Holistic Heart University

Outcomes

• Enhanced understanding of holistic heart health
• Access to personalized care strategies
• Improved patient engagement and outcomes
• Expanded professional knowledge and skills
• Latest research on heart and brain health and longevity
• Open office hours with Holistic heart Centers team

What's included?

• Expert-Led Courses

  In-depth courses on integrative cardiology and functional medicine. Courses are available for consumers and medical professionals.

• Live Events

  Interactive sessions with leading experts in heart health for consumers and medical professionals.

• Digital Resources

  Access to e-books, toolkits, and personalized health assessments.

• Professional Networking

  Connect with a community of like-minded medical professionals.

• Continuing Education

  Opportunities to earn CME credits through specialized programs.

• Practice Launchpad

  A think tank on practice management and operations.

Courses

Heart and Obesity 2025

6 sections • 39 lessons

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Course Introduction

1.Welcome to the Heart and Obesity Course!

2.Learning Objectives

3.CME: How to Use CMEfy Platform

4.Heart and Obesity Generative AI resource

Obesity and Cardiovascular System

1.Redefining How We Talk About Obesity

2.Impact of Obesity on Cardiovascular System

3.The Role of Epicardial Adipose Tissue (EAT)

4.Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Metabolic Vulnerability

5.Practice Considerations: Weight Loss for Hypertension Reversal

6.DOWNLOAD: Fat Reduction for Blood Pressure Calculator

7.QUIZ: Obesity and Cardiovascular System Quiz

Obesity Clinical Trials: Focus on Medical Therapies

1.Management of Obesity in Cardiac Patients

2.STEP 1 and SURMOUNT 1: Weight Loss and Diabetes Prevention

3.SELECT Trials: Impact on CAD Outcomes and COVID-19

4.STEP-HFpEF: Inflammation and Obesity-related Heart Failure

5.SUMMIT: Tirzepatide Reduces Heart Failure Mortality and Shrinks LV Mass/EAT

6.FLOW: Semaglutide in Chronic Kidney Disease

7.Practice Considerations: Cardiometabolic Adiposopathy

8.QUIZ: Obesity Medical Trials Quiz

Obesity Clinical Trials: Lifestyle Therapies

1.Nutritional Approaches to Obesity: EAT-Lancet Diet Index

2.LookAHEAD: Intensive Lifestyle Intervention and Cardiac Biomarkers

3.Hormone Balance and Obesity

4.Environmental Influences and Toxic Exposures

5.Behavioral Interventions

6.Practice Considerations: Why Your Patient's Fasting is Not Working

7.QUIZ: Obesity Lifestyle Therapies Quiz

Integrative Cardiology Approach to Obesity

1.Integrated vs. Integrative Care

2.Lifestyle Modification Prescription

3.Stress Resiliency and Stress Modulation

4.Digital Biomarkers in Obesity Treatment

5.Obesity Medication Usage: Start Low, Go Slow

6.Managing GLP1s side-effects

7.Microdosing vs. Full Dosing for Medications

8.GLP1s-like Supplements: Do They Work?

9.Sarcopenia with GLP1s

10.QUIZ: Practice Considerations: Launching a Cardiometabolic Program

Medical News, Media and Books

1.Ozempic Link to Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

2.CNBC Big Shot: The Ozempic Revolution

3.NYT The Allure of "Microdosing" Ozempic

S.O.S. Foundations

10 sections • 61 lessons

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Course Introduction

1.Welcome to the Course

2.About Your Instructor

3.Outline and Objectives

4.Live Virtual Sessions and Case Reviews Guidelines

5.Educational Testing Resources

Module 1. The Fundamentals of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

1.Study Plan for Module 1

2.Getting Ready for Risk Calculations

3.Overview of the ESC Cholesterol Guideline (UPDATED 2025)

4.Overview of the ACC Cholesterol Guideline

5.Understanding Residual Risk and the Number Needed to Treat (NNT)

6.Live Session Module 1 (7/14/2023 12:05PM EDT recording)

Module 2. The Lipids Conundrums

1.The Good, The Bad and The Misunderstood

2.Journal Club: ApoB and Risk of MI

3.Atherogenic Lipid Phenotypes (ALPs)

4.Journal Club: ALPs

5.Laboratory Lipid Evaluation

6.How Statins Impact Lipid Profile and ALPs

7.Live Session Module 2 (7/28/2023 12:08PM EDT recording)

Module 3. Advanced Lipid and Non-lipid Biomarkers

1.Refining Risk Assessment

2.TRL-C, sdLDL-C, HDL-C

3.Journal Club: TRL

4.The Big Tale of Little (lipoprotein) "a"

5.Journal Club: Lp (a)

6.Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers

7.Journal Club: Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers

8.Metabolics, Metabolomics and Endothelial Function Markers

9.Journal Club: Metabolomics

10.Multi-omics and Precision Cardiology Pathway for Dyslipidemia

11.Journal Club:Laboratory Compendiums

12.Live Session Module 3 (8/11/2023 12:06PM EDT recording)

Module 4. Monogenic Risk Clinical Cases

1.Genetics Overview

2.Journal Club: From Genomics to Therapeutics

3.Journal Club: hsCRP and Lp(a)

4.GB Insight Overview

5.GB Case Studies

6.Holistic Heart Centers Case Studies

7.Journal Club: Nutrigenomics

8.Live Session Module 4 (8/25/2023 5:56PM EDT recording)

Module 5. Polygenic Risk Clinical Cases

1.Tutorial on PRS

2.Monogenic vs. Polygenic: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

3.Video Journal Club: Guidance on Clinical Implementation

4.Clinical Utility of PRS

5.Video Journal Club: PRS Value in Precision Cardiology

6.Live Session Module 5 (9/8/2023 12:03PM EDT recording)

Module 6. A Primer on Cardiovascular Imaging

1.An overview of cardiac imaging

2.To CAC or not to CAC? Tis' is the Question

3.Journal Club: CAC

4.The role of cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA)

5.Journal Club: CTA

6.Cleerly: Clarity or Confusion?

7.Live Session Module 6 (9/24/2023 6:01 PM EDT recording)

Module 7. Precision Cardiology Pathway: Putting it All Together

1.How to Personalize Risk Prediction Using Precision Cardiology Approach to Dyslipidemia

2.Case 1. Young Healthy Woman with Borderline Lipids

3.Case 2. Middle-aged Man with Up and Down Lipids

4.Case 3. Middle-aged Woman with Cholesterol over 300 mg/dl

5.Journal Club: Nutrition and Supplements

6.Live Session Module 7 (10/6/2023 12:07 PM EDT recording)

Course Wrap Up

1.Wrapping Things Up: Key Slides

2.Wrapping Things Up: Key Articles

3.Resources

Conclusion

1.Next Steps: Post-Course Evaluation and Case Reviews Access

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Practice Foundations

2 sections • 0 lessons

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Welcome to Practice Foundations

The Nuts and Bolts of Practice Set Up

Who is this for?

• Individuals seeking to improve their heart health through holistic methods
• Medical professionals interested in integrative cardiology
• Health coaches and wellness practitioners focusing on cardiovascular health
• Longevity enthusiasts