In this “ECG Segment: Making Waves” episode of the “Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular CME” podcast, host Anthony Kashou, M.D., discusses the topic of Lyme carditis with expert Dr. Adrian Baranchuk. Lyme disease is a common tick-borne infection that can affect the heart, causing impaired electrical conduction and potentially serious complications if left untreated.

Ryan O’Hara, a Ph.D. candidate in biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, joins Anthony Kashou, M.D., to discuss hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and how personalized computational heart models can be used to improve the risk stratification of these patients.

Peter Macfarlane, Ph.D., D.Sc., a University of Glasgow emeritus professor and honorary senior research fellow, joins host Anthony Kashou, M.D., to discuss the current and future role of computerized ECG interpretation.

Biomedical engineer and deep learning expert Alan Kennedy, Ph.D., joins hosts Anthony Kashou, M.D., for an in-depth discussion about device agnostic ECG interpretation and how it will affect the future of cardiology.

Bob Farrell, Ph.D., principle engineer in diagnostic cardiology at GE Healthcare in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and current member of the board of directors of the International Society of Computerized Electrocardiology, joins host Anthony Kashou, M.D., to discuss how computerized electrocardiography can help physicians detect and treat left ventricular hypertrophy.

Juan Crestanello, M.D., chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, joins Kyle Klarich, M.D., to discuss aortic root enlargement, why it’s done, and which patients are the best candidates for the procedure.

Cardiac intensivist Adam May, M.D., joins Anthony Kashou, M.D., to discuss the different types of manual wide complex tachycardia differentiation methods available to clinicians today.

In a recent Mayo Clinic study, participants wore a continuous ambulatory heart rhythm monitor that transmitted their heart data to the Mayo Clinic team in real time. Researchers used a targeted strategy to apply artificial intelligence to the participants’ electrocardiogram data. As a result, they identified a subgroup of high-risk patients who could benefit from more intensive monitoring to detect atrial fibrillation. Doctors hope this approach can help in resource-limited environments, with the goal of connecting more patients to treatment to prevent strokes.

Paul Friedman, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s Department of Cardiology in Rochester, Minnesota, discusses how to foster an environment of ECG innovation to improve patient care.

Cardiac intensivist Adam May, M.D., and host Anthony Kashou, M.D., examine the underpinning principles behind the various differentiation algorithms and criteria that help clinicians properly distinguish wide complex tachycardias.

Two years ago, when 29-year-old Meckenzie Tinaglia experienced a series of seizure-like events shortly after a cardiac ablation procedure, she knew her heart was to blame. Her local providers, however, weren’t convinced. If not for Mayo Clinic remote cardiac monitoring and the data it provided on the potentially fatal arrythmia Meckenzie was experiencing, the busy wife and young mother might not have survived.

Cardiac electrophysiologist Konstantinos Siontis, M.D., joins Anthony Kashou, M.D., to discuss hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and whether regular electrocardiogram screenings can protect athletes from this structural disease of the heart.