Aortic Stenosis

Welcome to the Aortic Stenosis Topic Page! Below, you will find podcast episodes, an infographic, references, guest contributors and so much more. Click the Topics Page button to see our other cardiovascular topics covered by the CardioNerds.

1. Aortic Stenosis: Case Discussion

Dr. Heather Kagan and the CardioNerds discuss a case of aortic stenosis, covering diagnosis, surveillance, imaging, management and followup.

2. Imaging and TAVR for Aortic Stenosis with Drs. Sneha Vakamudi and Rani Hasan

Imaging and structural heart considerations for TAVR for the diagnosis and treatment of aortic stenosis are discussed by experts, cardiac imager, Dr. Sneha Vakamudi from the Cleveland Clinic and structural cardiologist, Dr. Rani Hasan from The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

CardioNerds (Amit Goyal & Daniel Ambinder) join Brigham and Women’s Hospital cardiology fellows (Mounica Yanamandala, Simin Lee and Maria Pabon Porras) for some fun times at the Charles River Esplanade! They discuss a complicated case of prosthetic valve endocarditis with aortic regurgitation. Dr. Dale Adler provides the E-CPR and program director Dr. Polk provides a message for applicants. Episode notes were developed by Johns Hopkins internal medicine resident Bibin Varghese with mentorship from University of Maryland cardiology fellow Karan Desai.

80. Case Report: Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Aortic Regurgitation – Brigham and Women’s Hospital

CardioNerds (Amit Goyal & Daniel Ambinder) join UT-Austin cardiology fellows (Priya Kothapali, Sergio Montano, Travis Benzing, and Michael Grzeskowiak) for a speedboat adventure on Lake Travis! They discuss a fascinating case of Suicide LV post-TAVR. Dr. Mark Pirwitz provides the E-CPR and program director Dr. Clay Cauthen provides a message for applicants. Episode notes were developed by Johns Hopkins internal medicine resident Evelyn Song with mentorship from University of Maryland cardiology fellow Karan Desai.

55. Case Report: Suicide LV post-TAVR – The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School

CardioNerds (Amit & Dan) join Vanderbilt University cardiology fellows (Tara Holder, Majd El-Harasis, and Amar Parikh) for a Sunday morning brunch, Nashville style! They discuss an enthralling case of bicuspid aortic valve with critical aortic stenosis complicating pregnancy. Program director Dr. Julie Damp provides the E-CPR and a message for applicants. Episode notes were developed by Johns Hopkins internal medicine resident Tommy Das with mentorship from University of Maryland cardiology fellow Karan Desai.

48. Case Report: Critical Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis Complicating Pregnancy – Vanderbilt University

2. Imaging and TAVR for Aortic Stenosis with Drs. Sneha Vakamudi and Rani Hasan

Aortic stenosis diagnosis and treatment by the Cardionerds Cardiology Podcast

1. Aortic Stenosis: Case Discussion

Schematics and Figures

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Meet our guests!

Sneha Vakamudi, MD

Dr. Vakamudi is a cardiovascular imaging fellow at the Cleveland Clinic. She earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern and completed internal medicine residency at Duke. She went to Cleveland Clinic for general cardiology fellowship where she stayed on for advanced training in advanced imaging. During her time as a fellow, she also obtained a masters degree in clinical research at CWRU. She has an interest in multimodality cardiovascular imaging and its application in the management of structural heart disease.

Rani Khalil Hasan, MD

Dr. Hasan is an interventional cardiologist at John’s Hopkins Hospital, assistant professor of medicine, and assistant program director of the interventional fellowship. Most recently, he was named the director of the Structural program at Suburban Hospital. He obtained his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University, completed residency at the University of Pennsylvania and came back to Hopkins to complete his cardiology fellowship. During his fellowship, he earned an MHS in the Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.