Aug 18 2023 This Week in Cardiology
Episode description
ICD generator change, less is more in VT management, co-morbidity in HF, and SGLT2i after AF ablation are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.
This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.
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I. ICD Gen Change
- Patients' Perspectives Regarding Generator Exchanges of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.122.009827
- DEFINITE https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/nejmoa033088
- SCD-HeFT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa043399
- DANISH https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1608029
- Poole and colleagues; 11-year follow-up of SCD-HeFT https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.061
- Editorial – Howell/Stecker https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.123.010266
II. VT Therapy
Crossed Wires: Ischemia Testing and Monomorphic VT Storm
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995401
- Cleveland Clinic Study
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2023.04.030
III. Co-Morbidity in HF
- Hospital admissions in the last year of life of patients with heart failure
https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcad047
- Four Horsemen of Apocalypse Lecture
http://www.louisvillelectures.org/imblog/2017/10/5/whw8sf0m1k0wi6lm6kvjsx4nxzzjg5
IV. SGLT2i After Ablation for AF
SGLT2 Inhibitors Curb AF Post-Ablation Recurrences in Diabetes
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995415
- Observational Study – Abu-Qaoud et al
https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacep.2023.06.008
- Meta-analysis SGLT2i and AF
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.121.022222
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