The Tell-Tale Heart: The Pharmacist's Cardiovascular Digest

S2 Ep94: Foundational HFpEF Therapy: A Heart Failure Cardiologist’s View

Dr. Morris and Dr. Beavers discuss the 2026 American College of Cardiology (ACC) expert consensus decision pathway for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFp

S2 Ep93: Insights from ESC: Treat Earlier, Implement Better, and Question What We Thought We Knew

Trials Discussed: STAREE (NCT02099123) REACT (NCT06692127) AMUNDSEN (NCT04951856) ENRICH-AF (NCT03950076) LIBREXIA-ACS (NCT05754957) PREMIUM (NCT05709626) SWITCH SWEDEHEA

S1 Ep37: ESC 2026 Hot Line Recap: 3 Trials Every Pharmacist Needs

CARDIO-TTRansform — eplontersen in transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04136171 SINGLE-AF — direct oral anticoagulation in patients w

S1 Ep36: 2026 ACC Consensus Pathway Redefines HFpEF Diagnosis, Treatment Priorities

Management of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: 2026 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Over

S1 Ep35: Deprescribing in Cardiovascular Disease: A New AHA Roadmap for Tackling Polypharmacy

Learn more about the AHA scientific statement here. 

S1 Ep34: Putting the 2026 CKM Guidelines Into Practice: A Pharmacist's Perspective

In this episode of The Tell-Tale Heart, host Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP, welcomes back Lavinia Salama, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP, B

S1 Ep33: Craig Beavers, PharmD Breaks Down the 2026 CKM Guidelines — And Why They Matter

In this solo episode of the Tell-Tale Heart podcast, host Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP, delivers an immediate reaction to the n

S1 Ep32: What's Making Headlines in Cardiovascular Care: A Pharmacist's Breakdown of the Latest Breakthroughs

In this mini news episode of the Tell-Tale Heart podcast, host Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP, highlights three major development

S1 Ep31: From Misdiagnosis to Advocacy: Addressing Bias and Equity in Heart Failure Management

In this episode of The Tell-Tale Heart, host Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP, speaks with Rhonda Monroe, MBA, a heart failure surv

S1 Ep30: Debriefing ACC 2026: Key Cardiovascular Trials and Their Clinical Implications for Pharmacists

SPIRIT-HF  CHAMPION-AF  SMART-DECISION  VESALIUS-CV (sub-study)  CORAL REEF  Ez-PAVE

S1 Ep29: New Dyslipidemia Guidelines Restore LDL Goals and Expand Pharmacist Opportunities

You can learn more about the 2026 dyslipidemia guidelines here: 2026 Dyslipidemia Guideline Hub | JACC

S1 Ep27: Pharmacists’ Evolving Role in Electrophysiology Takes Center Stage Ahead of ACC 2026

You can reach the guests on this episode here: Kristen Campbell, PharmD

S1 Ep28: Unpacking the 2025 ACC/AHA Pulmonary Embolism Guidelines With a Thrombosis Pharmacist

Learn more about the HI-PEITHO trial here. You can reach the guest on this episode here: Allison Burnett, PharmD, PhC, CACP, on LinkedIn

S1 Ep27: Addressing Gaps in Secondary Stroke Prevention With Factor XIa Inhibition

Learn more about the OCEANIC-STROKE trial here.

S1 Ep26: Pharmacist-Led Strategies Offer Solutions to Ongoing Hypertension Control Failures

In this Heart Month solo episode of the Tell-Tale Heart podcast, host Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP, examines the “hypertension

S1 Ep25: How the POLY-HF Trial Shows Pharmacists' Key Role in Heart Failure Care

Learn more about the POLY-HF trial here. You can reach the guests on this episode here: Nick Miller, PharmD, on LinkedIn Nick Miller can be reached at nick@rxcompound.

S1 Ep24: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: What Pharmacists Need to Know in 2026

Join us for a deep dive into hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with Andrew Williford, PharmD, an assistant professor and cardiology specialist at UC San Diego Health. In

S1 Ep23: Happy New Year from The Tell-Tale Heart!

Happy New Year from The Tell-Tale Heart! We'll be back in 2 weeks with a new episode. In the meantime, check out the recent episode of Drugstore Dialogue with host Barry

S1 Ep22: From Diagnosis to Transplant: A Heart Failure Patient’s Journey and the Pharmacists’ Impact Along the Way

In this episode, host Craig Beavers sits down with Marc Baines, cofounder and executive director of the HeartLife Foundation, to explore heart failure care through the le

S1 Ep21: Breaking Down Celebrate and POLY-HF: Two Paths to Better Cardiac Care

In this solo episode, Craig Beavers breaks down new data from the CELEBRATE STEMI trial and the POLY-HF polypill study. He highlights what these findings could mean for r