meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
This Week in Cardiology

Jun 23 2023 This Week in Cardiology

This Week in Cardiology

Medscape Podcasts

Medicine, Science, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 963 Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 23 June 2023

ā±ļø 32 minutes

šŸ§¾ļø Download transcript

Summary

Starting HF meds during hospitalization for HF, Impella, testosterone, and colchicine are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

This podcast is intended for healthcareĀ professionals only.

To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit:

https://www.medscape.com/twic

I. Starting HF Meds During Hospitalization for HF

Starting Indicated Heart Failure Meds In-Hospital: Progress, Opportunities https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993539

- Opportunities and Achievement of Medication Initiation Among Inpatients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jchf.2023.04.015

II. Impella

- Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device vs Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump or No Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2806562

- Evidence Generation for Novel Cardiovascular Devices—Putting the Horse Back in Front of the Cart

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2806565

III. Testosterone

Big Trial Reassures on Heart Safety of Testosterone in Men

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993322

- Cardiovascular Safety of Testosterone-Replacement Therapy

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2215025

IV. Colchicine for CV Disease

Low-Dose Colchicine Approved for CVD: Now What?

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993578

- Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Colchicine after Myocardial Infarction

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1912388

- Colchicine in Patients with Chronic Coronary Disease

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2021372

You may also like:

Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine

https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine

The Bob Harrington Show with Stanford University Chair of Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD.

https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

Questions or feedback, please contact

news@medscape.net

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

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.

0:15.1

You can now access the latest in medical news on your Amazon Alexa-enabled device.

0:19.7

Join me, Perry Wilson, every weekday morning for Medscape Medical Minute where I highlight the top

0:24.7

medical stories of the day.

0:26.5

To add Medscape Medical Minute to your flash briefing, search for Medscape Medical Minute on Amazon

0:31.3

and click enable or open the Amazon Alexa app go to skills

0:34.7

search for Medscape Medical Minute and click enable then say Alexa what's the

0:40.1

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

0:44.0

Hi everyone this is John Mandrola from the heart

0:47.8

org medscape and this is this week in cardiology for June 23rd, 2023.

0:55.0

This week starting heart failure meds in the hospital,

1:00.0

impella, testosterone, and Colchocene.

1:04.2

First, though, on announcement.

1:06.4

Next week, TWIC podcast takes a Friday off

1:10.8

to celebrate US independence from British monarchy.

1:15.0

The Mandrula family, ranging from age 2 to 86 years,

1:20.0

we'll spend the weekend at the lake in rural Kentucky, and if you think I'm a beginner in statistics,

1:25.5

you should see me try to park a boat in a dock.

1:30.0

So also next weekend, the start of my favorite sporting event,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Medscape Podcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Medscape Podcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright Ā© Tapesearch 2026.