May 2026

CARDIOVASCULAR

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE HEART CONVERSATIONS - EPISODE 3: RETHINKING AFIB AND STROKE PREVENTION IN THE ERA OF DIGITAL HEALTH

Featuring: Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Jane E. Wilcox, MD, and Rod S. Passman, MD

Episode Summary

In this third episode of Northwestern Medicine Heart Conversations, the podcast hosts are joined by Rod S. Passman, MD, renowned electrophysiologist. Together, they have an in-depth discussion on AFib and where the field is headed next.

Their conversation explores:
  • Opportunities and challenges of using wearable technologies for AFib detection and monitoring
  • Limitations of current AFib risk scores and evolving approaches to those
  • Advances in technology and research reshaping cardiovascular care
Rod S. Passman, MD, Director of Center for Arrhythmia Research at Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Jules J. Reingold Professor of Electrophysiology, Professor of Cardiology
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Chief of Cardiology
Jane E. Wilcox, MD, Associate Chief of Cardiology

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