This Week in Cardiology

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Mar 4, 2022 This Week in Cardiology Mar 04, 2022

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An update to CardioMEMs post, ARBs and cancer, troponins, empagliflozin, and low-value care 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 – Invasive Monitoring for HF

- FDA Expands Eligibility for CardioMEMS Heart Failure System https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969004

- Haemodynamic-guided management of heart failure (GUIDE-HF): a randomised controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01754-2

II – ARBs and Cancer

- ARBs and Cancer Risk: New Meta-Analysis Raises Questions Again https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969510

- Risk of cancer with angiotensin-receptor blockers increases with increasing cumulative exposure: Meta-regression analysis of randomized trials https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263461

- Marciniak Meta-analysis in FDA Medical Review 206316Orig1Orig2s000 https://rb.gy/myhlvy

III – Troponins and Cardiac Surgery

- What Troponin Level Indicates Injury After Cardiac Surgery? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969617?src=

- High-Sensitivity Troponin I after Cardiac Surgery and 30-Day Mortality https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2000803

- Five-Year Outcomes after PCI or CABG for Left Main Coronary Disease https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1909406

IV – Empagliflozin in HFpEF

- FDA Okays Empagliflozin for HF Regardless of Ejection Fraction https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969118

- Empagliflozin in Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Fraction https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2107038

- Angiotensin-Neprilysin Inhibition in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1908655

V – Low-Value Care

- AHA Targets 'Low-Value' Heart Care in New Scientific Statement https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969107

- Strategies to Reduce Low-Value Cardiovascular Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/HCQ.0000000000000105

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Feb 25, 2022 This Week in Cardiology Podcast Feb 25, 2022

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FDA approval of CardioMEMS, statins, VT storm, and fish oil and AF are the topics covered 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 - Invasive Monitoring for HF

- FDA Expands Eligibility for CardioMEMS Heart Failure System https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969004

- Haemodynamic-guided management of heart failure (GUIDE-HF): a randomised controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01754-2

- Wireless pulmonary artery haemodynamic monitoring in chronic heart failure: a randomised controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60101-3

II - Statin Use in Primary Prevention

- USPSTF Tweaks Primary Prevention Statin Recommendations in New Draft Guidance https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968963

- Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-evidence-review/statin-use-primary-prevention-cardiovascular-disease-adults

- The Case Against Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1215/p734.html

III - VT-Storm

- Transcutaneous Magnetic Stimulation Promising Against VT Storm https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968955

- Effect of Transcutaneous Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Ventricular Tachycardia Storm https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2788915

IV - Fish Oil and AF risk

- Fish Oil Supplements May Increase the Risk for Atrial Fibrillation: What Does This Mean? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967159

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Feb 18, 2022 This Week in Cardiology Podcast Feb 18, 2022

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Spinal cord stimulation to prevent post-cardiac surgery AF, statin intolerance, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and Vitamin D are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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I Post-Cardiac Surgery AF

Spinal Cord Stimulation May Cut AF After Cardiac Surgery

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968478

• Autonomic Neuromodulation for Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery: JACC Review Topic of the Week https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.12.010

• Temporary Spinal Cord Stimulation to Prevent Postcardiac Surgery Atrial Fibrillation: 30-Day Safety and Efficacy Outcomes https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.08.078

II – Statin Intolerance

Statin Intolerance 'Overestimated and Overdiagnosed' https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968627

• Prevalence of statin intolerance: a meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac015

III – HFpEF

Risk in Preserved-EF HF Varies With Normal vs High Natriuretic Peptides https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968748

• Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in patients with normal natriuretic peptide levels is associated with increased morbidity and mortality https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab911

• Universal definition and classification of heart failure: a report of the Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Japanese Heart Failure Society and Writing Committee of the Universal Definition of Heart Failure: Endorsed by the Canadian Heart Failure Society, Heart Failure Association of India, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, and Chinese Heart Failure Association https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33605000/

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Feb 11, 2022 This Week in Cardiology Podcast Feb 11, 2022

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LDL equations, stroke interventions, post-PCI antiplatelets, the transitive function and network meta-analysis, and lipoprotein(a) 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 - LDL-C Equations:

- Standard LDL Equations Yield Discordant Results https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968112

- Discordance Between Standard Equations for Determination of LDL Cholesterol in Patients With Atherosclerosis https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.11.042

- LDL-C Estimation: The Perils of Living With Imperfection https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.12.005

