Heart Podcast cover art

Heart Podcast

Heart Podcast

By: BMJ Group
Listen for free

About this listen

The Heart Podcast is your go-to source for the latest insights and developments in cardiovascular medicine. Each episode features in-depth interviews with renowned authors and leading experts in the field, delving into the latest advances in cardiovascular research and treatments.

Heart - heart.bmj.com - is a renowned international journal from the BMJ Group and the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) dedicated to publishing research and reviews on cardiovascular disease. Stay ahead in your field by tuning into our expert discussions and accessing cutting-edge information.

Subscribe now or listen on your favourite podcast platform to elevate your understanding of cardiovascular medicine. The Heart podcast is published twice a month, every other Tuesday.

Podcast hosted by:
Professor James Rudd, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist, University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.

Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Biological Sciences Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Science
Episodes
  • Can we predict coronary artery disease on CT using machine learning - insights from the SCOT-HEART trial

    Can we predict coronary artery disease on CT using machine learning - insights from the SCOT-HEART trial
    Dec 30 2025

    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Michelle Williams from the University of Edinburgh. They discuss the possibility of predicting cardiovascular disease on CT from clinical factors in the SCOT-HEART trial. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks!

    Link to published paper:

    https://openheart.bmj.com/content/12/2/e003162

    https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805971
    Show More Show Less
    21 mins
  • Therapies for ventricular tachycardia

    Therapies for ventricular tachycardia
    Dec 16 2025

    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr John Sapp from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. They discuss his review paper all about ventricular tachycardia in terms of drug and device therapies, plus advances in VT ablation. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us reach more people—thanks!

    Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2025/10/07/heartjnl-2024-325370
    Show More Show Less
    19 mins
  • Evolution of coronary stents: innovations, antithrombotic strategies and future directions

    Evolution of coronary stents: innovations, antithrombotic strategies and future directions
    Dec 2 2025

    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr William Parker from Sheffield in the UK. They discuss how PCI has changed over the last 40 years, covering balloons, stents, drugs and the future. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks!

    Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/111/16/753
    Show More Show Less
    21 mins
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.