Sep 29 2023 This Week in Cardiology

09/29/23 • 26 min

Reader feedback, leadless pacing, ABIM, SGLT2 inhibitors, peri-operative MI after cardiac surgery, and. AHA late-breakers are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers 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. Reader Feedback

Sep 22, 2023 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996694

ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1801174

FOURIER https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1615664

II. Leadless Pacing

Leadless vs Transvenous Pacemaker Study https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euad269

III. ABIM News

Heart Societies Ready to Split From ABIM Over Long-Standing MOC Disputes

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996747

IV. SGLT2 inhibitors

Empagliflozin Gets FDA Nod for CKD Without T2D or HF

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996873

EMPA-Kidney https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2204233

V. Peri-Op MI after Cardiac Surgery

Cardiac Troponin Predicts Mortality Post Surgery

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996877

Austrian Perioperative MI study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.07.011

Vision https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2000803

VI. AHA Late Breakers

Link to Late-Breakers https://professional.heart.org/en/meetings/scientific-sessions/programming/late-breaking-science#late-breaking

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Reader feedback, leadless pacing, ABIM, SGLT2 inhibitors, peri-operative MI after cardiac surgery, and. AHA late-breakers are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers 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. Reader Feedback

Sep 22, 2023 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996694

ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1801174

FOURIER https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1615664

II. Leadless Pacing

Leadless vs Transvenous Pacemaker Study https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euad269

III. ABIM News

Heart Societies Ready to Split From ABIM Over Long-Standing MOC Disputes

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996747

IV. SGLT2 inhibitors

Empagliflozin Gets FDA Nod for CKD Without T2D or HF

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996873

EMPA-Kidney https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2204233

V. Peri-Op MI after Cardiac Surgery

Cardiac Troponin Predicts Mortality Post Surgery

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996877

Austrian Perioperative MI study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.07.011

Vision https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2000803

VI. AHA Late Breakers

Link to Late-Breakers https://professional.heart.org/en/meetings/scientific-sessions/programming/late-breaking-science#late-breaking

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

Questions or feedback, please contact [email protected]

Previous Episode

Sep 22 2023 This Week in Cardiology

Coronary calcium, cardiac arrest survival, Factor XI drug findings, APCs and a potential new board certification in cardiology are the topics discussed 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 Coronary Artery Calcium

CONFIRM Registry - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.03.008

CURE -- https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa010746

II Cardiac Arrest

Cardiac Arrest Centers No Benefit in OHCA Without STEMI

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995885

Cycling coverage https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/nathan-van-hooydonck-forced-to-end-to-racing-career-due-to-heart-condition/

ARREST https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01351-X

SCD in Athletes Bob Harrington and Manesh Patel https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995575

III Factor XI

Trial Halted for Bleeding Reduction With Abelacimab vs Rivaroxaban in AF

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996587

Press Release - https://anthostherapeutics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-18-Anthos-Press-Release-final.pdf

Abelacimab, a Factor XI Inhibitor, Prevents VTE With Low Bleeding Risk in Knee Replacement

NEJM proof-of-concept https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2105872

OCEANIC-AF https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05643573

Will Factor XI Be the Goldilocks Anticoagulant Target? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979634

IV APC Care

NPs and PAs Handling Increasingly More Primary Care Visits: New Studies https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996709

BMJ paper -- https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj-2022-073933

V Possible Cardiology Board Certification Changes

Heart Societies Ready to Split From ABIM Over MOC Disputes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996747

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Next Episode

Oct 06 2023 This Week in Cardiology

Coated vs uncoated ASA, a new trial in CAD, conflicts of interest, first AF in the hospital, and changing HTN scoring and CHADSVASC are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers 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. ASA

No Benefit of Enteric-Coated Aspirin vs Uncoated in CVD https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/997119

JAMA Cardiology: Coated vs Uncoated ASA https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2809795

ADAPTABLE https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2102137

II. RECHARGE

Revascularization Choices Among Under-Represented Groups Evaluation (The RECHARGE Program) https://www.pcori.org/research-results/2023/revascularization-choices-among-under-represented-groups-evaluation-recharge-program

Gaudino/Stone: Reconsidering Coronary Revascularization Trials

III. Conflicts of Interest

Financial Conflicts of Interest in Public Comments on Medicare National Coverage Determinations of Medical Devices https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2808721

IV. First AF in the Hospital

Decoding AFib Recurrence: PCPs' Role in Personalized Care https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/997011

Annals of Internal Medicine: AF Recurrence https://doi.org/10.7326/M23-1411

V. Changing CHADSVASC Score

JAMA Network Open: HTN Guidelines and CHADSVASC Up-Scoring https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2809933

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