II - Acute Stroke Care

- Endovascular Therapy Benefits Stroke With Larger Ischemic Core? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968203

- Endovascular Therapy for Acute Stroke with a Large Ischemic Region https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2118191

III - Post PCI Antiplatelet Regimens

- Study Parses Out Merits of Short DAPT, De-escalation in ACS https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968050

- Short Duration of DAPT Versus De-Escalation After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndromes https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2021.11.028

IV - Lipoprotein (a)

- Positive Topline Results for siRNA in Raised Lipoprotein(a) https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968278

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Feb 4, 2022 This Week in Cardiology Podcast Feb 04, 2022

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Interatrial shunt therapy, the power of the RCT, chronic stress, anxiety and cardiometabolic risk, and TAVR, are the topics covered 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 - Interatrial Shunt

- Interatrial Shunt Falters in Preserved, Mid-Range LVEF Heart Failure: REDUCE LAP-HF 2 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967792

- Atrial shunt device for heart failure with preserved and mildly reduced ejection fraction (REDUCE LAP-HF II): a randomised, multicentre, blinded, sham-controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00016-2

II - Chronic Stress

- Chronic Stress Accelerates Aging: Epigenetic Evidence https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967828

- Psychological and biological resilience modulates the effects of stress on epigenetic aging https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-021-01735-7

- DNA methylation GrimAge strongly predicts lifespan and healthspan https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6366976/

III – Anxiety, Neuroticism, and CardioMetabolic Risk Factors

- Anxiety in Men Tied to Risk Factors for CVD, Diabetes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967811

- Neuroticism, Worry, and Cardiometabolic Risk Trajectories: Findings From a 40‐Year Study of Men https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.121.022006

IV - TAVR Implant Success

- VARC-3 TAVR Technical Failure Definition 'Highly Clinically Relevant https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967717

- Validation of the Valve Academic Research Consortium 3 Technical Success Definition in Patients Undergoing TAVR https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jcin.2021.11.013

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Jan 28, 2022 This Week in Cardiology Podcast Jan 28, 2022

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AF Screening, alcohol, sports-related sudden death, non-MD-led healthcare, and CPR 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 Screening

- USPSTF Says Evidence Still Lacking for AF Screening in Asymptomatic Patients https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967275

- Screening for Atrial Fibrillation US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2788340

- Screening for Atrial Fibrillation—New Devices, Same Challenges https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2788475

- Implantable loop recorder detection of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke (The LOOP Study): a randomised controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01698-6

II - Vaccine Induced Myocarditis

- Hong Kong, US, Israeli Data Illuminate COVID Vaccine Myocarditis https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967355

III - Alcohol and Heart

- No Amount of Alcohol Safe for the Heart: WHF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967124

IV - Sports Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest

- Survival Improving in Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967061

- Evolution of Incidence, Management, and Outcomes Over Time in Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.11.011

V - Non MD vs MD-led Care

- This Doc Still Supports NP/PA Led Care ... With Caveats https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967073

VI - CPR

- Should We Always Offer CPR? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966886

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Jan 21, 2022 This Week in Cardiology Podcast Jan 21, 2022

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Olive oil, breastfeeding and CV health, informed consent during stroke, and controversy regarding revascularization guidelines 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 – Olive Oil

- Olive Oil Intake Tied to Reduced Mortality https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966366

- Consumption of Olive Oil and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality Among U.S. Adults https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.10.041

- Can Small Amounts of Olive Oil Keep the Death Away? https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.11.006

II – Breastfeeding and CV Maternal Health

- Breastfeeding Linked to Lower CVD Risk in Later Life https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966767

- Breastfeeding Is Associated With a Reduced Maternal Cardiovascular Risk: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Involving Data From 8 Studies and 1 192 700 Parous Women https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.022746

- Meta-analysis: pitfalls and hints https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3868184/

III – Informed Consent

- New Guidance on Consent in Acute Ischemic Stroke https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966889

- Consent Issues in the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke https://n.neurology.org/content/98/2/73

- The Case Against Thrombolytic Therapy in Stroke https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/895159

- tPA in Stroke: 'The Facts Are Clear' https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/895370

IV – Controversy in Revascularization Guidelines

- 'Incomprehensible' CABG Recommendation Raises Concerns https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966819

- Surgical Groups Push Back Against New Revascularization Guidelines https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966153

- Effect of coronary artery bypass graft surgery on survival: overview of 10-year results from randomised trials by the Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Trialists Collaboration https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(94)91963-1

