This Week In Cardiology

Medical reversals, conflict of interest in the cardiac cath lab, cardiologist burnout, and changes in TAVR rules are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

FDA hearings on paclitaxel devices in PAD, health news spin, myocarditis, difficult conversations, and TAVR in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) are discussed in this week’s podcast.

Vitamin D, ICD in patients on dialysis, aspirin, type 2 diabetes, and paclitaxel in PAD are the topics covered by John Mandrola in this week’s podcast.

Complications of PCI, health hubs, AV block after TAVR, VTE prevention, and rivaroxaban use in patients with heart failure are the topics discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week's podcast.

Tricuspid valve repair, aortic stenosis, His-bundle pacing, deprescribing loop diuretics, and ‘leakage’ are covered in this week’s podcast.

Aspirin and ICH, late tPA for stroke, public reporting of outcomes, Impella, grapefruit juice and QT interval, and ICDs for primary prevention are discussed in this week’s podcast.

Renal and AF ablation in combination, infection risk of devices, neuromodulation of AF, pulsed field ablation and stroke of unknown source are covered in a HRS-heavy podcast.

Spin in the cardiovascular literature, palliative care for cardiac patients, tPA for acute stroke, and whether institutional volume affects AF ablation complications are the topics discussed this week.

Bike commuting and obesity, CMR for NSTEMI, Niacin in secondary prevention, cardiologists’ pay, and end-of-life conversations are in this week’s podcast.

Anticoagulation for embolic stroke of unknown origin, added-sugar labels, AF-patient knowledge, LDL-C and hemorrhagic stroke, and genetic signals in cancer-care cardiomyopathy are discussed this week.

Super-saturated oxygen in STEMI, Medicaid expansion and CV mortality, pacemakers in patients with HFpEF, HF readmissions, and exercise vs diet for weight loss are discussed in this week’s podcast.

ARB recalls, bystander compression-only CPR, renal denervation for hypertension, LDL cholesterol targets, and pre-op frailty are the topics discussed in this week’s podcast.

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation, eggs, booze, and anti-thrombotic agents for double vs triple therapy in patients with ACS and AF are discussed in this week’s podcast.

From ACC.19 and EHRA: The Apple Heart study, TAVR for low-surgical-risk AS, preventing cardiac device infections, COACT, VF arrest, and AF cardioversion are discussed in this week's podcast.

Obesity paradox studies and collider bias, the ISCHEMIA trial baseline findings, expanded indications for the MIitraClip, and an ACC preview are covered in this week’s podcast.

N of 1 hypertension trials, heart failure readmissions and HRRP, insulin, CTA vs functional stress testing, and the ongoing paclitaxel PAD controversy are discussed in this week’s podcast.

Lead extraction, AF triggers, cognitive decline and CV risk factors, low-value care, and secondary prevention in the real world are discussed in this week’s podcast.

Factor Xa reversal agent Andexa, PTSD, gender transition hormones and CVD, primary care physician shortage, and a commentary from a young interventional cardiologist are discussed this week.

The cost of cardiac care, statin adherence and mortality, syncope, ultra-processed food, and heart failure survival are discussed in this week's podcast.

Statins in the elderly, donor hearts and the opioid crisis, Impella, coronary calcium in exercisers, and the plateau in heart disease deaths are discussed in this week’s podcast.