Feb 24 2023 This Week in Cardiology
This Week in Cardiology
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🗓️ 24 February 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Reporting on potential fraud in medicine, AF, stroke, a possible new cholesterol-lowering drug, and the tone of debate in medical science are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.
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I. Potential Fraud in Medicine
Inside the Big Business of Clogged Arteries https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/988448
II. AF Screening and Stroke
STROKE AF at 3 Years: High AF Rate After Atherosclerotic Stroke https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/988076
Severity and Etiology of Incident Stroke in Patients Screened for Atrial Fibrillation vs Usual Care and the Impact of Prior Stroke https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2795865
III. Bempedoic Acid
New Studies Give Bempedoic Acid a Bump as Lipid-Lowering Agent https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/911100
- Rationale and design of the CLEAR-outcomes trial: Evaluating the effect of bempedoic acid on cardiovascular events in patients with statin intolerance https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2020.10.060
- Safety and Efficacy of Bempedoic Acid to Reduce LDL Cholesterol https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1803917
- Effect of Bempedoic Acid vs Placebo Added to Maximally Tolerated Statins on Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Patients at High Risk for Cardiovascular Disease https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2754792
- N-of-1 Trial of a Statin, Placebo, or No Treatment to Assess Side Effects https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2031173
- Side Effect Patterns in a Crossover Trial of Statin, Placebo, and No Treatment https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.07.022
IV. The Technique of Critical Appraisal
Why Evidence-Based Medicine Enthusiasts Could Use a Lesson in Persuasion https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/988227
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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 |
| 0:07.6 | professionals only any views expressed are the presenters own and do not |
| 0:11.2 | necessarily reflect the views of WebMD or Medscape. |
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| 0:44.0 | Hi everyone this is John Mandrola from the heart |
| 0:47.3 | org medscape cardiology and this is this week in Cardiology for February 24, |
| 0:53.4 | 2023. |
| 0:55.1 | This week, reporting about fraud in medicine, |
| 0:58.3 | AFIB, stroke, a possible new cholesterol-lowering drug, |
| 1:01.8 | and the tone of debate in medical science. |
| 1:05.0 | First topic today is that you may have seen a sweeping ProPublica investigation |
| 1:10.0 | into overuse of peripheral artery procedures at the Wichita VA. |
| 1:15.0 | The case became public because of a whistleblower and Medscape Medical News is also published a version of the piece. |
| 1:22.0 | The evidence presented thus far is worrisome. |
| 1:24.8 | That a VA hospital in Wichita, Candas, had more expenses for vascular products |
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