The Bob Harrington Show Medscape

Cardiology researchers Bob Harrington and Bobby Yeh discuss how to do better observational research and the controversial notion of making causal inferences from such data.
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Academic Cardiology and Social Media https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.004736
Bringing the Credibility Revolution to Observational Research and Cardiology https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.064645
Cardio Twitter: An Essential Tool for Staying Current https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/897512
Identification of Causal Effects Using Instrumental Variables https://doi.org/10.2307/2291629
Explaining Charter School Effectiveness https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.5.4.1
Methods of Public Health Research - Strengthening Causal Inference from Observational Data https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp2113319
Publish or Perish and the Incentive for Quantity over Quality Research Papers https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998417
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Bob Harrington, Erin Michos, and Brahmajee Nallamothu discuss how the publish or perish culture can lead to sloppy research and the need for alternative models to measure success in academic medicine.
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With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Big Data Research From the National Inpatient Sample https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.117.003846
Adherence to Methodological Standards in Research Using the National Inpatient Sample
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.17653
Publish or Perish: Where are we heading?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24778659
The Kardashian Index of Cardiologists: Celebrities or Experts? https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.068
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Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson discuss two of the hottest topics in cardiology and medicine for 2023: a proposed alternative to the maintenance of certification process, and artificial intelligence.
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Cardiovascular Organizations Pursue New, Independent Medical Board
https://www.acc.org/About-ACC/Press-Releases/2023/09/21/15/02/Cardiovascular-Organizations-Pursue-New-Independent-Medical-Board
The National Board of Physicians and Surgeons
https://nbpas.org/
Level of Scientific Evidence Underlying the Current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Clinical Practice Guidelines
https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.005293
Validation of a Speech Analysis Application to Detect Worsening Heart Failure Events in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/?_ga=2.17782015.7532578.1693882428-1949139275.1663003561#!/10871/presentation/16568
A systematic review shows no performance benefit of machine learning over logistic regression for clinical prediction models
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.02.004
Recognizing a ruler instead of a cancer
https://menloml.com/2020/01/11/recognizing-a-ruler-instead-of-a-cancer/
The Geographic Bias in Medical AI Tools
https://hai.stanford.edu/news/geographic-bias-medical-ai-tools
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For this year's review, Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson revisit the major cardiology conferences -- from ACC in New Orleans to AHA in Philly.
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ACC 2023 Top Trials
- Bempedoic Acid Cuts CV Events in Statin-Intolerant Patients: CLEAR Outcomes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989100
- Bempedoic Acid and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Statin-Intolerant Patients
- Phase 2b Randomized Trial of the Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor MK-0616 https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.02.018
ACC/WCC 2023 Collection Page https://www.medscape.com/viewcollection/36966
ESC 2023 Top Trials
- Wegovy Scores HFpEF Benefits in People With Obesity https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995844
- Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2306963
- Acoramidis Shows Encouraging Results in ATTR Cardiomyopathy https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995883
ESC 2023 Collection Page https://www.medscape.com/viewcollection/36988
AHA 2023 Top Trials
- Semaglutide 'A New Pathway' to CVD Risk Reduction: SELECT https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998373
- Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307563
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Bariatric Surgery is Associated With Improved Coronary Microvascular Function and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients With Ischemia and Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.18949
- Angioplasty Finally Proven Beneficial in Stable Angina: ORBITA-2 https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/998375
- A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Angina https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2310610
- Impressive Bleeding Profile With Factor XI Inhibitor in AF: AZALEA https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998418
- Promising First Results With DNA Editing to Lower LDL https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/998719
- Single Injection Reduces Blood Pressure for 6 Months: KARDIA-1 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998666
AHA 2023 Collection Page https://www.medscape.com/viewcollection/37277
Other Mentions
- N-of-1 Trial of a Statin, Placebo, or No Treatment to Assess Side Effects https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2031173
- Rimonabant: From RIO to Ban https://doi.org/10.1155%2F2011%2F432607
- Percutaneous coronary intervention in stable angina (ORBITA): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32714-9
- Asundexian Phase 3 AF Study Halted for Lack of Efficacy https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998665
- Challenges in the Design and Interpretation of Noninferiority Trials https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmra1510063
- Milvexian for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2113194
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Bob Harrington and Manesh Patel discuss sudden cardiac death in athletes and the importance of the chain of survival.
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COVID and the Athlete's Heart
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/945282
Outcomes Registry for Cardiac Conditions in Athletes
https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.029052
2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000937
Point-of-care screening for HFrEF using artificial intelligence during ECG-enabled stethoscope examination
https://doi.org/10.1016/s2589-7500(21)00256-9
International recommendations for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes
https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehw631
Elevation of Cardiac Troponins After Endurance Running Competitions
https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.034655
Vigorous Exercise in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2023.1042
Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Preamble, Principles, and General Considerations
https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000236
RACE-CARS Trial
https://racecarstrial.org/
AHA CPR Resources
https://cpr.heart.org/en/cpr-courses-and-kits/hands-only-cpr
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Bob Harrington interviews Jag Singh about the COVID journey that led to his book, Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reinvention of Medicine.
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Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reinvention of Medicine. https://www.jagsinghmd.com/book
COVID-19 Hits Physician Couple: Dramatically Different Responses
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/928530
Smartwatch Electrocardiogram and Artificial Intelligence for Assessing Cardiac-Rhythm Safety of Drug Therapy in the COVID-19 Pandemic. The QT-logs study
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.01.002
The Care of the Patient
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1927.02680380001001
Advancements and future directions in the teamwork, targets, technology, and tight control-the 4T study: improving clinical outcomes in newly diagnosed pediatric type 1 diabetes
https://doi.org/10.1097/mop.0000000000001140
Social determinants of telemedicine utilization in ambulatory cardiovascular patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztab039
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