Howard Eisen, M.D., is a professor in the Department of Medicine and chief of the Division of Cardiology at Drexel University College of Medicine. He has cared for almost one thousand heart transplant patients since 1995, making him one of the most experienced transplant cardiologists in the world. In 2005, he helped established the Center for Advanced Heart Failure Care at Hahnemann University Hospital, where he is implementing non-invasive approaches to diagnose transplant rejection and novel therapies for the treatment of patients with heart failure or after heart transplantation.

“Congestive heart failure is the leading cause of death in this country and it really is the one cardiovascular disease that is becoming more common. It is estimated that CHF affects five to six million people in the United States,” says Eisen. “The good news is there are things we can do to treat heart failure, or best of all, to prevent it.”

Topics discussed in this month’s Drexel Medcast include the warning signs and prevention of heart disease, as well as information on stents, ventricular assist devices, irregular heart rhythms and new treatments available in cardiac care. The Drexel Medcast can be accessed via the homepage of Drexel University College of Medicine’s website (www.drexelmed.edu) or via iTunes and other podcasting directories.

Drexel University College of Medicine launched the Drexel Medcast in August, becoming the first medical school in the Philadelphia region to offer a monthly medical podcast. A new topic and faculty member are featured each month.

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