The safety of very low LDL-C, the win-ratio analytic method, sacubitril/valsartan, SGLT2 inhibitors, and percutaneous left atrial appendage closure are discussed in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I PCSK9I Evolocumab Benefits Accrue With Longer Follow-up: FOURIER OLE https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979950 - Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardi...
Sep 16, 2022•24 min
A potential new anticoagulant, surveillance stress testing, a trial misinterpretation, an old diuretic, and AI in cardiology are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I. Factor XI inhibitors - Factor XIa Inhibitor After MI, Stroke Encouraging in Early Phase 2 Studies https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979942 - AXIOMATIC-SSP: Cau...
Sep 09, 2022•25 min
A second ESC review covering REVIVED, the DANCAVAS CV screening trial, DELIVER on dapagliflozin in HF with mildly reduced EF, and the INVICTUS trial of rivaroxaban in rheumatic heart disease. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I REVIVED BCIS - PCI Fails to Beat OMT in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: REVIVED-BCIS2 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979853 - Percutaneous Revascularization for Isch...
Sep 02, 2022•25 min
Early rhythm control in AF, treating coronary artery disease before transcatheter aortic valve implantation, and an ESC 2022 preview are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I. Early Rhythm Control - Early AF Rhythm-Control Advantage Climbs With Comorbidity Burden: EAST-AFNET4 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979627 - Early Rhyt...
Aug 26, 2022•27 min
The obesity paradox in AF and paradoxes in general, digital health gets whacked again, and direct-to-consumer ads are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I. Collider Bias and the Obesity Paradox - 'Obesity Paradox' in Atrial Fibrillation Challenged as Mortality Climbs With BMI https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979150 - Asso...
Aug 19, 2022•22 min
AF screening; sodium, potassium, BP, and CV outcomes; drug prices; and cardio-respiratory fitness are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I. AF Screening - Using Wearable Devices to Detect AF Is 'Cost Effective' https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/978861 - Cost-effectiveness of Screening for Atrial Fibrillation Using Wearable Devi...
Aug 12, 2022•21 min
Hyperkalemia in heart failure, CV health in America, primary prevention ICDs, and a debate about posters at medical meetings are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I. Hyperkalemia in Heart Failure - DIAMOND: Adding Patiromer Helps Optimize HF Meds, Foils Hyperkalemia https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971616 - Patiromer for...
Aug 05, 2022•24 min
A big new HF and EP trial, doctors and probability, LV assist devices in cardiogenic shock, vitamin D, and exercise in PAD are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I. Left vs Left RCT Taking Cardiac Pacing From Boring to Super-Cool https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/973615 Conduction-System Pacing Shines vs BiV Pacing for CRT i...
Jul 29, 2022•23 min
Therapeutic fashion and conduction system pacing, early rhythm control in AF, statins in CKD, and salt intake in HF are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – Therapeutic Fashion and Conduction System Pacing - Medical Necessity vs Therapeutic Fashion: How Evidence-Based Is Your Field of Medicine? https://www.medscape.com/vie...
Jul 22, 2022•23 min
The LIFE study, multimorbidity and evidence translation, cardiac arrest and therapeutic fashion, diabetes and cardiology, and EP cuts are the topics John Mandrola, MD, tackles in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – LIFE Study and Substudy - LIFE: ARNI Does Not Best Valsartan in Advanced Heart Failure https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/952681 - Tolerability of Sacub...
Jul 15, 2022•21 min
On this week's podcast, John Mandrola, MD discusses fish oil, America's heart health, pharmacists and prescribing and statins This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I - Fish Oil - New Biomarker Data Add to Concerns Over REDUCE-IT Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/976490 - Effects of Randomized Treatment With Icosapent Ethyl and a Mineral Oil Comparator on Interleukin-1β, Interleukin-6,...
Jul 08, 2022•23 min
A non-significant but wonderful trial in AF, smoking and HF, vitamins, and pre-op risk screening are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – DECAAF II Trial DECAAF II: AF, Fibrosis Ablation Technique Falls Short, but Signs of Hope https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957469 • Effect of MRI-Guided Fibrosis Ablation vs Conventi...
Jun 24, 2022•21 min
Statin Intolerance, external validity of trials, contrast shortage, and expansion of cardiology into diabetes and nephrology are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I - Statin Intolerance - New National Lipid Association Statement on Statin Intolerance https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/975674 - What proportion of symptomatic ...
Jun 17, 2022•22 min
More ISCHEMIA controversy, health Insurance and CV outcomes, testosterone, and flawed observational studies are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – More Ischemia Controversy - Data Concerns Mount Despite ISCHEMIA Substudy Correction https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/974974 - ISCHEMIA Substudy Data Just Don't Add Up, Car...
