Starting HF meds during hospitalization for HF, Impella, testosterone, and colchicine are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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I. Starting HF Meds During Hospitalization for HF

Starting Indicated Heart Failure Meds In-Hospital: Progress, Opportunities https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993539

- Opportunities and Achievement of Medication Initiation Among Inpatients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jchf.2023.04.015

II. Impella

- Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device vs Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump or No Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2806562

- Evidence Generation for Novel Cardiovascular Devices—Putting the Horse Back in Front of the Cart

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2806565

III. Testosterone

Big Trial Reassures on Heart Safety of Testosterone in Men

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993322

- Cardiovascular Safety of Testosterone-Replacement Therapy

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2215025

IV. Colchicine for CV Disease

Low-Dose Colchicine Approved for CVD: Now What?

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993578

- Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Colchicine after Myocardial Infarction

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1912388

- Colchicine in Patients with Chronic Coronary Disease

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2021372

Jun 23 2023 This Week in Cardiology