18 min
Aug 20, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast This Week in Cardiology
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COVID-19, Simpson’s Paradox, LAA appendage closure, multimorbidity, and an ESC preview are the topics John Mandrola, MD discusses in today’s podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic
1 - COVID-19
- Lacking Beds, Hospitals Ship COVID-19 Patients to Other States https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956917
- Efficacy and Safety of Same-Day Discharge for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32553209/
2 - Simpson’s Paradox
- Israeli data: How can efficacy vs. severe disease be strong when 60% of hospitalized are vaccinated? https://www.covid-datascience.com/post/israeli-data-how-can-efficacy-vs-severe-disease-be-strong-when-60-of-hospitalized-are-vaccinated
- Simpson’s Paradox and Interpreting Data https://towardsdatascience.com/simpsons-paradox-and-interpreting-data-6a0443516765
- How SIMPSON'S PARADOX explains weird COVID19 statistics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Ci3FosqZs
3 - Left Atrial Appendage Closure
- FDA Approves Abbott's Amplatzer Amulet for Atrial Fibrillation https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956726
- Chronic Kidney Disease Tied to Worse LAAO Outcomes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956778
- The Association of Chronic Kidney Disease With Outcomes Following Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jcin.2021.06.008
- Prophylactic Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Dialysis https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.039818
4 - ESC Preview
- SGLT2 inhibitors in HFpEF
- EMPEROR-Preserved: Positive Top-Line Results for Empagliflozin in HFpEF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/954284
- AF Screening
- Atrial fibrillation detected by continuous electrocardiographic monitoring using implantable loop recorder to prevent stroke in individuals at risk (the LOOP study): Rationale and design of a large randomized controlled trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28454796/
5 - Coming soon
The anticoagulation in COVID-19 trial is one of the hardest I have seen in years. Stay tuned.
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
COVID-19, Simpson’s Paradox, LAA appendage closure, multimorbidity, and an ESC preview are the topics John Mandrola, MD discusses in today’s podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic
1 - COVID-19
- Lacking Beds, Hospitals Ship COVID-19 Patients to Other States https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956917
- Efficacy and Safety of Same-Day Discharge for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32553209/
2 - Simpson’s Paradox
- Israeli data: How can efficacy vs. severe disease be strong when 60% of hospitalized are vaccinated? https://www.covid-datascience.com/post/israeli-data-how-can-efficacy-vs-severe-disease-be-strong-when-60-of-hospitalized-are-vaccinated
- Simpson’s Paradox and Interpreting Data https://towardsdatascience.com/simpsons-paradox-and-interpreting-data-6a0443516765
- How SIMPSON'S PARADOX explains weird COVID19 statistics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Ci3FosqZs
3 - Left Atrial Appendage Closure
- FDA Approves Abbott's Amplatzer Amulet for Atrial Fibrillation https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956726
- Chronic Kidney Disease Tied to Worse LAAO Outcomes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956778
- The Association of Chronic Kidney Disease With Outcomes Following Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jcin.2021.06.008
- Prophylactic Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Dialysis https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.039818
4 - ESC Preview
- SGLT2 inhibitors in HFpEF
- EMPEROR-Preserved: Positive Top-Line Results for Empagliflozin in HFpEF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/954284
- AF Screening
- Atrial fibrillation detected by continuous electrocardiographic monitoring using implantable loop recorder to prevent stroke in individuals at risk (the LOOP study): Rationale and design of a large randomized controlled trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28454796/
5 - Coming soon
The anticoagulation in COVID-19 trial is one of the hardest I have seen in years. Stay tuned.
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
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