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  • ECG Challenge: Smoker With Severe Chest Pain A 49-year-old man is rushed to the ED with substernal chest pain and nausea. What does his ECG reveal?
  • May 19 2023 This Week in Cardiology   When to use an ICD, risk stratification for HCM, blending EP and structural cardiology to improve care in post-TAVI patients, and hsTroponins are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  • Key Takeaways From the AHA Statement on CAM in HF Drs Marty Tam and Christopher Giuliano discuss safety concerns and the appropriatness of adding complementary therapies to guideline-directed treatments.
  • Young Women With Acute MI: Worse Outcomes Than Men   Investigators dig into the reasons that younger women with acute myocardial infarction have worse outcomes than men of the same age.
  • Pivotal CV Trials May Not Apply to Complex Patients   John Mandrola, MD, interviews Andrew Foy, MD, about his meta-analysis of major cardiovascular trials looking at patients with higher comorbidity burden to see if they experience treatment benefits.
  • ECG Challenge: Mid-Sternal Pain With Exercise After an exercise test post sternal pain, this man's heart rate suddenly drops. What does the ECG show?
  • Episode 1: How to Provide Biopsychosocial IBS Care in Your Clinic   Drs Lin Chang and Douglas Drossman discuss the history of IBS, the gut-brain axis, the role of trauma and stress in IBS, and share pearls for implementing biopsychosocial care in the clinic.
  • Mar 31 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Diets, coronary artery calcium, statins, basic CAD knowledge, and AF ablation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
  • Long-COVID Mystery Has Doctors in the Dark Dr Amesh Adalja discusses the lack of knowledge regarding post-acute long-COVID symptoms and how to move forward.
  • Why Aren't Clinicians Referring Patients to Cardiac Rehab? According to Dr Cate Collings, it's even financially feasible to start a cardiac rehab program in a primary care practice.
  • Mar 10 2023 This Week in Cardiology   ACC Recap Part 1: Sports, bempedoic acid NASCARs, tricuspid regurgitation, and more on revascularization of stable CAD. are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.
  • ACC/WCC 2023 Three Surprising Studies on Exercise Can exercise be harmful? Studies from the American College of Cardiology on vigorous exercise in people with genetic heart disease and endurance exercise in middle-aged men lend more insight.
  • ACC/WCC 2023 Transcatheter Tricuspid Repair Trial: Positive but No Benefit? Can you tell if a procedure improves quality of life without a sham control? John Mandrola, MD, sees a fatal flaw in the TRILUMINATE trial on transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of the tricuspid valve.
  • S2 Episode 3: Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease Care in Type 2 Diabetes   Join Dr Carol Wysham and Dr Katherine Tuttle as they discuss advances in chronic kidney disease prevention and management in patients living with type 2 diabetes.
  • Feb 24 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Reporting on potential fraud in medicine, AF, stroke, a possible new cholesterol-lowering drug, and the tone of debate in medical science are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
  • ECG Challenge: Longer-Lasting Chest Pains in Cardiac Patient A 67-year-old man visits the ED with chest discomfort, and these episodes have become increasingly long. What does the ECG show?
  • Must-Read Acute Care Medicine Articles From 2022 Dr Amal Mattu discusses his three favorite acute care articles of the past year. What are your top picks?
  • Commenting on Weight's Not Rude. It's Dangerous. Making comments about a patient's weight can be seen as bias. Dr Gonsahn-Bollie gives advice on how to talk about weight with patients.
  • S2 Episode 2: Recognizing the Signs: Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes   Join Dr Carol Wysham and Dr Javed Butler as they discuss the stealth complication of heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes, including subtle signs and symptoms of heart failure and the importance of early detection and treatment.
  • Jan 27 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Exercise for AF, drugs have more than one effect, AI bots and the future of medicine, and the good and bad news about prognosis in HF are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.