Sep 21, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
ASA, polypharmacy, statins and obesity treatments are the topics discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week’s podcast
ASA, polypharmacy, statins and obesity treatments are the topics discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week’s podcast
The Apple Watch EKG, ablate/pace strategies, chronic total occlusion-PCI, assisted reproduction strategies and CV health, and remembering Ron Victor, MD are the topics for this week’s podcast.
High sensitivity troponin, radial access (a good news story!), stroke care, rivaroxaban in CAD and PAD, and the components of a healthy diet are discussed in this week’s podcast.
The salt wars, drug costs and vaule, Takotsubo syndrome, carb intake, and the upcoming European Society of Cardiology congress are discussed in this week’s podcast
Screening athletes, AF ablation complications, physician gender and MI mortality, the rise of chronic kidney disease, and the rosuvastatin lawsuit are discussed in this week's podcast.
AF screening, atrial flutter, palliative care in heart failure, and LDL-C lowering are discussed in this week's podcast
Aspirin dosing, a potential new drug for SVT, apixaban in patients with ESRD, TAVR, and saunas, are discussed in this week's podcast
Leadless pacing, AF detection, coronary calcium, BP control and omega-3 fatty acids are discussed in this week's podcast.
Questionable ICD use, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, multivitamins and cardiovascular health, and end-of-life care are discussed in this week's podcast
Dr John Mandrola discusses controversy over the ISCHEMIA trial, AAA screening, PCSK9i in diabetes, cardiac arrest and Twitter in this week’s podcast
PREDIMED (again), malpractice concerns in CAD testing, alcohol, stroke care in the elderly, and genetic testing are the topics discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week’s podcast
Nutrition education for docs, PREDIMED retraction, recommendations for ECG screening of healthy adults, and MOC studies are discussed in this week's podcast.
Better equations for CV risk prediction, a drug for bradycardia, illicit drugs and MI in the young, EHR woes, and vitamins for CV risk reduction are discussed in this week's podcast.
Surgical left atrial appendage occlusion, renal denervation, a substudy of ORBITA, FFR and hypertension guidelines are discussed in this week's podcast.
Device-related thrombosis with Watchman left atrial appendage closure, debulking atrial fibrillation after ablation, rivaroxaban for stroke prevention, alteplase, and Lp(a) are discussed this week.
The CABANA trial on catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation is discussed in this week’s podcast recorded at the Heart Rhythm Scientific Sessions.
AHA rescinds sections of the stroke guidelines, thrombectomy for pulmonary embolism, Mitra-clip, nuts and AF, and blood pressure measurements are discussed in this week's podcast.
Lipid-lowering and baseline LDL-C, the CV safety of NSAIDs, 'metabolically healthy' obesity, PCI for chronic total occlusions, and wearable tech are discussed in this week's podcast.
Ambulatory BP measurements, advanced practice providers, medical marijuana for sleep apnea, Barbara Bush's comfort care, and apixaban for cardioversion are the topics discussed in this week's podcast.
Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery, long QT syndrome, exercise for CV prevention, a new risk factor for mothers, and coronary obstruction post TAVR are discussed in this week's podcast.
Beta-blockers in diabetes, ACE inhibitors vs ARBs, cardiac implantable electronic device infections, alcohol and AF, and strengthening the p value threshold are discussed in this week's podcast.
Dr. John Mandrola discusses heart failure care, methamphetamine, AF ablation, lead extraction, and myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery in this week's podcast.
His-bundle pacing, Factor Xa reversal, heart failure quality measures, predicting prognosis after cardiac arrest, and myocarditis after cancer immunotherapy are discussed in this week's podcast.
ODYSSEY, VEST, mSTOPS, CANTOS, and the Black barbershop blood pressure study are among the presentations from the 2018 American College of Cardiology meeting reviewed in this week's podcast.
Obesity in young people, type-2 diabetes, the risks of varicose veins, on-pump vs off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and an ACC preview are the topics discussed in this week's podcast.
Vegetarian vs Mediterranean diets, a clarithromycin alert, a new stent, best choice of IV fluid, and early work in prevention Type I diabetes are discussed in this week's podcast.
Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery, radial vs ulnar cath access, aspirin for heart failure, VTE prophylaxis and low-fat vs high-carb diets are discussed in this week's podcast.
ICD use in patients with CKD, PFO and peri-operative stroke, LV assist devices, guideline-directed medical therapy after revascularization, and upcoming trials in 2018 are discussed in this week's podcast.
Genetic risk scores and early onset CAD, ECGs in athletes, the ripple effect of weight loss, troponin in sepsis, and fish oil for CVD prevention are the topics discussed in this week's podcast.