;46(41):4156-4225. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf191.

Heart failure and mental health 13.01.2026 14min

With Marta Farrero, Task Force Coordinator of the "2025 ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on mental health and cardiovascular disease", Heart Failure and Transplant Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona - Spain and Ruxandra Christodorescu, CardioPractice Board member, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Timisoara - Romania. In this podcast, Marta Farrero joins Ruxandra Christodorescu to discuss heart failure and mental health. Reference: Bueno H, Deaton C, Farrero M, Forsyth F, Braunschweig F, Buccheri S, Dragan S, Gevaert S, Held C, Kurpas D, Ladwig KH, Lionis CD, Maas AHEM, Merșa CO, Mindham R, Pedersen SS, Rojnic Kuzman M, Szmit S, Taylor RS, Uchmanowicz I, Vilchinsky N; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2025 ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on mental health and cardiovascular disease: developed under the auspices of the ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee. Eur Heart J. 2025 Nov 3;46(41):4156-4225. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf191.

General cardiology and cardiometabolic diseases 13.01.2026 10min

With Cecilia Linde, President-Elect of the ESC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm - Sweden and Marc Ferrini, Editor-in-Chief CardioPractice, CH Saint Joseph and Saint Luc, Lyon - France. In this podcast, Cecilia Linde joins Marc Ferrini to discuss general cardiology and cardiometabolic diseases.

The updated 2025 ESC Dyslipidaemia Guidelines - novelties of the new guidelines 02.12.2025 16min

With Konstantinos Koskinas, Chair of new ESC Lipid Guidelines, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern - Switzerland and Dimitrios Richter, Editorial Board CardioPractice, Euroclinic of Athens, Athens - Greece. In this podcast, Konstantinos Koskinas joins Dimitrios Richter to discuss the updated 2025 ESC Lipid Guidelines - novelties of the new Guidelines. REFERENCE: Mach F, et al. 2025 Focused Update of the 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias. Eur Heart J 2025 Aug 29:ehaf190.

Scott Grundy, a pioneer in lipidology 02.12.2025 16min

With Neil Stone, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, and Vascular Center of Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA, and Luigina Guasti, ESC Chair of the ESC Council of CardioPractice, University of Insubria, Varese - Italy. Volume dedicated to Scott Grundy, a pioneer in lipidology. In this podcast, Neil J. Stone joins Luigina Guasti to pay tribute to Scott Grundy, a pioneer in lipidology. REFERENCE: Stone, NJ, et al. In memoriam: A tribute to Scott M. Grundy. J Clin Lipidol. 2025;19(1)1:3-6.

Towards patient-centred care in hypertension 04.11.2025 14min

With Isabella Sudano, Department of cardiology, University Hospital Zurich (USZ), Zurich - Switzerland and Ruxandra Christodorescu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Timisoara - Romania. In this podcast, Isabella Sudano joins Ruxandra Christodorescu to discuss working towards patient-centred care in hypertension.

When and how to screen for secondary hypertension 04.11.2025 17min

With Rosa Maria Bruno, INSERM U970 Team 3, Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre – PARCC & Pharmacology & Hypertension Unit, Hôpital Européen Georges, Pompidou – APHP, Paris - France, and Marc Ferrini, CH Saint Joseph and Saint Luc, Lyon - France. In this podcast, Rosa Maria Bruno joins Marc Ferrini to discuss when and how to screen for secondary hypertension.

Visions of general cardiology: today and tomorrow 06.10.2025 11min

With Carlos Aguiar, Hospital Santa Cruz, Lisbon - Portugal, Luigina Guasti, University of Insubria, Varese - Italy, and Riccardo Asteggiano, LARC (Laboratorio Analisi Ricerca Clinica), Turin - Italy. In this podcast, Carlos Aguiar joins Luigina Guasti and Riccardo Asteggiano to discuss the visions of general cardiology today and tomorrow.

Sleep apnoea in people with ortolayrngeal problems 08.09.2025 11min

With Simone Moglio, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin - Italy, Riccardo Asteggiano, LARC (Laboratorio Analisi Ricerca Clinica), Turin - Italy. In this podcast, Simone Moglio joins Riccardo Asteggiano to discuss sleep apnoea in people with ortolayrngeal problems.

What cardiologists should know about sleep apnoea 08.09.2025 12min

With Morten Kjobek Lamberts, Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Institute for Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen - Denmark and Thomas Kumler, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev - Denmark. In this podcast, Morten Lamberts joins Thomas Kumler to discuss what cardiologists should know about sleep apnoea.

Dyspnoea of unknown cause 08.08.2025 14min

With Emil Wolsk, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, Herlev - Denmark and Thomas Kümler, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev and University of Copenhagen, Institute for Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen - Denmark. In this podcast, Emil Wolsk joins Thomas Kümler to discuss dyspnoea of unknown cause.