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Mar 2021
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March 5, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Po...

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Cardiac studies in professional athletes after COVID-19 infection, percutaneous valve repair, AF screening, and social media are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment https://www.medscape.com/twic

COVID and the Athletic Heart

Incidence of Cardiac Pathology Post-COVID in Pro Athletes < 1% https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/946902

Prevalence of Inflammatory Heart Disease Among Professional Athletes With Prior COVID-19 Infection Who Received Systematic Return-to-Play Cardiac Screening https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2777308

Percutaneous Valve Repair

Delirium Common, Costly After Mitral, Tricuspid Valve Repair https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/946736

Prevalence and Impact of Post-Procedural Delirium After Percutaneous Repair of Mitral and Tricuspid Valves https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jcin.2020.11.031

AF Screening

AF Screening in Asymptomatic Older Individuals Shows Promise https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/946844

Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in the Older Population A Randomized Clinical Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2776728

Social Media

JAMA Podcast on Racism in Medicine Faces Backlash https://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/news/20210304/jama-podcast-on-racism-in-medicine-faces-backlash

Time's Up Founder Choo Accused in Harassment Mishandling https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/946678

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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

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