Cardiology Today

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 21, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like premature menopause and sodium-glucose cotransporter two inhibitors. Key takeaway: ECG AI Predicts AF Recurrence Risk. Article Links: Article 1: Premature Menopause and Lifetime Risk of Coronary Heart Disease. (JAMA cardiology) Article 2: Life expectancy and determinants of relati...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 21, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like immunosuppression and severe heart failure. Key takeaway: New Immunoassay Boosts Pediatric Transplant Safety. Article Links: Article 1: African Representation in Randomized Controlled Trials Published in Leading Medical and Cardiovascular Journals, 2019-2024. (Journal of the Ameri...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 20, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like Waitlist outcomes and Chagas cardiomyopathy. Key takeaway: Medical Urgency Drives 40.6% Lung Transplant Priority.. Article Links: Article 1: Sacubitril-Valsartan vs Enalapril in Heart Failure Due to Chagas Disease: Primary Results of ANSWER-HF Randomized Trial. (Journal of the Ame...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 19, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like functional mitral regurgitation and quality of care. Key takeaway: New Echo Criteria Tested for H. F. pEF. Article Links: Article 1: Left Atrial Appendage Closure or Medical Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation. (The New England journal of medicine) Article 2: Atrial Functional Mitral R...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 18, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like cDPP3 and endovascular revascularization. Key takeaway: Simtuzumab Preserves Cardiac Function in LMNA DCM. Article Links: Article 1: cDPP3 and Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure: An Analysis of the STRONG-HF and CORTAHF Studies. (ESC heart failure) Article 2: Long-term Safety and Per...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 18, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and dose reduction. Key takeaway: P. C. S. K. 9 Inhibitors Slash Cardiovascular Risk. Article Links: Article 1: High-Flow or Standard Oxygen in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. (The New England journal of medicine) Article 2: Prehospital Who...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 17, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like preventive cardiology and sudden cardiac death. Key takeaway: Left Ventricular Remodeling Post Mitral Repair. Article Links: Article 1: Use of Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring in Individuals With Elevated Lipoprotein(a): A Multicohort Study. (Journal of the American College of Card...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 16, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like Donor-specific antibody and Heart transplant rejection. Key takeaway: Kidney Injury Drives Diuretic Resistance in A. H. F.. Article Links: Article 1: Net Prolongation of Life in Advanced Heart Failure: An Intentional Strategy of Durable LVAD Therapy Followed by Heart Transplantati...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 15, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like psychological distress and non-pharmacological therapy. Key takeaway: Chemotherapy Cardiotoxicity Mechanisms Found. Article Links: Article 1: The effect of empagliflozin on left ventricular mass and volumes in elderly individuals with overweight and high risk of heart failure: The...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 14, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like Pressure microcatheter and Fractional flow reserve. Key takeaway: Finerenone Boosts HFpEF Quality of Life. Article Links: Article 1: Heart failure patients with reduced or mildly reduced ejection fraction: baseline characteristics of the low-dose digoxin outcome DECISION trial. (E...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 14, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like risk stratification and mortality. Key takeaway: Genetic Evidence for GLP1R in Heart Failure. Article Links: Article 1: Great debate: the new risk factor-weighted clinical likelihood model is useful to estimate the initial pre-test probability of obstructive coronary artery diseas...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 13, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like left atrial pressure and left atrial shunting. Key takeaway: H. F. pEF Shunt System: 3-Year Safety & Function. Article Links: Article 1: Off-label underdosing of edoxaban antithrombotic therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation and stable coronary artery disease: findings...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 12, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like advanced heart failure and implanted defibrillators. Key takeaway: Target-Dose A. C. E. I. s Cut Kidney Failure in H. F. rEF.. Article Links: Article 1: Long-term outcomes of patients implanted with a HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device – a real-world, single center,...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 12, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and Conduction system pacing. Key takeaway: Polyamine Inhibition Boosts Heart Transplant Acceptance. Article Links: Article 1: Inhibition of T cell polyamine metabolism promotes transplant acceptance by modulating cytotoxic CD8+ T cell...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 11, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like morbidity and Incident heart failure. Key takeaway: New Risk Models Pinpoint Future Heart Failure. Article Links: Article 1: Cardiovascular Statistics in the United States, 2026: JACC Stats. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology) Article 2: Prediction of incident heart fa...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 11, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like UCP2 single nucleotide polymorphisms and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Key takeaway: New P. A. H. -C. H. D. Risk Model for Adults. Article Links: Article 1: A Critical Contribution of Cardiac Myofibroblasts in Right Ventricular Failure and the Role of UCP2 SNPs in the Predispos...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 10, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like comorbidities and acute myocarditis. Key takeaway: YAP Boosts Cardiomyocyte Renewal for Repair. Article Links: Article 1: GRSF1 Protects Against Heart Failure by Maintaining BCAA Homeostasis. (Circulation) Article 2: Clinical Spectrum of Children With Parvovirus B19-Associated Acu...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 09, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like cardiac aging and empagliflozin. Key takeaway: A. I. Mammograms Predict Heart Disease in Women. Article Links: Article 1: Silent plaque ruptures in non-obstructive lesions of non-infarct-related arteries: a multimodality, serial intracoronary imaging study. (European heart journal...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 07, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like point-of-care devices and artificial intelligence. Key takeaway: AI Point-of-Care Cuts Heart Failure Costs. Article Links: Article 1: Management and Consequences of Genotype-Positive Familial Hypercholesterolemia. (JAMA cardiology) Article 2: Spectrum of Primary Aldosteronism and...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 07, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like risk prediction model and aficamten. Key takeaway: Preventive PCI for Vulnerable Plaques. Article Links: Article 1: Novel cardiovascular metabolic risk factor mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities. (European heart journal) Article 2: Great debate: preventive percutaneous corona...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 06, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like breast cancer and cardiac myosin inhibitor. Key takeaway: AI Predicts Heart Failure from ECGs. Article Links: Article 1: Effect of Aficamten vs Metoprolol on Patient-Reported Health Status in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 05, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like Computed tomography angiography and Verapamil. Key takeaway: Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Bisoprolol vs Verapamil. Article Links: Article 1: Finerenone in Type 1 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease. (The New England journal of medicine) Article 2: Coronary Atheroscl...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 04, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like risk stratification and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. Key takeaway: Atrial Cardiomyopathy Imaging Improves Risk Stratification. Article Links: Article 1: Burden of chronic kidney disease and outcomes following hospitalisation for heart failure. (Heart (British Cardiac So...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 03, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like P16 positive cells and adiponectin. Key takeaway: P16 Cells Drive Post-MI Cardiac Remodeling. Article Links: Article 1: Myocardial Recovery With Mechanical Circulatory Support Is Linked to Alternative Splicing and Subcellular Localization of CAMK2D. (Circulation) Article 2: Aortic...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded March 02, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like loop diuretics and retrospective cohort study. Key takeaway: Tricuspid Regurgitation Etiologies Defined. Article Links: Article 1: Hybrid durable Biventricular Assist Device Implantation with Berlin Heart EXCOR Pulsatile RVAD and a Continuous Flow LVAD. (The Journal of heart and l...