The Bob Harrington Show

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The Bob Harrington Show is a podcast series of thoughtful interviews and discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine.

OCT 24

Cardiovascular Disease 2050: No, GLP-1s Won't Save the Day

Cardiologists Bob Harrington and Dhruv Kazi discuss the projected burden of cardiovascular disease in 2050, why it's not sustainable, and what can be done to prevent it. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington INCLUDE URLS and full titles for some of the pertinent studies cited. Forecasting the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050 https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001256 Forecasting the Economic Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050 https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001258 Calculating the 30-day Survival Rate in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Should we Use the Treatment Chain or the Hospital Catchment Model? https://doi.org/10.5301/heartint.5000238 Life's Essential 8: Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct of Cardiovascular Health https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001078 Current Trends in Hypertension Identification and Management: Insights from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.034322 Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: The Epidemiology of an Awakening Epidemic https://doi.org/10.2337/dci22-0046 US Trends in Cholesterol Screening, Lipid Levels, and Lipid‐Lowering Medication Use in US Adults, 1999 to 2018 https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.028205 GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Discontinuation Among Patients With Obesity and/or Type 2 Diabetes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38787563 Health Care by Food https://healthcarexfood.org/ You may also like: Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

15 min
OCT 3

From Fact to Fiction: Medical Journalist–Turned-Author

Dr Bob Harrington interviews journalist Shelley Wood about her new book, "The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley," her creative process, and the difference between medical journalism and writing fiction. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley https://shelleywood.ca/the-leap-year-gene/ Tragedy and Hope Wrapped in a Medical Mystery: Abraham Verghese and The Covenant of Water https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991751 You may also like: Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

21 min
AUG 12

Private Equity in Medicine: Cardiology in the Crosshairs

Medical practices are increasingly being acquired by private equity. Bob Harrington discusses why and what the ramifications are with the authors and editorialist of a research paper on the private equity landscape in cardiology vs other specialties. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Private Equity Acquisitions of Outpatient Cardiology Practices in the United States, 2013-2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.06.011 Private Equity in Cardiovascular Practice: Solution or Symptom? https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.06.012 Evaluating Trends in Private Equity Ownership and Impacts on Health Outcomes, Costs, and Quality: Systematic Review https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-075244 2020 American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Consensus Conference on Professionalism and Ethics: A Consensus Conference Report https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000963 You may also like: Hear John Mandrola's, MD, summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

26 min
JUN 10

Food Is Not Medicine but Maybe It's Healthcare

Bob Harrington and Mitch Elkind discuss "food is medicine" initiatives and the challenges associated with conducting clinical trials. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Health Care by Food Initiative https://healthcarexfood.org/ 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001031 Rockefeller Foundation Food is Medicine https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/initiative/food-is-medicine/ Targeted Scientific Research Projects to Demonstrate Effectiveness of 'Food Is Medicine' in Health Care https://newsroom.heart.org/news/targeted-scientific-research-projects-to-demonstrate-effectiveness-of-food-is-medicine-in-health-care Food Is Medicine: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001182 Medically Tailored Meal Delivery for Diabetes Patients With Food Insecurity: a Randomized Cross-over Trial https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4716-z 'Food Is Medicine' Strategies for Nutrition Security and Cardiometabolic Health Equity: JACC State-of-the-Art Review https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.12.023 Current Landscape of Produce Prescription Programs in the US https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2022.02.011 Behavioral Nudges Are Used Widely to Steer Clinicians and Patients Alike https://doi.org/10.1056/CAT.23.0125 A Primary Care Agenda for Brain Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STR.0000000000000367# You may also like: Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

21 min
MAY 15

Coronary Artery Disease: The New Big C

Bob Harrington interviews fellow cardiologist Mike McConnell about his new book Fight Heart Disease Like Cancer and the need to model heart disease prevention and treatment after cancer. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Fight Heart Disease Like Cancer https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12793/fight-heart-disease-cancer PREVENT: AHA's New Risk Calculator Incorporates CKM Health https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998679 Artificial intelligence-enabled retinal vasculometry for prediction of circulatory mortality, myocardial infarction and stroke https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2022-321842 You may also like: Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

22 min
APR 17

Correlation Is Not Causation, Wink, Is Not Good Enough for Observational Research

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. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington 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 You may also like: Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

24 min
JAN 22

Publish or Perish and the Incentive for Quantity over Quality Research Papers

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. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington 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 You may also like: Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

21 min
12/29/2023

Hot Topics Cardiologists Love to Hate: MOC and AI

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. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington 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 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 Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

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The Bob Harrington Show is a podcast series of thoughtful interviews and discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine.