Apr 1, 2022 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
This Week in Cardiology
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🗓️ 1 April 2022
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Coronary CTA, semaglutide, coronary artery calcium, exercise, and an ACC and EHRA 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 – Coronary CTA Feedback
- Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography vs Functional Stress Testing for Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2655243
II – Semaglutide
- FDA Okays Semaglutide Higher Dose, 2 mg/Week, for Type 2 Diabetes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971156
- Efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide 2·0 mg versus 1·0 mg in patients with type 2 diabetes (SUSTAIN FORTE): a double-blind, randomised, phase 3B trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00174-1
- Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1607141
- Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183
III – CAC and SCD
- Calcium Scores Predict Sudden-Death Risk in Preclinical CAD in Large Cohort Study https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971056
- Coronary Artery Calcium for Risk Stratification of Sudden Cardiac Death: The Coronary Artery Calcium Consortium https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.02.011
IV – Exercise and COVID-19
- More Exercise Linked to Lower Chance of Severe COVID-19: Study https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/949468
- Small steps, strong shield: directly measured, moderate physical activity in 65 361 adults is associated with significant protective effects from severe COVID-19 outcomes http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-105159
V – ACC Preview
- Hybrid ACC.22 Resurrects the Live Scientific Session https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971083
- Mandrola Previews the 2022 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971084
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to this week in cardiology from the heart |
| 0:03.4 | org medscape cardiology this podcast is intended for health care |
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| 0:44.0 | Hi everyone this is John Mandrola from the heart dot org medscape cardiology and |
| 0:49.2 | this is this week in cardiology for April 1st, 2022. |
| 0:54.8 | This week, feedback on a coronary CTA question, |
| 0:59.2 | semagglutide, coronary artery calcium and sudden cardiac death, exercise as medicine, and an ACC and |
| 1:08.5 | European Heart Rhythm Association meeting preview. The first topic today is some reader feedback on coronary CT imaging. |
| 1:17.0 | A practicing non-invasive general |
| 1:20.0 | cardiologists from the US wrote to me and said he was a loyal listener and self-described medical conservative, |
| 1:26.2 | but he had serious criticism of my quote generally negative approach to cardiac CT. |
| 1:33.0 | Quote, every time a positive cardiac CT |
| 1:36.2 | trial comes out, you tend to focus on the negative aspects of it |
| 1:39.9 | and forget to include the positive outcomes." |
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