Tales from the Heart

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By: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association / Lisa Salberg

An inspiring, educational and informative collection of conversations with thought leaders, physicians, industry, and patients related to cardiac care. We will discuss living with heart disease, treating patients, legislative issues, drug development and more.

Dr. Alex de Feria: The Importance of HCM Centers of Excellence
#32
08/06/2025

In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Alex de Feria about Centers of Excellence for HCM.

 

This conversation was recorded July 24, 2025.


Discussing Centers of Excellence for HCM
#31
08/06/2025

In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Michael Ayers about Centers of Excellence for HCM.

 

This conversation was recorded July 18, 2025.


HCM + The Center of Excellence
#30
07/15/2025

In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Marty Maron discuss twenty years of the Centers of Excellence for HCM.

 

This conversation was recorded July 11, 2025.


HCM in Young People
#109
07/07/2025

In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Jeff Bennett with the Cleveland Clinic discusses HCM in people who are young.

 

This conversation was recorded June 27, 2025.


Exercise and HCM in the Summer
#29
07/07/2025

In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Steve Ommen about HCM and exercise during warm months.

 

This conversation was recorded June 27, 2025.


Generic Drugs: Are They Safe + Change is Coming
#27
06/26/2025

In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Harry Lever about the safety of generic drugs and changes that are coming.

 

This conversation was recorded June 20, 2025.


Meet Dr. Samuel Sears
#26
06/18/2025

In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Samuel Sears about an upcoming HCM project.

 

This conversation was recorded June 13, 2025.


Staying Safe in the Summer with HCM
#25
06/18/2025

In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Marty Maron about HCM + staying safe during summer months.

 

This conversation was recorded June 13, 2025.


HCM: Medical Management May - Dr. Alex de Feria
#24
05/28/2025

In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Alex de Faria about HCM: May is Medical Management Month.

 

This conversation was recorded May 23, 2025.


Share Your Story: Meet Matt Grant
#23
05/13/2025

Join us for this special edition of Tales From the Heart. Host Lisa Salberg sits down and chat with Matt Grant for a special Share Your Story.

 

This episode was recorded May 9, 2025.


HCM: Medical Management May with Dr. Marty Maron
#22
05/12/2025

In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Marty Maron about HCM: May is Medical Management Month.

 

This conversation was recorded May 9, 2025.


HCM + May is Medical Management Month
#21
05/05/2025

In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Michael Ayres about HCM: May is Medical Management Month.

 

This conversation was recorded May 2, 2025.


Welcome Piedmont Heart as HCM Center of Excellence
#20
04/25/2025

On this episode of Tales From the Heart, host Lisa Salberg chats with Dr. Kenneth Taylor and officially welcomes Piedmont Heart as a Center of Excellence (COE).

 

This conversation was recorded Apr. 18, 2025.


HCM Family Screenings, Genetics + Gene Therapy
#19
04/23/2025

In this episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg speaks with Dr. Steve Ommen about HCM: Family Screenings, Genetics + Gene Therapy.

 

This conversation was recorded Apr. 18, 2025.


Share Your Story: Lynda Neuhausen
#18
04/11/2025

Join us for this remarkable Share Your Story edition of Tales From the Heart as host Lisa Salberg chats with Lynda Neuhausen. Lynda shares her journey through heart transplant and discusses why she enjoys being an HCMA discussion group leader for our organization.

 

 

This conversation was recorded April 4, 2025.


Unpacking HCM
#17
04/02/2025

On this edition of Tales From the Hearts, host Lisa Salberg chats with Dr. Alex de Feria--who is not only a doctor but is an HCM patient.

 

This conversation was recorded March 27, 2025.


Welcome as COE, UW Medicine Heart Institute
#16
04/02/2025

Host Lisa Salberg chats with Dr. David Owens and welcomes UW Medicine Heart Institute aboard as a Center of Excellence (COE).

 

This conversation was recorded March 21, 2025.


Share Your Story: Meet HCM Patient Brian Blakely
#15
03/31/2025

In this special edition episode of Tales From the Heart, host Lisa Salberg introduces us to HCM patient Brian Blakely.

 

This conversation was recorded March 21, 2025.


Medical Management March
#14
03/28/2025

Tales from the Heart podcast host Lisa Salberg chats with Dr. Harry Lever about generic prescriptions and Medical Management March.


This conversation was recorded on March 21, 2025


Share Your Story: Kevin O'Connor
#13
03/15/2025

In this special Share Your Story episode of Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg sits down to listen to the life story of our friend and HCM patient Kevin O'Connor.


This conversation was recorded Mar. 14, 2025.


Share Your Story: Vi Tang
#12
03/12/2025

Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Share Your Story. Host Lisa Salberg is joined Vi Tang.

 

This conversation was recorded March 7, 2025.


Breaking Down Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
#11
03/12/2025

Join Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg for an easy to understand discussion about Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Dr. Matt Martinez.

 

This conversation was recorded March 7, 2025.


Welcome Back, Johns Hopkins University
#10
03/06/2025

Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg chats with Jose Madrazo and Rick Carrick as we welcome back Johns Hopkins University as an HCMA Center of Excellence (COE).

