Arrhythmia EP Resource Center Editorial Programs

• Sudden Cardiac Death in Teens: Does Screening Change Anything? Screening to find the few teen athletes with true cardiac disease and high risk for sudden death is like looking for a needle in a haystack, Dr William Basco argues.
  Medscape Pediatrics, October 2018
• Life and Times of Leading Cardiologists: Joseph Hill   A sojourn in Paris, including training as a sommelier, is not the obvious route to editor-in-chief of Circulation. Dr Joe Hill discusses his circuitous journey in cardiology with Dr Magnus Ohman.
  theheart.org on Medscape, October 2018
• The Telltale Tall R Waves A routine ECG in the neurologist's office prompts an urgent cardiology consultation.
  Medscape Cardiology, October 2018
• Prevention of Stroke in Obese Patients With Nonvalvular AF Which anticoagulant is most appropriate for stroke prevention in a patient with comorbid obesity and AF? Take this quiz created by experts at ACC to find out.
  ACC.org, October 2018
• Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction: Common Finding in HFpEF   Dr Ileana Piña discusses coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction with PROMIS-HFpEF investigator Dr Carolyn Lam.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 2018
• TCT 2018Clinician-Scientists: Impartiality Co-opted? Why do positive clinical trials draw applause while neutral studies are seen as disappointing? Shouldn't impartial scientists embrace all findings equally?
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 2018
• TCT 2018MitraClip for Secondary MR -- The Redux Two conflicting studies on the percutaneous treatment of secondary mitral regurgitation in patients with heart failure lead John Mandrola, MD, to compare and contrast as we await the tiebreaker third.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 2018
• A 45-Year-Old Woman With Palpitations: USMLE Question A 45-year-old woman presents with heart palpitations. What is the most likely cause?
  Osmosis, September 2018
• Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest: Answers or Just More Questions? Dr Amal Mattu asks the question: does a recent study in NEJM resolve the controversy on the use of epinephrine in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, September 2018
• CV Effects and Hypoglycemia: Is Propranolol Safe for Infants? A new study examines the safety of propranolol treatment for the most common tumor in children.
  Medscape Pediatrics, September 2018
• ECG Readings From the Apple Watch? This Doctor Is Leery Medical 'wearables' may be hot technology, but no way do they replace a doctor, says this physician.
  Medscape Pediatrics, September 2018
• Beta-Blockade After MI: No Practice Should Be Set in Stone Meta-analyses suggest little benefit for beta-blockers in contemporary patients with normal ejection fraction after MI. What other dogma should be revisited in light of an evolving evidence base?
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 2018
• The Disappearing Palpitations By the time this young man gets to the ED, his palpitations are gone. What does his ECG show?
  Medscape Cardiology, August 2018
• Is IO Inferior to IV Access in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest? Dr Patel reviews a study that examines the effect of intraosseous vs intravenous vascular access on patient outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, August 2018
• ESC 2018Ten Things I Learned About Aspirin at ESC Two neutral trials inform an everyday clinical question: who should take aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. John Mandrola spoke with both investigators; these are his takeaways.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 2018
• ESC 2018Cardiology 2028: Predicting the Future Melissa Walton-Shirley attended a session at the European Society of Cardiology Congress titled "Cardiology 10 Years From Now" and heard some realistic predictions.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 2018
• ESC 2018Five Reasons I Don't Believe an Imaging Test Improves Outcomes The SCOT-HEART presentation at ESC 2018 contends that CT angiography can lead to fewer events at 5 years in patients with stable chest pain. John Mandrola remains unconvinced.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 2018
• When EHRs (and Doctors) Don't Communicate With Each Other When requests for medical records draw no response, time and money are wasted. Can't we do better in the age of electronic health records, asks Melissa Walton-Shirley.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 2018
• Want to Save a Billion Dollars? Avoid Combo Meds   A new study suggests that Medicare could see huge savings by banning combo medications in favor of their generic constituent drugs, says F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, August 2018
• Mandrola's ESC 2018 Preview From aspirin to VTE, John Mandrola reflects on the potpourri of relevant data for the practicing clinician at this year's European Society of Cardiology Congress.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 2018