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Mar 1 2024 This Week in Cardiology

Mar 1 2024 This Week in Cardiology

This Week in Cardiology · Medscape Podcasts

March 1, 202428m 35s

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Show Notes

The Western AF meeting, aspirin, cannabis use, LVEF in athletes, and shared decision making before ICD implantation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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I. ASA in Primary Prevention

  • Campbell Meta-analysis https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065420
  • Swedish Observational study https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028321
  • ASPREE https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805819

II. Cannabis

Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Cardiovascular Risk

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cannabis-use-tied-increased-cardiovascular-risk-2024a10003yr

It Sure Looks Like Cannabis Is Bad for the Heart, Doesn't It?

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000250

  • Journal of the AHA Observational Study https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.123.030178

III. Low EF in Athletes

  • Reduced Ejection Fraction in Elite Endurance Athletes: Clinical and Genetic Overlap With Dilated Cardiomyopathy https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.063777

IV. ICDs and Shared Decision-Making

  • Association of a Medicare Mandate for Shared Decision-Making With Cardiac Device Utilization https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2815017

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