Thrombosis Perspective

• How Baseball Led Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to His AFib Diagnosis It wasn’t like one of basketball’s greatest to feel lightheaded, tired, and short of breath. But did he brush off these serious cardiovascular symptoms?
  WebMD, September 28, 2023
• Recent Studies in Parkinson's, Headache, Stroke, and Obesity   Hans-Christoph Diener, MD, PhD, discusses recent studies in neurology and internal medicine.
  Medscape Neurology, September 27, 2023
• Don't Assume Newer Is Better for All -- Randomize: FRAIL-AF   John Mandrola interviews the FRAIL-AF researchers who tested whether switching from a vitamin K antagonist to a direct-acting oral anticoagulant was safe in frail older adults with atrial fibrillation.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 25, 2023
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for TBI: Wishful Thinking? A recent review recommending HBOT for traumatic brain injury prompted this neurologist to revisit a treatment he trained in decades ago.
  Medscape Neurology, September 22, 2023
• Sep 15 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Reader feedback, imaging in the cath lab, AF ablation to relieve anxiety, and some possible help in hypertension are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 15, 2023
• Bad Blood: Could Brain Bleeds Be Contagious?   Dr F. Perry Wilson reviews a study suggesting that what we thought was a purely random disease might actually be an infectious one.
  Medscape, September 12, 2023
• S2 Episode 6: Neoadjuvant Therapy and Renal Cell Carcinoma   Drs Sumanta Pal and Jose A. Karam discuss neoadjuvant therapy in renal cell carcinoma, including TKIs, IO, and the need for more studies to explore the role of neoadjuvant therapy in RCC.
  Medscape, September 07, 2023
• Episode 10: Approach to Cardiotoxicity: Art That Needs More Science   Drs Michelle Kittleson and Bonnie Ky discuss the field of cardio-oncology and how cancer treatment-related cardiotoxicity can be prevented, detected, and treated to improve the quality of cancer survivorship.
  Medscape, September 07, 2023
• Episode 5: Liver-Directed Therapy for Colorectal Cancer   How do you know if your patient will benefit from liver-directed therapy for colorectal cancer? Join experts Drs Benjamin Schlechter and Ammar Sarwar as they discuss.
  Medscape, September 06, 2023
• Sep 01 2023 This Week in Cardiology   ESC Wrap-up 1: Obesity, heart failure with preserved EF and reduced EF, AF, frailty, evidence translation, and catheter ablation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 01, 2023
• ESC 2023 How Much AF Warrants Anticoagulation? Electrophysiologist John Mandrola reviews the NOAH-AFNET 6 trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2023, which compared edoxaban vs placebo in patients with atrial high-rate episodes.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 26, 2023
• Aug 25 2023 This Week in Cardiology   GLP-1 agonists in HFpEF, DOACs for subclinical AF, renal denervation, and the matter of remaining in the profession are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 25, 2023
• ESC 2023 Mandrola's 5 Things to Look for at ESC 2023 Electrophysiologist John Mandrola, MD, picks his top trials and themes from the upcoming European Society of Cardiology congress in Amsterdam.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 21, 2023
• Aug 18 2023 This Week in Cardiology   ICD generator change, less is more in VT management, co-morbidity in HF, and SGLT2i after AF ablation are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 18, 2023
• Statins vs Fibrates in Dyslipidemia Dr Vega discusses readers' responses to managing dyslipidemia in a woman with multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
  Medscape Family Medicine, August 18, 2023
• Healing Osteomyelitis After Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture A 62-year-old man's late postoperative infection after hip fracture surgery developed into osteomyelitis, but over a 2-year period he was able to achieve fracture union and decreased bacterial burden.
  Grand Rounds From HSS: Management of Complex Cases, August 16, 2023
• When Your Patient Has Had a Clot: Expert Advice   Provoked vs unprovoked, testing vs no testing, the patient taking a long airplane trip. An expert weighs in on these issues and more.
  The Curbsiders, August 16, 2023
• Aug 11 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Observational studies, another defense of digoxin, CTO-PCI, BP measurement, and a possible revolution in cardiovascular protection are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 11, 2023
• Aug 04 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Listener feedback re observational studies, surgeons’ dissent from recent guidelines, aspirin for primary prevention, and fish oil are the topics discussed by John Mandrola.MD in this week's podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 04, 2023
• Why Is Cuff Size So Important and Other Factors That Affect Accurate Blood Pressure Measurement Accurate measurement of blood pressure is essential for the diagnosis, treatment, and control of hypertension—the most common CVD risk factor—yet correct measurement technique is not regularly followed in clinical practice. This review highlights aspects of obtaining accurate results, particularly the importance of choosing the correct cuff size.
  ACC.org, July 19, 2023