Feb 25, 2022 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
This Week in Cardiology
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🗓️ 25 February 2022
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
FDA approval of CardioMEMS, statins, VT storm, and fish oil and AF are the topics covered 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 - Invasive Monitoring for HF
- FDA Expands Eligibility for CardioMEMS Heart Failure System https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969004
- Haemodynamic-guided management of heart failure (GUIDE-HF): a randomised controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01754-2
- Wireless pulmonary artery haemodynamic monitoring in chronic heart failure: a randomised controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60101-3
II - Statin Use in Primary Prevention
- USPSTF Tweaks Primary Prevention Statin Recommendations in New Draft Guidance https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968963
- Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-evidence-review/statin-use-primary-prevention-cardiovascular-disease-adults
- The Case Against Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1215/p734.html
III - VT-Storm
- Transcutaneous Magnetic Stimulation Promising Against VT Storm https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/968955
- Effect of Transcutaneous Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Ventricular Tachycardia Storm https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2788915
IV - Fish Oil and AF risk
- Fish Oil Supplements May Increase the Risk for Atrial Fibrillation: What Does This Mean? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967159
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| 0:44.0 | Hi everyone this is John Mandrola from the heart dot org bedscape cardiology and this is |
| 0:50.3 | this week in cardiology for February 25th 2022 this week in Cardiology for February 25th, 2022. |
| 0:54.7 | This week, FDA approval of the CardioMems device, |
| 0:58.6 | statins, ventricular tech cardio storm, fish oil, |
| 1:02.0 | and atrial fib risk. So let's start with hard. cardiac guideline directed medical therapy and then manage diuretics so as to maintain |
| 1:14.8 | fluid balance and keep people out of the hospital. |
| 1:18.3 | Dioretic management typically turns on clinical signs and symptoms like weight, |
| 1:22.4 | edema, etc. |
| 1:24.3 | So here's a new proposal. |
| 1:26.6 | A paper clip size device placed in the pulmonary artery |
| 1:30.8 | during this minimally invasive procedure. This device is capable of monitoring |
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