The Heart of Health

Speakers:

Jeremy Van't Hof, MD, MS
Moderator
Assistant Professor, Medical School
Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation, University of Minnesota Medical Center Associate Director, Rasmussen Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Daniel Craighead, PA
Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology

Lisa Harnack, DrPH, RD, MPH
Professor and Interim Division Head, School of Public Health

Junia Nogueira de Brito, PhD, MPH, MBA
Assistant Professor, Medical School
 

Q&A 

• Is there a target heart rate you should try to meet?
• Where would you place coconut oil in the "healthy oils" spectrum?
• Where can I find an IMST device, and are they covered by insurance?
• Is there any value in taking fish oil supplements?
• Where would you rank yoga in terms of benefits for aerobic and muscle strengthening?
• With all the varieties of salt out there, is there anything that's better than table salt?
• Is all stress unhealthy for your heart?
• Pickleball is sweeping the nation, how would you rank that in terms of activity level?
• What are healthy fats from sources other than salmon?
• How can parks in Minnesota be more welcoming?
• Are there any safety concerns with sauna usage if you have high blood pressure or varicose veins?

Speakers:

Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD
Moderator
Assistant Professor, Medical School

Lin Yee Chen, MD, MS
Professor, Medical School
Director, Lillehei Heart Institute
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Chair in Adult Cardiology

Suma Konety, MD
Professor, Medical School
Medical Director, Cardio-Oncology Program, University of Minnesota
Medical Director, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services, University of Minnesota

Thenappan Thenappan, MD
Professor, Medical School

Q&A

• Are there therapies to reduce the chance for developing dementia in atrial fibrillation patients?
• How do doctors work together to balance treating cancer aggressively while protecting the heart?
• What is the role of inflammation in the development of atrial fibrillation / pulmonary hypertension?
• What is the role of inflammation in the development of cancer-related cardiotoxicity?
• Does a microbiome transplant replace unhealthy gut bacteria with healthy bacteria?
• How can atrial myopathy be diagnosed and tested?
• Are there ways that people can reduce the risk of both cancer and cardiovascular disease?
• Can lifestyle or medications used to manage atrial fibrillation protect memory or brain health?
• Are there specific foods or probiotics that have been shown to improve heart health?

Speakers:

Lin Yee Chen, MD, MS
Moderator
Professor, Medical School
Director, Lillehei Heart Institute
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Chair in Adult Cardiology

Tamas Alexy, MD, PhD, FACC
Associate Professor, Medical School

Constantin Aliferis, MD, PhD, FACMI
Director, Institute for Health Informatics

David Benditt, MD
Professor, Medical School
 

Q&A

• Are lithium batteries in cardiac devices safe?
• Do cardiologists use AI to diagnose diseases or is it still experimental?
• What kind of innovations in heart transplant research are on the horizon?
• When someone has heart failure what exactly does that mean?
• Do patients know or can they find out that their care is being influenced by AI based tools?
• Is there an age when a donor's organs are no longer viable?
• Can we envision a leadless ICD in the future?
• How close are we to using AI to diagnose in clinical practice?
• What criteria has to be fulfilled to find a perfect match for a heart transplant?
• How to know what kind of pacemaker to get?
• What is the biggest difference AI in health care will make in diagnosing or managing heart disease?