MyHealth RCSI - Your healthy heart

Heart disease affects thousands of people in Ireland every year, but understanding your heart doesn’t have to be complicated. We’ll be talking about everything from the early warning signs of heart trouble, to what happens during a cardiac event, to how you can live well with a long‑term heart condition. If you’ve ever wondered what symptoms you shouldn’t ignore, how treatments work, or what you can do to protect your heart every day, this conversation is for you. With insights from cardiology experts, lived‑experience stories, and the Irish Heart Foundation, this episode will leave you feeling better informed and empowered to look after your heart. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience on Wednesday, 22 April 2026. Professor Hannah McGee, Professor Emeritus, School of Population Health, RCSI hosts the discussion. Joining Hannah for this important conversation are: Professor Robert Byrne, Chair of Cardiovascular Research, RCSI and Director of Cardiology, Mater Private Hospital, Dublin Paul Stoneman, Cardiology Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Beaumont Hospital and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, RCSI Sharon Butler, Irish Heart Foundation Patient Champion Stephen Comerford, Irish Heart Foundation Patient Champion Janis Morrissey, Director of Health Promotion, Information and Training, Irish Heart Foundation 🎧 Prefer to Listen?   Listen via Apple, Spotify, or your favourite podcast platform by searching 'MyHealth RCSI’. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a new episode!   No podcast app? No problem — you can listen to all episodes directly at:  www.rcsi.com/myhealth  Want to hear more?  Join the conversation at #MyHealthRCSI and subscribe to the RCSI YouTube and podcast channels for expert-led content on health and wellbeing.    Catch up anytime at www.rcsi.com/myhealth, where you can watch or listen to past episodes.    Sign up here: https://100896engagecms.campusnexus.c... to get updates on new events and episodes straight to your inbox.  MyHealth RCSI proudly supported by PRESIDIO  MyHealth RCSI is proudly supported by PRESIDIO. Together, we are creating a space where lived experience and expert advice come together, helping everyone explore, question and understand their health on their own terms.   © RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences     “This MyHealth RCSI video is for private viewing only. It is not authorised for any other use. Any public performance, copying, commercial exploitation or other use is strictly prohibited. Duplication in whole or in part of this video is strictly prohibited. The ownership of RCSI in the material is hereby asserted.”