Robert A. Harrington, MD The Bob Harrington Show

Robert A. Harrington, MD, is chair of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University and a former president of the American Heart Association. He cares deeply about the generation of evidence to guide clinical practice.

When not focusing on medicine, Harrington dreams of being a radio commentator for the Boston Red Sox.

The Bob Harrington Show is a podcast series of thoughtful interviews and discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine.

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Latest Articles by Bob Harrington

A Tale of Medical Mysteries Unraveled by Genetic Detectives A genomics giant with a family history of heart disease and an Olympic athlete accused of cheating are just two of the medical mysteries that were unraveled by DNA analysis.
theheart.org on Medscape, June 7, 2021
COVID and the Athlete's Heart When is it safe to return to play after having COVID? Bob Harrington and Manesh Patel discuss our evolving understanding of how SARS-CoV-2 affects the hearts of athletes and weekend warriors.
theheart.org on Medscape, March 25, 2021
2020 Wrap-up: COVID-19's Effects on Cardiology Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson continue their review of 2020, discussing the 'riddle wrapped in an enigma' that was the COVID-19 pandemic.
theheart.org on Medscape, January 25, 2021
Top Cardiology Trials of 2020 in Review The annual tradition continues as did cardiology research despite a pandemic. Trials on fish oils, statins, SGLT2 inhibitors, and antiplatelets are among the selections of Drs Harrington and Gibson.
theheart.org on Medscape, December 15, 2020
Pandemic Publishing: Speed vs Quality Control Three editors of cardiology journals -- Drs Harrington, Yancy, and Nallamothu -- discuss the challenges of maintaining quality during the COVID-19 surge in submissions.
theheart.org on Medscape, August 27, 2020
Thrombosis in COVID-19: What We Know and How to Treat Hematologist Mary Cushman discusses arterial and venous thrombosis issues with SARS-CoV-2 and the role of anticoagulation.
theheart.org on Medscape, June 18, 2020
Pandemic: 'Another Earthquake' Exposing Health Inequities Bob Harrington asks Michelle Albert why mortality rates are so high in minority communities, and whether COVID-19 will lead to meaningful changes in health and social inequities.
theheart.org on Medscape, April 23, 2020
Yes, There Is a Role for Poetry and Fiction in a Pandemic 'They fancy themselves free. And no one will ever be free so long as there are pestilences,' wrote Camus in 'The Plague', which Abraham Verghese sees as relevant to our collective experience of COVID-19.
theheart.org on Medscape, April 1, 2020
A Cardiologist's Search for Medicine's Lost Heart Cardiologist Lisa Rosenbaum seeks meaning in her work as a physician and correspondent for the New England Journal of Medicine, a quest first started by her grandfather who was also a physician-writer.
theheart.org on Medscape, February 10, 2020
Cardiology's Hottest Trial of 2019 and Healthcare 2020 Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson continue their review of 2019 with the 'hottest trial of the year' and what to expect in healthcare in 2020.
theheart.org on Medscape, January 15, 2020

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