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This Week in Cardiology

Feb 12, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

This Week in Cardiology

Medscape Podcasts

Medicine, Science, Health & Fitness

4.9963 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Prediabetes, AI and ECGs, HFpEF, and observational studies are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment http://www.medscape.com/twic

Pre-diabetes

'Prediabetes' Unlikely to Progress to Diabetes in Older Adults https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/945511

Mobile QT Interval Measurement

Using AI, Mobile ECG Aims to Expand QTc Screening Horizons https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/945484 Giudicessi JR et al.

Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Assessment of the Heart Rate Corrected QT Interval Using a Mobile Electrocardiogram Device | Circulation (ahajournals.org) https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/suppl/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.050231

HFpEF

Exercise Quandary in HFpEF: Training Regimens Fall Short in Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/945621

Observational Study Follies

Statins Linked to Reduced Postop Adhesions, Bowel Obstruction https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/945686

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to this week in cardiology from the heart.org on medscape.

0:09.7

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Or open the Amazon Alexa app, go to Skills, search for Medscape Medical Minute and click

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0:33.4

Alexa, what's the news or Alexa, what's my flash briefing? I hope you'll join us.

0:38.6

Hi everyone, this is John Mandrola from the Heart.org Medscape Cardiology and this is this week in Cardiology

0:47.0

February 12th 2021.

0:50.2

This week COVID, the prefix pre-before condition, AI and mobile ECGs, Heart Failure with

0:58.0

Preserved Ejection fraction, and Statons. First a brief note on COVID, the Johns Hopkins site again reveals

1:06.6

plummeting cases. Plus, millions are receiving vaccines that are nearly 100% effective.

1:13.8

And our COVID census in our hospital,

1:15.7

like so many other hospitals, is decreasing.

1:19.8

I've read the details on the virus variants,

1:21.9

and I understand the caution, but gosh we've had so much caution, perhaps some optimism is in order.

1:29.0

Maro's messaging fails in the cardiology clinic, it'll likely fail in the public sphere too, especially now.

1:38.0

First topic today is pre-diabedes.

1:41.0

Last week I led the podcast with the limits of screening for asymptomatic disease in

1:45.8

the carotid arteries.

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