This Week in Cardiology

Coronary artery calcification and exercise, translating clinical trials, the question of metabolically healthy obesity, and Watchman complications are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I - CAC and Physical Activity - Physical Activity Paradoxically Tied to Higher Coronary Calcium https://...

Dual antiplatelet therapy after PCI, statin side effects, nightshift work and AF, and a cautionary note regarding therapeutic enthusiasm in HF care are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I - COVID - Alaska Sets Record for Daily COVID Cases https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/958999 II - M...

Cardiac arrest care, finerenone, carotids, meds post TAVI: less is more and the new may not be as grand as the tried and true. John Mandrola, MD, provides a third ESC review. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I - Cardiac Arrest Care - Angiography Can Wait for Cardiac Arrest Without ST-Elevation https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957471 - Angiography...

ESC Wrap-up Part II: EMPEROR-Preserved, and the STEP, Guide-HF, and IAMI trials, are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I - HFpEF - EMPEROR-Preserved: Empagliflozin Scores HFpEF Breakthrough https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957405 - Empagliflozin in Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Frac...

EMPEROR-Preserved, the LOOP study, ablate-and-pace for AF, and salt substitute and stroke: John Mandrola, MD provides a first of two ESC reviews. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic 1 - HFpEF - EMPEROR-Preserved: Empagliflozin Scores HFpEF Breakthrough https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957405 - Empagliflozin in Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection...

COVID-19, NEJM vaccine safety paper, full-dose anticoagulation in COVID-19, AF and Exercise, and early results on EMPEROR-Preserved are the studies John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic 1 - COVID-19 - Heart Inflammation More Common After COVID Than After Vaccination https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957343 - Safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vacci...

COVID-19, Simpson's Paradox, LAA appendage closure, multimorbidity, and an ESC preview are the topics John Mandrola, MD discusses in today's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic 1 - COVID-19 - Lacking Beds, Hospitals Ship COVID-19 Patients to Other States https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956917 - Efficacy and Safety of Same-Day Discharge for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation https://pubmed.ncbi.n...

COVID-19, vaccine-induced myocarditis, Watchman complications, SGLT2 inhibitors, and cardiogenic shock are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic 1 - COVID-19 - 18 Months Later, the COVID-19 Memories Won't Go Away https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956335 2 - Vaccine-Myocarditis - Myocarditis in Adolescents After COVID-19 Vaccine Typically M...

The COVID-19 surge, vaccine-induced myocarditis, Heart Rhythm news, the state of medical evidence, and doctors in unions are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic 1- COVID-19 Texas COVID-19 Wave Is Climbing More Steeply Than Past Waves https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956104 White House Says US Can Provide COVID-19 Boosters if Needed https://www....

Two studies on alcohol and AF incidence and an important paper on stable CAD are the topics John Mandrola discusses in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic 1 - COVID-19 New Vaccinations Increasing in COVID Hot Spots https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/955680 2 - Alcohol - Moderate Drinking Protective After MI, Stroke in 'Flawed' Study https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/955474 - Ri...

COVID-19 messaging, coffee, CTA and statins, and Watchman problems are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic 1- COVID-19: - COVID-19 Cases in US Triple Over 2 Weeks Amid Misinformation https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/955269 - Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056...

COVID-19, Ivermectin, a dissolving pacer, clinician well-being, and finerenone are discussed this week. 1 COVID-19 US 'Losing Time' Against Delta Variant, NIH Chief Says https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/954882 Ivermectin for COVID: How Do We Know What to Believe? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/954681 2 Dissolving Pacemaker Dissolving Pacemaker Impressive in Early Research https://www.med...

COVID-19, mRNA-vaccine-induced myocarditis, type 2 diabetes in kids, optimal medical therapy for CAD, and Alcohol are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic 1-COVID - Fast-spreading Delta Variant, Vaccination Rates, Reintroduction of Indoor Masks: COVID-19 Global Weekly Highlights https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/940446 - Health care 'b...

Myocarditis and the COVID vaccine, lipid lowering guidelines, financial toxicity, and deprescribing statins are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic 1 – COVID Varied COVID Vaccination Rates May Lead to 'Two Americas' https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/953658 Nearly All COVID Deaths in US Are Now Among Unvaccinated https://www.medscape.com...

COVID vaccine myocarditis, Christian Eriksen and sudden cardiac death, therapeutic hypothermia, and revascularization of stable CAD are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic 1- COVID-Vaccine-Myocarditis AHA: Don't Delay COVID Shot While CDC Reviews Myocarditis Cases https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/953233 Myocarditis after BNT162b2 and mR...

COVID vaccine myocarditis, AF post-stroke, semaglutide, and iPhones and cardiac devices are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic COVID-Vaccine-Myocarditis More Evidence Links COVID Vaccines to Rare Cases of Myocarditis in Youth https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/952905 - Symptomatic Acute Myocarditis in Seven Adolescents Following the Pfiz...

John Mandrola, MD, presents an ACC 2021 recap. https://www.medscape.com/twic ACC 2021 Reveiw I -- Left Atrial Appendage Closure LAAOS III: Surgical LAA Closure Cuts AF Stroke Risk by One Third https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/951232 - Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion during Cardiac Surgery to Prevent Stroke https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2101897 Watchman Registry: 1-Year Stroke Est...

The upcoming ACC meeting, polypharmacy, finerenone, and ethics and professionalism are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic ACC Preview: ACC.21 Looks to Repeat Success Despite Pandemic Headwinds https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/950836 - Level and Prevalence of Spin in Published Cardiovascular Randomized Clinical Trial Reports With Stati...

COVID-19 and BMI, TAVR vs SAVR, subcutaneous ICD, SGLT2 inhibitors, and physician-Moms are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic COVID-19 COVID-19 Severity Starts in Normal BMI Range, Especially in Young https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/950568 - Associations between body-mass index and COVID-19 severity in 6·9 million people in England: a...

COVID-19 and global vaccinations, AF screening, conduction-system pacing, FDA ban on menthol tobacco, and a heartfelt essay are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic COVID-19 Indians Rush for COVID-19 Vaccines as Death Toll Passes 200,000 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/950095 - Vaccine Breakthrough Infections with SARS-CoV-2 Variants ht...

Cardiac status post COVID-19 in athletes, AF ablation, and bias against procedural doctors are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast https://www.medscape.com/twic COVID-19 COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with a SARS-CoV-2 R.1 Lineage Variant in a Skilled Nursing Facility After Vaccination Program — Kentucky, March 2021 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7017e2.htm Prof...

COVID-19 vaccine-related clotting, vitamin D, anticoagulation strategies before PCI, and a good intervention at end of life are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic COVID-19: How Some COVID-19 Vaccines Could Cause Rare Blood Clots https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/949262 FAQ: What to Know About the J&J Vaccine Pause https://www.medscape.c...

COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccines, hybrid AF ablation TAVR and who gets to be called a doctor are the topics by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic COVID-19 UK Regulators to Offer Under-30s Alternative to AZ COVID Vaccine https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/948934 - News - Communicating the potential benefits and harms of the Astra-Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine https://wi...

COVID-19, long-COVID, the language of medicine, childhood obesity, and open notes are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic COVID-19 AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine: Clotting Disorder Mechanism Revealed? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/948560 Long COVID Long COVID Brings Welcome Attention to POTS https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/948174 Ke...

COVID-19, AF detection post stroke, new measures of heart function, and structural racism in quality measures are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic COVID-19 NIH Rebukes AstraZeneca Vaccine Interim Data: 'Incomplete' https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/947954 Neutralizing Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants After Infection and Vaccina...