Mar 26, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast This Week in Cardiology

COVID-19, AF detection post stroke, new measures of heart function, and structural racism in quality measures are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic
COVID-19
NIH Rebukes AstraZeneca Vaccine Interim Data: 'Incomplete' https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/947954
Neutralizing Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants After Infection and Vaccination https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2777898
AF and Stroke
Insertable Cardiac Monitors Improve AF Detection After Stroke https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/947986
Perfection in LV Function Measurement
Adding Strain Measure to LVEF Better Predicts Later HF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/948114
Association of Left Ventricular Systolic Function With Incident Heart Failure in Late Life https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2777414
Is the Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Measurement Still Preeminent?—New Measures to Quantify Subclinical Systolic Dysfunction https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2777412
Structural Racism in Pay for Performance
Association Between the Proportion of Black Patients Cared for at Hospitals and Financial Penalties Under Value-Based Payment Programs https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2777701
Twitter Thread from Rishi Wadhera https://twitter.com/rkwadhera/status/1374380385560186883
References:
Sowell, Thomas A Conflict of Visions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Conflict_of_Visions
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