Mar 1 2024 This Week in Cardiology This Week in Cardiology

The Western AF meeting, aspirin, cannabis use, LVEF in athletes, and shared decision making before ICD implantation 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. ASA in Primary Prevention
Campbell Meta-analysis https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065420 Swedish Observational study https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028321 ASPREE https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805819 II. Cannabis
Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Cardiovascular Risk
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cannabis-use-tied-increased-cardiovascular-risk-2024a10003yr
It Sure Looks Like Cannabis Is Bad for the Heart, Doesn’t It?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000250
Journal of the AHA Observational Study https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.123.030178 III. Low EF in Athletes
Reduced Ejection Fraction in Elite Endurance Athletes: Clinical and Genetic Overlap With Dilated Cardiomyopathy https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.063777 IV. ICDs and Shared Decision-Making
Association of a Medicare Mandate for Shared Decision-Making With Cardiac Device Utilization https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2815017 You may also like:
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