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This Week in Cardiology

Aug 18 2023 This Week in Cardiology

This Week in Cardiology

Medscape Podcasts

Medicine, Science, Health & Fitness

4.9963 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

ICD generator change, less is more in VT management, co-morbidity in HF, and SGLT2i after AF ablation are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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I. ICD Gen Change

- Patients' Perspectives Regarding Generator Exchanges of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.122.009827

- DEFINITE https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/nejmoa033088

- SCD-HeFT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa043399

- DANISH https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1608029

- Poole and colleagues; 11-year follow-up of  SCD-HeFT https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.061

- Editorial – Howell/Stecker https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.123.010266

II. VT Therapy

Crossed Wires: Ischemia Testing and Monomorphic VT Storm

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995401

- Cleveland Clinic Study

  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2023.04.030

III. Co-Morbidity in HF

- Hospital admissions in the last year of life of patients with heart failure

  https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcad047

- Four Horsemen of Apocalypse Lecture

  http://www.louisvillelectures.org/imblog/2017/10/5/whw8sf0m1k0wi6lm6kvjsx4nxzzjg5

IV. SGLT2i After Ablation for AF

SGLT2 Inhibitors Curb AF Post-Ablation Recurrences in Diabetes

  https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995415

- Observational Study – Abu-Qaoud et al

  https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacep.2023.06.008

- Meta-analysis SGLT2i and AF

  https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.121.022222

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You're listening to this week in cardiology from the heart

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org medscape cardiology this podcast is intended for health care

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Hi everyone this is John Mandrola from the heart dot org medscape and this is this

0:51.4

week in cardiology for August 18th, 2023.

0:55.0

This week we're talking the ICD Gen Change,

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Less is More in Management of VT.

1:02.0

Co-morbidities in heart failure, and SGLT2 inhibitors after a

1:08.6

filbablation.

1:10.9

First, a note of thanks. T-W-I-C podcast received a number of comments on the website and a few reviews on the Apple

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podcast app. Thanks for taking the time to write. It's nice and it helps us reach more people.

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Another note, before I start, I am trying to name authors and I often have bad

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pronunciation and I apologize in advance.

1:35.2

We start today with one of the most common and important decisions I make in the clinic

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