This Week in Cardiology

Reading incidental CAC on chest CT scans, exercise benefits in women vs men, PCI with or without imaging, and trial non-reporting 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. Incidental CAC on Chest CT Incidental CAC Tweet When Does...

An update in trial interpretation, CI, and P -values; percutaneous tricuspid Interventions; and news on HDL and humility in Medicine 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. Evidence of Absence Is not Absence of Evidence Feb 09, 20...

Beta-blocker withdrawal in HFpEF, the ARCADIA trial, food as medicine, and bariatric surgery are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses 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. HFpEF and Heart Rate PRESERVE HF Substudy https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarti...

FDA approves PFA for AF ablation, flawed comparisons of TEER vs MV surgery and PCI vs CABG, and cardiologists struggling with board exams 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. PFA FDA Okays Boston Scientific PFA System for Parox...

LAAO, more evidence that stable CAD is stable, CRT benefit over the long-term, and AF monitoring after stroke 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. LAAO This Week in Cardiology Podcast, Dec 15, 2023 https://www.medscape.com/view...

Listener feedback on antiplatelet therapy after PCI, bempedoic acid, off-Label PFO Closure, and palliative care 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. Listener Feedback on Antiplatelet Therapy After PCI Long-term Clopidogrel H...

GLP-1s and BaroStim Neo revisited, a new drug for transthyretin amyloid CM, clopidogrel vs ASA years after PCI and stent, and statins 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. GLP-1s and Obesity, BaroStim Neo Revisited FDA Expand...

Neuro-modulation in HF, private equity owned hospitals, HCM, SCD and ICD re-evaluated, and peer review 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. Neuromodulation for HFrEF FDA Expands Label for CVRx Barostim System in HF https://w...

FDA approves PFA, breakthrough in PAH, residual leaks after percutaneous LAAO, OAC in low to intermediate risk people 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. FDA Approves PFA FDA Approves First Pulsed Field Ablation System for...

Three aspects of the recent AF guideline documents and a possible new treatment of POTS 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 Guidelines ACC/AHA Issue Updated Atrial Fibrillation Guideline https://www.medscape.com/viewartic...

More from AHA including SGLT2 inhibitors, blood transfusion after MI; cracks in the armor of Factor XI inhibitors; and renal denervation 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. DAPA MI Potential Dapagliflozin Benefit Post-MI Is No...

An AHA Recap: SELECT, ORBITA2, and ARTESIA are the trials John Mandrola, MD, reviews 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 American Heart Association 2023 on theHeart.org | Medscape Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/viewcollection/37277 I. SELECT Trial Semaglutide 'A Ne...

Renal denervation, a potential deadly decision in the ED, GLP-1 agonists, and an AHA preview 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. Renal Denervation FDA OKs Paradise Renal Denervation System for Hypertension https://www.medsc...

Tricuspid regurgitation therapy, two more left atrial appendage trials, and reflections on being too soft on medical science 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. Tricuspid Regurgitation Trilogy TAVR Safe, Effective in Aortic...

More on the Million Hearts RCT, ENRICH AF, TAVI vs SAVR, the Partner 3 and Evolut-low-risk trials, and myocardial viability 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. Listener Feedback Million Hearts CMS 'Million Hearts' CVD Risk Red...

Listener feedback, oral anticoagulation in patients with ICH, an example of statistical significance but not clinical significance, and statins and diabetes 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. Listener Feedback October 13,...

Three stories regarding GLP-1 agonists, imaging during PCI, and the power of sham controls in procedure trials 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. FLOW Trial Positive Novo Nordisk Stops Ozempic Kidney Trial After Early Signs o...

Coated vs uncoated ASA, a new trial in CAD, conflicts of interest, first AF in the hospital, and changing HTN scoring and CHADSVASC 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 No Benefit of Enteric-Coated Aspirin vs Uncoated in CV...

Reader feedback, leadless pacing, ABIM, SGLT2 inhibitors, peri-operative MI after cardiac surgery, and. AHA late-breakers 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. Reader Feedback Sep 22, 2023 This Week in Cardiology Podcast https:/...

Coronary calcium, cardiac arrest survival, Factor XI drug findings, APCs and a potential new board certification in cardiology 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 Artery Calcium -   CONFIRM Registry - https://doi....

Reader feedback, imaging in the cath lab, AF ablation to relieve anxiety, and some possible help in hypertension 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. Reader Feedback Sep 08, 2023 This Week in Cardiology Podcast   https://www...

ESC Recap Part 2: ECLS-SHOCK, FIRE, MULTISTARS-AMI, HEART FID, and DANPACE II are the trials 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. Cardiogenic Shock ECMO for Shock in Acute MI Won't Help, May Harm: ECLS-SHOCK  https://www.medscape.com/view...

ESC Wrap-up 1: Obesity, heart failure with preserved EF and reduced EF, AF, frailty, evidence translation, and catheter ablation 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. FRAIL AF    -FRAIL-AF Study     https://www.ahajournals.or...

GLP-1 agonists in HFpEF, DOACs for subclinical AF, renal denervation, and the matter of remaining in the profession 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. Obesity and HFpEF GLP-1 Agonists in HFpEF With Obesity: Are We There Ye...

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 . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I. ICD Gen Change - Patients' Perspectives Regarding Generator Exchanges of Implantab...