 

This conversation was recorded Feb. 28, 2025.


Meet HCM Patient Algenis Romero
#9
03/02/2025

Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg introduces us to Algenis Romero. Algenis shares his story of when he learned he Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and how he decided to become an advocate for HCMA.

 

This conversation was recorded Feb. 28, 2025.


Talking HCM with Dr. Lubna Choudhury
#8
03/02/2025

Tales From the Heart host Lisa Salberg sits down to discuss HCM with Dr. Lubna Choudhury from Northwestern Medicine's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute.

 

This conversation was recorded Feb. 27, 2025.


Welcome to the HCMA Family Wellstar
#7
03/01/2025

Talks from the Heart host Lisa Salberg welcomes Melissa Burroughs MD from Wellstar to our HCMA family. Please join us as Lisa chats to provide more information about Dr. Burroughs and Wellstar.

 

This conversation was recorded Feb. 21, 2025.


The Power of Friendship in HCM
#6
02/17/2025

Join Tales from the Heart host Lisa Salberg for this Special Valentine's Day Edition with her best friend Julie Russo. They reminisce and prove the Power of Friendship in HCM.

This conversation was recorded Feb. 14, 2025.


Heart Month and HCMA Ambassadors
#5
02/10/2025

Join Tales from the Heart podcast host Lisa Salberg as she podcasts live with some of our HCMA Ambassador team members: Lekeshia Henderson, Lauren Donoghue-Cinelli, and Joey Ulery Graham. They discuss why Heart Month is important and encourage interaction from their viewers to share the same!


This conversation was recorded Feb. 8, 2025.


Welcome to our HCM family, Virginia Mason Medical
#4
02/10/2025

Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg chats with Dr. Mariko Harper. Dr. Harper is with Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA. The HCMA has officially certified Virginia Mason as a Center of Excellence (COE).

 

The conversation was recorded Jan. 31, 2025


HCM: Patient Edition with Alison Conklin
#3
01/25/2025

Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Host Lisa Salberg is joined by HCM and heart transplant warrior Alison Conklin. Listen to Allison's touching story in today's Patient Edition.

This conversation was recorded Jan. 17, 2025.


HCM Doctor + Patient
#2
01/17/2025

Welcome to Tales from the Heart! This week host Lisa Salberg sits down with Dr. Wojciech Mazur who is a Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy physician and patient. Listen to his interesting perspective and thoughts about the disease as we move into 2025.

 

The conversation was recorded Jan. 17, 2025


Share Your HCM Story: Meet the Broermann's
#1
01/12/2025

Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Share Your Story. Host Lisa Salberg is joined by mother and son Kitty and Eric Broermann. Listen to their words and take today's HCM journey with the Broermann's.

 

This conversation was recorded Jan. 3, 2025.


HCMA: 2024 Review. 2025, Here We Come
#55
12/27/2024

Talks from the Heart host Lisa Salberg reviews our great accomplishments in 2024 and gives us a preview of what lies ahead in 2025.

 

This conversation was recorded: Dec. 20, 2024


The future of HCM
#54
12/17/2024

On this episode of "Tales From the Heart" host Lisa Salberg is joined by Prof. Perry Elliott for a discussion about the future of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

 

This conversation was recorded Dec. 13, 2024.


2024 HCMA Year End Review
#53
12/17/2024

On this episode of "Tales From the Heart" host Lisa Salberg is joined by Dr. Marty Maron for a discussion about HCM's journey: developments, challenges, and successes in 2024.

 

This conversation was recorded Dec. 13, 2024.


Share Your Story: Gwen Mayes
#52
11/22/2024

Welcome to Tales from the Heart's patient journey segment: Share Your Story. Host Lisa Salberg is joined by Gwen Mayes. Gwen is an HCM patient, HCMA discussion group leader, and HCMA Ambassador. Gwen's story is both inspirational and motivational.

 

This conversation was recorded Nov. 22, 2024.


Open Enrollment, Holiday Meals + HCM
#51
11/22/2024

On this episode of "Tales From the Heart" host Lisa Salberg is joined by Dr. Marty Maron for a discussion about the Summit, open enrollment, and how to approach the holiday and meals.

 

This conversation was recorded Nov. 8, 2024.


The problem with some generic drugs?
#50
11/18/2024

On this episode of "Tales From the Heart" host Lisa Salberg is joined by Dr. Harry Lever and David Light to shed light on some generic drugs.

 

This conversation was recorded Nov. 8, 2024.


Special Edition: HCMA Intake Calls + Navigation
#49
11/16/2024

This is a Special Edition episode of the HCMA podcast "Tales From the Heart." Host Lisa Salberg introduces us to the staff clients chat with during Intake + Navigation Calls.

 

This conversation was recorded Nov. 8, 2024.


Recap: International HCM Summit 8
#48
11/07/2024

Tales From the Heart Host Lisa Salberg recaps everything that happened at the International HCM summit in Boston.

 

This podcast was recorded Nov. 1, 2024