This Week in Cardiology

Observational studies, another defense of digoxin, CTO-PCI, BP measurement, and a possible revolution in cardiovascular protection 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. Observational Research Yeh; Credibility in Observational...

Listener feedback re observational studies, surgeons' dissent from recent guidelines, aspirin for primary prevention, and fish oil 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. Heart Surgeons Dissent Surgical Groups Push Back Again...

Antiarrhythmic drugs in patients with CAD, observational studies, GLP-1 agonists, and the subcutaneous ICD 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. AAD in Patients with CAD - The Feasibility and Safety of Flecainide Use Among Pa...

Listener feedback, conduction system pacing, eating fish vs fish pills, exercise, and an RCT for diet 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. Listener Feedback Monitor HF and AHA Jun 02, 2023 This Week in Cardiology Podcast...

Carotid stents, the paclitaxel story now closed, inclisiran, DOAC failures, and primary vs secondary prevention 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. Carotid Stenting CMS Proposal Expanded Coverage of Carotid Stenting in CMS Dra...

European HTN Guidelines, vitamin D, bempedoic acid, and leadless pacing, with some critical appraisal techniques thrown in, 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. European Hypertension Guidelines New ESH Hypertension Guidelines...

Starting HF meds during hospitalization for HF, Impella, testosterone, and colchicine 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. Starting HF Meds During Hospitalization for HF Starting Indicated Heart Failure Meds In-Hospital: Pro...

AF screening, BNP, a new SGLT2 inhibitor, a sky-is-blue study, and the UK Mini Mitral surgical trial 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 AF Screening - Effects of Atrial Fibrillation Screening According to N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide: A Seco...

Impella, digital health, low-value processes, are tricuspid valve interventions with pacing leads are the topics Dr. 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. Impella Class I Recall FDA Class I Recall for Some Abiomed Impella Heart Pumps https:...

Listener feedback on the most important study in a decade, MONITOR-HF, a flawed paper and analysis, and the tension between pathos and logos 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 Earlier Anticoagulation Safe...

An HRS meeting recap, Impella failure, sacubitril/valsartan, the purpose of trials, and a major breakthrough in evidence generation 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. HRS Meeting Recap II. Impella in VT ablation - First-...

When to use an ICD, risk stratification for HCM, blending EP and structural cardiology to improve care in post-TAVI patients, and hsTroponins 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. ICD in Patients with NICM Simple Risk Score P...

Two new papers on left atrial appendage occlusion, the promise of DNA, statins in the elderly, and SGLT2 inhibitors 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 - When to Start a Statin Is a Preference-Sensitive De...

Beta-blockers post MI, public perception of statins, trust in the medical profession, BMI, and TAVI 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. Post-MI Beta Blockers Long-term Beta-Blockers Not Needed After MI with Preserved Systolic...

Two studies of cardiac device infections, observational studies, RCTs, and our ways of knowing in Medicine 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. Cardiac Device Infection Mortality Climbs When CIED Infections Are 'Delayed' A...

John Mandrola, MD discusses early vs delayed AF ablation, a report on a devastating complication of AF ablation, and a potential crosswind for a major therapeutic fashion in electrophysiology. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Early Vs Delayed Ablation - Impact of Early Versus Delayed Atri...

SCAI consensus document on LAAC, semaglutide/tirzepatide disruption, NSAIDs, and interventional echocardiography are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, on 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. SCAI Consensus Document New Update on Left Atrial Appendage Closure Rec...

Chat GPT, a relatively unknown therapy for HFpEF, and two fun studies on statins and secondary prevention 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. Artificial Intelligence and CHAT GPT Can ChatGPT Replace Diabetes Educators? Perh...

Diets, coronary artery calcium, statins, basic CAD knowledge, and AF 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. Diet Some Diets Better Than Others for Heart Protection https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/990305 - Compari...

Exercise, sudden cardiac death in sports, new TAVI data, behavioral psychology, EHR doing good things, maybe, and coffee 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. Fitness and Longevity Even Small Changes in Fitness Tied to Lower...

ACC Recap No. 2: Pacing in HFpEF, Oral PCSK9 inhibitor, PAH, soft thinking on adherence, and so called metabolically healthy obese 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. Pacing in HFpEF No Exercise Boost From Pacemaker in HFpEF With I...

ACC Recap Part 1: Sports, bempedoic acid NASCARs, tricuspid regurgitation, and more on revascularization of stable CAD. 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. Sports Cardiology Even Vigorous Exercise Appears Safe for Patien...

Renal denervation, AF ablation, omecamtiv mecarbil, and an ACC 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. AF Ablation - Initial Findings From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Pro...

Reporting on potential fraud in medicine, AF, stroke, a possible new cholesterol-lowering drug, and the tone of debate in 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. Potential Fraud in Medicine Inside the Big Busine...

Bradyarrhythmia during AF screening, thrombolysis in stroke, NP vs MD care, and the most biased paper this year — on LAAO — 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. Screening with ILR - Ade Adamson Tweet https://twitter.com/AdeA...