Welcome to my podcast. I am Doctor Warrick Bishop, and I want to help you to live as well as possible for as long as possible. I’m a practising cardiologist, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and the creator of The Healthy Heart Network. I have over 20 years as a specialist cardiologist and a private practice of over 10,000 patients.
Dr. Warick Bishop, a cardiologist and CEO of the Healthy Heart Network, invites Dr. Fiona Foo, a cardiologist specializing in heart failure, to discuss heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). HFpEF is defined as the heart's inability to relax well, leading to symptoms like shortness of breath and fluid buildup. Risk factors for HFpEF include age, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and certain medical conditions like chronic kidney disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Women, especially after menopause, are at higher risk due to specific factors like pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders. The podcast concludes with a teaser for a part two episode focusing on HFpEF management and prevention strategies. Dr. Bishop emphasizes the importance of feedback and sharing the podcast to help raise awareness about heart health.
Takeaways:
- Heart disease is a prevalent issue in Australia, with frequent heart attacks that could often be prevented with proper knowledge.
- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a condition where the heart does not relax well, leading to symptoms like shortness of breath and fluid accumulation.
- HFpEF increases with age and is influenced by risk factors such as hypertension, obesity, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, and chronic kidney disease.
- Women, especially postmenopausal females, are at greater risk of HFpEF, with hypertension, obesity, and diabetes playing significant roles.
- Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a helpful marker in diagnosing heart failure, as elevated levels indicate heart-related shortness of breath rather than lung-related issues.
- Certain conditions like gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, autoimmune diseases, chemotherapy, and breast cancer can also increase the risk of heart failure, including HFpEF.
- Management and prevention strategies for HFpEF are crucial topics that need to be addressed further in subsequent podcast episodes.
- Listeners are encouraged to provide feedback, share the podcast, and visit virtualheartcheck.com.au to assess their heart attack risk and explore prevention options.
Australia, like the rest of the western world, has a heart problem.
Over 9 million people around the world die from heart disease every year.
Every 10 minutes, someone in Australia suffers a heart attack. And 21 lives are lost daily because of it.
The devastating fact in all of this is…
Almost every one of those cases could have been prevented.
This podcast is for anyone who wants to improve their health literacy and gain information to help them make the best decisions about their risk of heart attack, their cholesterol, blood pressure, risk of diabetes, weight loss and general health. Join me on my personal mission journey to prevent Heart Attack on a global scale. If you like this podcast, I would be honoured by a 5-star review and appreciate if you let your friends and family know about this podcast; you may even save the life of someone you love!
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Heart disease is the #1 killer in the Western World. In Australia, someone dies every 28 minutes from heart disease. That’s 51 people a day. In the US, someone has a heart attack every 40 SECONDS! Fortunately, many heart attacks are preventable. However, regular exercise and eating healthy are no guarantee you won’t succumb to this silent killer.
- 94% of Australians have at least One Risk Factor for heart disease.
- 59% of Australians have been Touched by heart disease.
- Yet only 3% of Australians have had a Full Heart-Health Assessment in the past 12 months.
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