“By talking from the heart, we can get the word out, together. We will empower more than 60 million American women and countless others globally living with heart disease and other traumas of the heart.”
Ep 01: A History Lesson: Medical Advances For Heart Failure Patients in the Last 20 Years with Gregg Fonarow, MD
Dr. Gregg Fonarow is interim Chief of UCLA”s Division of Cardiology, Director of the Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center and Co-director of UCLA’s Preventive Cardiology Program. He’s also one of the physicians who saved Amanda’s life when she was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy over 20 years ago. In this episode, Amanda Daniels sits down with Dr. Fonarow to discuss the advances in treatment for cardiomyopathy and heart failure patients.
Ep 02: PFOs, Migraines and Strokes with Jonathan Tobis, MD
Dr. Jonathan Tobis of UCLA treated Hailey Bieber after her TIA, or mini-stroke in 2022. Watch her video HERE. Dr. Tobis sits down with Amanda Daniels to discuss the correlation between strokes, migraine headaches, and PFOs. This cutting-edge information is rarely talked about, and is crucial in saving lives and minimizing risks.
Ep 03: Things Athletes Need to Know About Their Heart Health with Ali Nsair, MD
Even professional athletes, despite a healthy diet and regular exercise, can develop severe heart disease including myocarditis. Amanda Daniels sits down with Dr. Ali Nsair, the Director of the Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at UCLA, to discuss best practices to promote heart health for athletes.
Ep 04: Doctor-Patient Relationship and Heart Health with Shipra Hingorany, MD
Heart disease kills more women than all the cancers combined, and 80% of heart disease is preventable. But how? Dr. Shipra Hingorany, a cardiologist at UCLA sits down with Amanda Daniels to discuss women and heart disease.
Ep 05: Access to Life-Saving Resources, Food and Heart Health with Karol Watson, MD, PhD
Dr. Karol Watson is a Professor and the Director of UCLA Women’s Cardiovascular Health Center and the UCLA-Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Health Program. Dr. Watson sits down with Amanda Daniels to discuss socio-economic and demographic factors affecting people with heart disease, doctor-patient relationships, and the correlation between food and heart health.
Ep 06: What to Eat After a Heart Attack? With Registered Dietitian and Integrative Nutritionist Nicole DiBona
Proper nutrition can significantly impact your heart health. In this episode, Amanda Daniels sits down with Nicole DiBona - Registered Dietitian, MS, RD at UCLA, to discuss the importance of a balanced diet for heart disease patients. They also touch base on foods to avoid and ways to find joy in everyday meals.
Ep 07: Insights From a Clinical Exercise Physiologist with Lauren Greene
Lauren Greene has carried many titles throughout her 18-year career at UCLA: Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Outpatient Cardiopulmonary Rehab specialist, Smoking Cessation Facilitator, Employee Wellness programs coordinator, and others—all while being CEP, CCRP, ACLS, and BLS certified. In this episode, Amanda Daniels sits down with Lauren Greene to talk about cardiac rehab, its benefits and best practices, and ways to reduce the downsides of risk factors by living a physically-active lifestyle.
Ep 08: Interventional Cardiology with Marcella Press, MD, PhD
Did you know that less than 5% of interventional cardiologists in the U.S. are women? Dr. Marcella Press breaks this gender barrier as an Interventional cardiologist at UCLA. In this episode, Amanda Daniels sits down with Dr. Press to discuss the role of interventional cardiologist and things patients can do to save their own lives.
Ep 09: Genetics and Heart Disease with Jessica Wang, MD, PhD
Dr. Jessica Wang is the Director of the UCLA Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic with a PhD in Human Genetics. In this episode, Amanda Daniels sits down with Dr. Wang to get an insider’s view about genetic testing. They discuss its current state, accessibility, and advice for patients and their families as they navigate heart disease through the lens of genetic markers and DNA.
Ep 10: Cardio-Oncology: Effective Therapies for Heart Patients with Eric Yang, MD
Amanda Daniels sits down with Dr. Eric Yang, a cardio-oncologist at UCLA, who is also an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Ronald Reagan University at UCLA. Dr. Yang provides life-saving advice for cancer survivors and how they can minimize risk of heart disease and live their best lives.
Ep 11: Endometriosis Treatment, Hormones, and The Heart with Daniel Ginn, DO
Amanda Daniels leads a conversation with Daniel Ginn, D.O. of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA. This video provides the necessary information about the correlation between hormones and heart disease in women. In addition, Dr. Ginn offers guidance on things to consider before undergoing any major gynecological procedure.
Ep 12: Fetal Imaging as a Window to Your Child’s Heart with Gary Satou, MD
Congenital heart disease is a major cause of birth defects, affecting 8 in 1,000 babies. Amanda Daniels sits down with Dr. Gary Satou, the Director of Pediatric Echocardiography at UCLA, to discuss the process of screening patients through echocardiography. They also touch base on Dr. Satou’s work as the past chair of the American Heart Association’s Congenital Cardiac Defects Committee.
Ep 13: Menopause and The Heart with Rajita Patil, MD
Rajita Patil, MD is a board-certified Assistant Clinical Professor in OBGYN who practices the full scope of obstetrics and gynecology, with additional expertise in complex family planning and menopause care. Dr. Patil is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner and is the director of the Comprehensive Menopause Program at UCLA.