Cardiology Perspective

• Apr 26 2024 This Week in Cardiology   A listener defends colored boxes in guidelines; mysteries of non-culprit coronary lesions during PCI, and of AF ablation; and surrogate markers are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 26, 2024
• Episode 3: Is Pulmonary Rehab Right for Your Patient With COPD?   Join Dr Leah Witt and nurse practitioner Chris Garvey as they discuss pulmonary rehab, an underutilized treatment for people living with COPD.
  Medscape, April 25, 2024
• We've Come Full Circle in Managing CKM A recent statement provides guidance on managing cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, bringing us back to the roots of treating metabolic syndrome, writes Naresh Kanumilli, MBBS.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 24, 2024
• Opportunistic AI for Medical Scans A remarkable wealth of data are being missed.
  Medscape, April 23, 2024
• Drugs and Teeth: Prescription Meds With Dental Effects   The Curbsiders got an expert's answers to common questions about drugs and dental care.
  The Curbsiders, April 23, 2024
• Conscience Laws: Inform Patients Early of All Options   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the rise of state conscience laws and doctors' obligation to inform patients of all options for receiving care.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, April 23, 2024
• Are Women Better Doctors Than Men?   Investigators took a unique approach to try to answer this age-old question in medicine.
  Medscape, April 22, 2024
• Threshold for Transfusion in ACS: Still Room for Discretion   Cardiologists Michelle O’Donoghue and Sunil Rao discuss more details from the MINT trial on a liberal vs conservative approach to blood transfusion in patients with anemia and acute coronary syndrome.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 22, 2024
• How to Make the Most of Your Patient's Holter Monitor An electrophysiologist shares eight tips for making the best use of the data that this device provides.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 22, 2024
• Adding Life to Your Patients' Years Is it enough to just help adults live longer? Lifestyle medicine can add life instead of just years.
  Medscape Family Medicine, April 22, 2024
• Apr 19 2024 This Week in Cardiology   ACC Part 2: The TACT2 trial of chelation, inter-atrial shunts for HF, and triglyceride lowering; plus diltiazem and Factor Xa anticoagulants are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 19, 2024
• Are Carbs Really the Enemy? Our diet hasn't necessarily adapted to the ready food supply, which has changed over the years. Caroline Apovian, MD, explains why we need carbs and which ones are best.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 19, 2024
• Infographic: Doctors' Pay and If They Think It's Enough Physicians reveal their compensation rose about 3% on average in 2023 and discuss whether the profession in general and they individually are adequately paid.
  Medscape, April 18, 2024
• How Can Doctors Best Assess Worsening Dengue Cases? It is important to inform patients about warning signs such as abdominal pain, repeated vomiting, decreased urine output, or dizziness when standing, says an epidemiologist.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 18, 2024
• S2 Episode 5: Pulmonary Hypertension: Essential Insights for Cardiologists   Drs Michelle Kittleson and Ronald Oudiz dive into everything cardiologists need to know about the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
  Medscape, April 18, 2024
• Correlation Is Not Causation, Wink, Is Not Good Enough   Cardiology researchers Bob Harrington and Bobby Yeh discuss how to do better observational research and the controversial notion of making causal inferences from such data.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 17, 2024
• ACC 2024 Chelation Therapy and CV Risk: Why TACT2 Showed No Benefit   Tricia Ward interviews Gervasio Lamas TACT2, a trial of chelation therapy to lower CV risk presented at the 2024 ACC Scientific Sessions, and why its findings differed from those of TACT.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 16, 2024
• 'Difficult Patient': Stigmatizing Words and Medical Error   In a hospital study, the use of certain words and language patterns in the medical record was linked with diagnostic errors. Dr F Perry Wilson comments.
  Medscape, April 15, 2024
• A Shot in the Arm for Uncontrolled Hypertension   Cardiologists Michelle O'Donoghue and Akshay Desai discuss the results of KARDIA-2 on the siRNA drug zilebesiran in patients with uncontrolled hypertension and the potential role of renal denervation.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 15, 2024
• ACC 2024: Insights on Advancements in Lipid Management   Dr Erin D. Michos highlights five trials presented at ACC that offer exciting advancements in lipid science.
  Medscape, April 12, 2024
• Apr 12 2024 This Week in Cardiology   ACC Recap #1: DanGer Shock (plus a sobering JAMA research letter on Impella use), REDUCE-AMI, PREVENT, and EMPACT-MI are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 12, 2024
• EMPACT-MI: Another SGLT2 Inhibitor Miss Post-MI Empagliflozin added to standard care did not improve outcomes in post-MI patients at risk for heart failure. John Mandrola, MD, sees the diminishing returns for add-on drugs as positive for patients.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 12, 2024
• ACC 2024 Semaglutide Benefits in HFpEF Step Beyond Weight Loss   Drs Piña and Kosiborod discuss semaglutide in obesity-related HF with and without diabetes. Both STEP HFpEF trials show similar HF benefits despite less weight loss in patients with diabetes.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 12, 2024
• Identification and Management of MASLD: Primary Care Tips   Dr Kevin Fernando discusses the identification and management of people with MASLD in primary care.
  Medscape Family Medicine, April 11, 2024
• Reduce Sitting Time to Lower Blood Pressure   Dr JoAnn Manson comments on the significance of a randomized trial showing the benefits of reduced sitting time in older adults.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, April 11, 2024
• ACC 2024 Preventive Coronary Stents: Not There Yet The PREVENT trial on stenting stable plaques deemed vulnerable by imaging criteria suggests a benefit over medical therapy alone. John Mandrola, MD, finds it provocative but not yet ready to act on.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 11, 2024
• Is Your EMS System Leading the Way in Emergency Care?   Join Drs Glatter and Pepe as they explore the intricacies of EMS care, revealing disparities and providing insights and solutions alongside Dr Weston.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, April 10, 2024
• Managing CKD in Primary Care: Latest Guidelines   An explosion of new treatments can stave off the need for dialysis in many patients with CKD.
  Medscape Family Medicine, April 10, 2024
• ACC 2024 Beta-Blockers Post-MI Past Their Expiration Date: REDUCE-AMI REDUCE-AMI showed no benefit for routine beta-blockers post–MI in patients with normal ejection fraction. John Mandrola, MD, asks: Does evidence-based medicine need expiration dates?
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 08, 2024
• ACC 2024 Impella Saves Lives in CS, but Patient Selection Key In the first randomized trial of Impella in a select group of patients with AMI and cardiogenic shock, the device saved lives. The high rate of serious adverse events calls us to pay attention to the nuances of the data, says John Mandrola, MD.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 07, 2024
• Post-ICU Syndrome: The Long Road to Recovery   Drs Robert Glatter and Nida Qadir discuss post–intensive care syndrome, including what it is, management opportunities, and funding needs for the future.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, April 01, 2024
• How to Keep Your Patients Safe This Ramadan With increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses, old age, and frailty, doctors are likely to encounter Muslim patients with chronic conditions asking for their advice.
  Medscape UK, February 27, 2024
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