Cardiology Perspective

• A Tribute to Bernard Lown There are lessons for us all in the life and legacy of the renowned cardiologist and peace activist Bernard Lown, notes John Mandrola, MD.
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 25, 2021
• Is Red Meat Bad for Your Heart?   Drs Kopecky and Lopez-Jimenez discuss the research on health effects of eating processed and unprocessed meat in the wake of a controversial guideline.
  Mayo Clinic, February 24, 2021
• FDA Provides the Latest COVID Updates   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Janet Woodcock about the latest COVID-19 updates from the US Food and Drug Administration.
  WebMD, February 24, 2021
• What the NBA's Collaboration With Yale Reveals About COVID   The NBA was looking for help with COVID-19 surveillance. They found it in Nathan Grubaugh's team at Yale. Grubaugh talks with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese about that collaboration and more.
  Medscape, February 23, 2021
• Move to Single-Dose COVID Vaccine Is Worth a Shot   Switching to a single-dose COVID vaccine program is a reasonable option while vaccine supply is limited, says F. Perry Wilson. Here's a look at the data.
  Medscape, February 23, 2021
• Fired for Good Judgment a Sign of Physicians' Lost Respect The firing of a physician who made use of soon-to-expire COVID vaccine doses rather than flush them epitomizes the loss of physician autonomy and respect, warns Melissa Walton-Shirley.
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 23, 2021
• Is Taking BP Meds at Night Really Better?   A controversial trial suggests that chronotherapy is key for hypertension management; cardiologist Christopher Labos takes a closer look.
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 22, 2021
• What Is #NephMadness and How Do I Play? Forget basketball -- March 1 marks #NephMadness. The annual battle of the brackets is a fun way to learn about hot nephrology topics. Timothy Yau, MD, from the AJKD blog gives the inside scoop.
  Medscape Nephrology, February 22, 2021
• 'Living Brain Implants' May Restore Stroke Mobility A conversation with Dr Mijail Serruya, the principal investigator behind an enticing proof-of-concept study that offers a possible technological solution to improve poststroke mobility.
  Medscape Neurology, February 22, 2021
• Feb 19 2021 This Week in Cardiology   Bernard Lown, Type 2 MI, Sacubitril/Valsartan and COVID19 anticoagulation are discussed in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 19, 2021
• Eye Redness and Rash -- Could It Be Kawasaki?   The Cribsiders share their favorite pearls on Kawasaki disease in kids.
  The Cribsiders, February 19, 2021
• Medscape Cardiologist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2021 Medscape surveyed cardiologists about their lives before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, including how burnout and depression have affected their relationships, career, and happiness.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, February 19, 2021
• Here's the COVID Exit Door -- Will We Walk Through It?   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Yaneer Bar-Yam about a COVID-19 elimination strategy that would require a strict 5-week lockdown to create no-virus areas.
  WebMD, February 18, 2021
• Giant Leap for Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Interpretation Dr Aaron Holley reviews the new cardiopulmonary exercise testing reference equations recently published in CHEST.
  Medscape Critical Care, February 18, 2021
• 'The Impact of the Vaccine Has Been Tremendous'   After a weak early response to COVID, Israel leads the world in vaccinations. The benefits are apparent, Eran Segal says. But hurdles remain, including finishing vaccinations and staving off variants.
  Medscape, February 17, 2021
• COVID-19 Has Wiped Out Cancer Research Fundraising   'The impact on fundamental translational clinical research will be enormous and will echo forward for many years,' Dr Kerr laments.
  Medscape Oncology, February 17, 2021
• Do Zinc and Vitamin C Reduce COVID Symptoms?   A randomized trial looked at the ability of zinc and vitamin C to shorten symptoms of COVID-19 in outpatients. Dr F. Perry Wilson breaks down the data.
  Medscape, February 17, 2021
• The Impact of Pandemic Burnout on Physicians   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Peter Yellowlees about physician burnout during the pandemic and how doctors can better cope.
  WebMD, February 17, 2021
• Feb 12 2021 This Week in Cardiology   Prediabetes, AI and ECGs, HFpEF, and observational studies are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 12, 2021
• Colchicine Post-MI: Close but No Cigar The inflammatory hypothesis of coronary artery disease has gained traction, but prescribing drugs with anti-inflammatory effects has yet to take off. Could recent data on colchicine change that?
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 11, 2021