Trials and Fibrillations with Dr John Mandrola

Just Say No to the ICD in Patients With Kidney Disease Little evidence supports the use of ICDs in patients with kidney disease. A bold new study in patients on dialysis suggests that the devices should be avoided. John Mandrola, MD, weighs in.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 2019
HRS 2019 Should ICDs in Primary Prevention Go the Way of Aspirin? Do historic recommendations on ICD use for primary prevention in patients with ischemic heart failure still hold as background therapies and the patient population evolve, asks John Mandrola, MD.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 2019
HRS 2019 From Medical Skeptic to Researcher: The View From the Other Side Critiquing studies is all very well until you’re one of the co-authors. John Mandrola, MD feels the heady joy of having a late-breaking clinical trial at a major meeting and the temptation to ‘spin’.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 2019
HRS 2019 We Still Need a Sham-Controlled Trial for AF Ablation Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation has yet to be put to the ultimate test of a sham-controlled trial. John Mandrola, MD, makes the case for doing one now.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 2019
ACC 2019 Taking the Pulse of the Apple Heart Study What did we really learn from the study using a smart watch and phone app to identify atrial fibrillation? New ways to conduct research, but not much to advance practice, argues John Mandrola, MD.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2019
ACC 2019 A Sobering Breakthrough in AF Care Frequent alcohol drinkers with atrial fibrillation benefitted from abstinence in a novel randomized trial, which prompts the question: Should temperance be prescribed before meds and procedures?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2019
ACC 2019 Boom: TAVR Low-Risk Trials Usher in a New Era in Cardiology The results are impressive for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-surgical-risk patients, but longer-term data on durability will be crucial, notes John Mandrola, MD.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2019
ACC 2019 Quick Thoughts on the Wrap-IT Trial An antibiotic-impregnated envelope casing for cardiac implantable devices may lower the risk for infection, but is it enough to justify the costs?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2019
ACC 2019 Mandrola Previews the 2019 ACC Meeting The Apple Heart Study will hog the spotlight, but trials on TAVR in low-risk aortic stenosis are more likely to affect practice, says digital-health skeptic John Mandrola, MD. Links
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2019
Broken PROMISE: CTA for Suspected CAD in Patients With Diabetes A flawed post hoc analysis was critiqued on social media, but why didn't peer review catch the weaknesses, asks John Mandrola, MD.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 2019
Ten Thoughts on the 2019 AF Treatment Guidelines John Mandrola, MD, agrees with a lot of the updates in the new atrial fibrillation guidelines but worries that color-coded tables of recommendations oversimplify the nuances of clinical decision making.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 2019
Mandrola's Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2018 From blood pressure management in the community to a study on potentially biased referees -- John Mandrola reviews his picks for the year's big stories in cardiology and medicine.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 2018
Treating the Individual, Not the 'Average' Patient Using SPRINT trial data, researchers calculated a score to allow clinicians to measure how close their patient matches the study participants. John Mandrola, MD, sees a means to individualize therapy.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 2018
AHA 2018 Think You're Immune From Bias? Think Again John Mandrola, MD, is intrigued by two studies at AHA that track the cognitive and financial biases that may influence what physicians do in practice and how they write and read research papers.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2018
AHA 2018 ENCORE-VT: Noninvasive Ablation of VT Could Disrupt EP A small study suggests that ventricular arrhythmia may be treated without the need for catheters and anesthesia. John Mandrola, MD, is impressed with the findings and the investigators' lack of hyperbole.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2018
AHA 2018 Pure Fish Oil Lowers CVD Risk Even If We Don’t Understand How REDUCE-IT found that high-dose purified omega-3 fish oil reduced CV events even if the drug didn’t work as expected. Evidence-based practice means we should embrace these results, says John Mandrola, MD.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2018
Mandrola Previews AHA 2018 Among the highlights for the upcoming American Heart Association Scientific Sessions are studies on omega-3, inflammation, a potential EP breakthrough, and yoga. Not to mention new lipid guidelines.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 2018
Joint Commission Accreditation: Mission Not Accomplished If outcomes and patient experience are no better for hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission, this illustrates the need for evidence-based healthcare policy, says John Mandrola, MD.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 2018
TCT 2018 Clinician-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?
Experts And Viewpoints, September 2018
TCT 2018 MitraClip 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.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 2018

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