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Sep 2024
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Sep 20 2024 This Week in Cardiology

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Listener feedback, K levels post cardiac surgery, cardiac device safety, disparities in preventive care, stopping trials early, and a SHAM-PVI update are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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I. Listener Feedback

Sep 13, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001596

  • Sripal Bangalore Tweet on Yusef Meta-analysis https://x.com/SripalBangalore/status/1750116964893094125

II. Post Cardiac Surgery AF

  • TIGHT K Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823246

III. Evidence Base for New Cardiac Devices

  • Annals of IM Survey Observational Study https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-24-00724

IV. Disparities in Care

  • JAMA Network Open Paper on Insurer Denials of Preventive Care https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2823677

V. Stopping Trials Early

  • Kaul and Butler; Insights on Recent CKD Trials https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.07.026
  • Bassler Systematic Review https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/185591

VI. Sham PVI

AF Ablation Works…But: The Positive SHAM-PVI Trial

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/af-ablation-works-positive-sham-pvi-trial-2024a1000gzl?&icd=login_success_email_match_fpf

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