- Ten-Year Follow-Up Survival of the Medicine, Angioplasty, or Surgery Study (MASS II) https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.911669

- What constitutes an appropriate empirical trial of antianginal therapy in patients with stable angina before referral for revascularisation? https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02045-6/fulltext

- Initial Invasive or Conservative Strategy for Stable Coronary Disease https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1915922

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Jan 14, 2022 This Week in Cardiology Podcast Jan 14, 2022

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Xeno-transplantation, weight loss drugs, DOAC coverage, vitamin D, LAAC and frailty, and recalled LVADs 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 – Xenotransplantation

- Pig Heart Successfully Transplanted to Man https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966367

- What Does a Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant Mean for Medicine? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966488

II – Weight Loss Drugs

- Wegovy Tops Sibling Saxenda for Weight Loss https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966376

- Effect of Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Daily Liraglutide on Body Weight in Adults With Overweight or Obesity Without Diabetes https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2787907

III – DOAC Coverage

- CVS Caremark Formulary Change Freezes Out Apixaban https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966588

IV – Vitamin D

- More Vitamin D Not Better for Reducing Cancer or CVD Incidence https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966333

- The D-Health Trial: a randomised controlled trial of the effect of vitamin D on mortality https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00345-4

- Vitamin D supplementation and prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer in the Finnish Vitamin D Trial—a randomized controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab419

- Association between vitamin D supplementation and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l4673

V – LAAC and Frailty

- Frailty in patients undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage closure https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.01.007

- Net Clinical Benefit of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Versus Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Pooled Analysis of the Randomized PROTECT-AF and PREVAIL Studies https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31752643/

VI – LVAD recall

- A High-Risk Medical Device Didn't Meet Federal Standards. The Government Paid Millions for More. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966255

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Jan 7, 2022 This Week in Cardiology Podcast Jan 07, 2022

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Causes of sudden death, inclisiran, DOAC choices, and alcohol and VT/VF are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

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I – Causes of Sudden Death

- Cardiac Device Interrogation After Death 'Richly Informative' https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/965730

- Postmortem Interrogation of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: A 15-Year Experience https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacep.2021.10.011

- Sudden Death in Patients With Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26098676/

- Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Interrogation at Forensic Autopsy https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/circulationaha.117.032367

II – Inclisiran

- FDA Approves First-in-Class Inclisiran to Lower LDL-C https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/965464

- ORION: Inclisiran Phase 3 Trials Published https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/927107

- Meta-Analysis of Inclisiran for the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32892993/

- Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1615664

- Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1801174

III – DOAC Choice

- Apixaban: The 'Anticoagulant of Choice' for AF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/965390

- Association of Rivaroxaban vs Apixaban With Major Ischemic or Hemorrhagic Events in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2787319

IV – Alcohol and VT/VF and SCD

- Some Good News on Alcohol and 'Holiday Heart Syndrome' https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/965498

- Alcohol consumption and risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death: An observational study of 408,712 individuals https://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(21)02215-3/fulltext

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Dec 17, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast Dec 17, 2021

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PFO closure, trans-mitral procedures, yoga as therapy, and a year-end-review are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic

I – PFO Closure

- Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects in an Analysis of Pooled Individual Patient Data From Randomized Trials of Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale After Stroke https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2787115

- Patent Foramen Ovale Closure—Harnessing Clinical Trial Evidence to Inform Individualized Treatment Decisions https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2787132

- Personalized evidence based medicine: predictive approaches to heterogeneous treatment effects https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30530757/

- Lord's Paradox by Stephen Senn https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cause-concern-stephen-senn/

II – Trans-Mitral Procedures

- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Procedures Up Tenfold Since 2014 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/964657

- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapy in the United States: A Report From the STS-ACC TVT Registry https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.07.058

- Percutaneous Repair or Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1009355

- Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair in Patients with Heart Failure https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1806640

- Percutaneous Repair or Medical Treatment for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805374

III – Yoga for Vasovagal Syncope

- Yoga Effective Adjunct Therapy in Recurrent Vasovagal Syncope https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/964644

- Effect of Yoga on Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients With Vasovagal Syncope (LIVE-Yoga) https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacep.2021.09.007

- Effect of Yoga on Arrhythmia Burden, Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: The YOGA My Heart Study https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.060

- Effects of yoga in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation - a randomized controlled study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26976659/

IV – Top Ten of 2021

- Mandrola's Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2021 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/964818

- Top Cardiology Trials of 2021 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/963475

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