Sep 25 Cardiology News Podcast

For This Week in Cardiology Setpember 25, 2015, Dr John Mandrola comments on the following cardiology news and features stories:

• Carotid Occlusion 'Not a Ticking Time Bomb'

• Diabetes Drug Empagliflozin Cuts CV Deaths in Landmark EMPA-REG Trial

• TEXT ME: Lifestyle-Modification App May Improve LDL Cholesterol, Other CVD Risk Factors

• Cohorts, Meta-Analysis: No Link Between Coffee and Increased Risk for Atrial Fibrillation

• Landmark Report Urges Reform to Avert Diagnostic Errors

Features:

• ICD-10: Get Ready for Another Efficiency Scam

• Caffeine Comeback for Patients with Arrhythmia

Chief Cardiology Correspondent

John M Mandrola, MD, Clinical Electrophysiologist, Baptist Medical Associates, Louisville, Kentucky

Disclosure: John M Mandrola, MD, reports no relevant financial relationships.

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