Jun 10, 2022•25 min
Devices for HF, Twitter for disseminating science, HDL levels, and dubious post-hoc studies are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – Interatrial Shunts for HF - Interatrial Shunt in HF Hints at Heart Structural, Functional Benefits https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/974776 - Atrial shunt device for heart failure with preser...
Jun 03, 2022•24 min
Ischemia vs anatomic testing for CAD, UK-TAVI trial, TAVI for AR? and post-PCI anti-thrombotics are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – Ischemic vs Anatomic Evaluation for CAD - ISCHEMIA Substudy Data Just Don't Add Up, Cardiac Surgeons Say https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/974107 - Outcomes in the ISCHEMIA Trial Based on...
May 20, 2022•24 min
Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and mavacamten, SGLT2 inhibitors, the triple whammy, espresso, and clinician burnout are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in today's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – Mavacamten - FDA Clears Mavacamten (Camzyos) for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/972945 - Mavacamten for treatment of sympt...
May 13, 2022•19 min
HRS meeting presentations: conduction system pacing, AF in the ED, a possible new treatment for vagal bradycardia, and women in EP are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – HRS Comments II – Conduction System Pacing Conduction System Disease Recast as Preventive Therapy Target https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/973488 • Resc...
May 06, 2022•21 min
Aspirin for primary prevention, time-restricted feeding, renal denervation, and a potential new obesity drug are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – ASA for Primary Prevention: - USPSTF Final Recommendation on Aspirin for Primary CV Prevention https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/972761 - Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Di...
Apr 29, 2022•22 min
Critiques of last week's comments on VT ablation and a review of EHRA presentations, including new ways to ablate atrial myocardium and pace the ventricle, are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – VT ablation - VT Ablation After First ICD Shock Boosts Survival: PARTITA https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971969 - Does Timing of Vent...
Apr 22, 2022•25 min
ACC Recap, Part 2: VT ablation, HF care, three-vessel disease, and patiromer are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – VT ablation VT Ablation After First ICD Shock Boosts Survival: PARTITA https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971969 • Does Timing of Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Affect Prognosis in Patients With an Implantabl...
Apr 15, 2022•25 min
ACC Recap: John Mandrola, MD, provides part 1 of an ACC recap in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – HTN in Pregnancy - Hypertension Control During Pregnancy Validated in Large Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971486 - Treatment for Mild Chronic Hypertension during Pregnancy https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2201295 II – Prevention of Bleeding in ...
Apr 08, 2022•26 min
Coronary CTA, semaglutide, coronary artery calcium, exercise, and an ACC and EHRA preview are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – Coronary CTA Feedback - Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography vs Functional Stress Testing for Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalme...
Apr 01, 2022•20 min
AF ablation vs rate control in HF, TAVI vs SAVR, atherosclerosis, and surrogate endpoints in observational studies are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – AF ablation vs Rate Control RAFT-AF, Despite Itself, Hints at Advantage for Ablation Rhythm Control in Heart Failure With AF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/951326 • ...
Mar 25, 2022•25 min
AF screening, CTA, stroke prevention and broken observational studies, and medical writing are the topics John Mandrola, MD discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I - AF Screening - Handheld ECGs Ease A-Fib Screening in the Very Elderly https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969846 - Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults at Primary Care Visits: the VI...
Mar 11, 2022•26 min
An update to CardioMEMs post, ARBs and cancer, troponins, empagliflozin, and low-value care are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I – Invasive Monitoring for HF - FDA Expands Eligibility for CardioMEMS Heart Failure System https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969004 - Haemodynamic-guided management of heart failure (GUIDE-H...
Mar 04, 2022•23 min
FDA approval of CardioMEMS, statins, VT storm, and fish oil and AF are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I - Invasive Monitoring for HF - FDA Expands Eligibility for CardioMEMS Heart Failure System https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969004 - Haemodynamic-guided management of heart failure (GUIDE-HF): a randomised controlled...
Feb 25, 2022•23 min
Spinal cord stimulation to prevent post-cardiac surgery AF, statin intolerance, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and Vitamin D are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com//twic I Post-Cardiac Surgery AF Spinal Cord Stimulation May Cut AF After Cardiac Surgery https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968478 • Autonomic Neuromodulation f...
Feb 18, 2022•20 min
LDL equations, stroke interventions, post-PCI antiplatelets, the transitive function and network meta-analysis, and lipoprotein(a) are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I - LDL-C Equations: - Standard LDL Equations Yield Discordant Results https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968112 - Discordance Between Standard Equations for...
Feb 11, 2022•21 min
Interatrial shunt therapy, the power of the RCT, chronic stress, anxiety and cardiometabolic risk, and TAVR, are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I - Interatrial Shunt - Interatrial Shunt Falters in Preserved, Mid-Range LVEF Heart Failure: REDUCE LAP-HF 2 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967792 - Atrial shunt device for ...
Feb 04, 2022•17 min
