This Week in Cardiology

AF and COVID-19, microthrombi in COVID-19 autopsies, vericiguat, and POTS are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment: http://www.medscape.com/twic AF and COVID AF at COVID-19 Admission Predicts Mortality, Demands Vigilance https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/944802 Microthrombi and COVID Microthrombi, Necrosis Seen in COVID-19 Hearts on Autopsy https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/944783 Vericiguat FDA Approval Adds Vericiguat (Verquvo) to HF Treatment Options https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/944434 POTS: Lower-Body Compression Trims Orthostatic Tachycardia in POTS https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/944791 Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS): A critical assessment https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2020.03.010 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Position Statement on Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Related Disorders of Chronic Orthostatic Intolerance https://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(19)31550-8/fulltext#secsectitle0130 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 [email protected]

COVID myocarditis, the Polypill, low-value care, and edge-to-edge tricuspid valve repair are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID, ACE/ARBs, left atrial appendage closure, SGLT2 inhibitors, and a clue in AF mechanisms are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID vaccine schedules, trial translation, valve guidelines, and physician harassment on social media are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID, sacubitril/valsartan and spironolactone in patients with HFpEF, year-end comments are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast.

COVID, the clogged pipe frame of CAD, paclitaxel, and AF performance measures and Goodhart's law are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast.

COVID vaccines, tocilizumab, finerenone, type 2 MI care, coronary CTA, and sotagliflozin are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID-19 vaccines and virtual AHA presentations on statins and the nocebo effect, high dose omega-3s, and AF ablation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses on this week's podcast.

COVID19 vaccines, thrombolysis in stroke, industry payments to doctors, and the upcoming AHA are topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID, AF ablation, pediatric "do not dos" from AAP, heart failure performance measures, and a brief AHA preview are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD on this week's podcast.

Remdesivir, the athletic heart, troponin and echo abnormalities in patients with COVID-19, and a novel MRA drug are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast

COVID, tocilizumab, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cerebral microbleeds, and surrogate endpoints are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast

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COVID-19, scientific philosophy, left main coronary artery disease, empagliflozin and the SGLT2 inhibitors are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast

Scientific trust, publishing incentives, and the EXCEL trial, Vitamin D and COVID, and time-restricted eating are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID sport participation guidelines, beta-blockers after MI, and low-dose DOAC therapy in AF are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID, CMR after COVID, ISCHEMIA trial substudy, valvular heart disease and AF are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

COVID, icosapent ethyl, sudden death, and antiplatelet choices in the elderly are topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

COVID, trust in the FDA, and ESC Recap: Part 1 are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast.

COVID and the heart, convalescent plasma, PCI in the VA system, and the upcoming ESC meeting are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID, diversity, clinical research, the S-ICD, and ECGs are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast.

COVID, obesity, heart failure, Impella, and fitness are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

COVID, cardiac effects of COVID, AF ablation safety, and SGLT2i are the topics discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week's podcast.

COVID vaccines, T-cells, ICDs, Watchman, and two features are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

COVID, the EXCEL trial, AF ablation, and pacemaker techniques are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast.

COVID, sacubitril/valsartan, left atrial appendage occlusion, and statins are the topics Dr John Mandrola discusses in this week's podcast.

COVID, science communication breakthrough, tricuspid valve disease, and AF ablation are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID19, corticosteroids, CAC, SGLT2i, and vericiguat are the topics discussed by Dr. John Mandrola in this week's podcast.

ISCHEMIA, COVID-19 statistics, and racial justice are discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week's podcast.

COVID19, protests, Impella, Excel, Bayesian statistics, and journal retractions are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID-19, nursing homes, evidence based medicine, hydroxychloroquine and VT, and remdesivir are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID-19, medical education, collider bias, Watchman, and VT are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

COVID-19 stats, anticoagulation in acute COVID-19 illness, ICD trials, and left bundle branch pacing are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID-19, the angiotensin receptor blocker, TAVR, and acute stroke care are covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID-19, social distancing, ECG monitoring, thrombosis, and TAVR are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

New epidemiologic studies, pitfalls of testing, and treatments for COVID-19 are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast.

The COVID-19 crisis—epidemiology, viral therapeutics, pulmonary management, and coagulopathy—is the topic discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast.

The COVID-19 crisis—epidemiology, ventilation protocols, telemedicine, and humanity in these dark days—are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast.

The COVID19 crisis—heroes, viral spread, betrayals, and intolerance of ideas—are discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast.

The COVID-19 crisis—ethics, hydroxychloroquine, and angiotensin drugs—are among the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast.

The newest developments in COVID-19 are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

COVID-19 is the topic of this week's podcast.

COVID-19, left main coronary diseases, and cascades are the topics covered by Dr John Mandrola in this week's podcast.

Social media tension, bempedoic acid, hopeful news from CMS, and carotid interventions are the topics discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week's podcast.

More fuel piled onto the EXCEL trial controversy, GI bleeds in AF, medical education, and revascularization procedures are covered by Dr John Mandrola in this week's podcast.

Cardiac stents, cardio-oncology, VT ablation, acute AF are the topics discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week's podcast.

The NEJM retraction, TAVR 5-year results, ICD selection, long QT reversals, and lung cancer screening are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast.

Executive physicals, coconut fat, leadless pacemakers, coils, and independent nurse practitioners and physician assistants are the topics discussed by Dr. John Mandrola in this week's podcast.

EXCEL, amyloid cardiomyopathy, drug prices, palliative care in cardiology, and gender bias are the topics covered by Dr John Mandrola in this week's podcast.

The Excel trial, peripartum cardiomyopathy, marathoning, hot-spotting, and leadership in innovation are the topics discussed by Dr. John Mandrola in this week's podcast.