Cardiac Emergencies Perspective

 
 
  • How to Stay Healthy at 17,500 mph: A Space Doc's Insight   Physician astronaut Frank Rubio on staying healthy in space and what NASA's research may bring medicine, in an interview with terrestrial cardiologist Melissa Walton-Shirley.
  • The BOX Trial: Do Higher Blood Pressure Targets After Cardiac Arrest Improve Outcomes? This review explores outcomes of the BOX trial, which found that targeting a mean arterial blood pressure of 77 mm Hg or 63 mm Hg in patients who had been resuscitated from cardiac arrest did not result in significantly different percentages of patients dying or having severe disability or coma.
  • 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.
  • May 5 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Beta-blockers post MI, public perception of statins, trust in the medical profession, BMI, and TAVI are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast.
  • 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.
  • Mar 24 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Exercise, sudden cardiac death in sports, new TAVI data, behavioral psychology, EHR doing good things, maybe, and coffee are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  • 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.
  • Episode 4: How to Mix Touch and Tech in Advanced Heart Failure   Drs Michelle Kittleson and Jason N. Katz discuss how to navigate uncertain terrain using a few rules to balance choices, risks, and goals in managing device therapy for individuals with heart failure.
  • ACC/WCC 2023 5 Things to Look for at ACC 23 Potential new lipid drugs, sports cardiology, and pulsed field ablation are among the topics that piqued Dr John Mandrola's interest at the 2023 American College of Cardiology Scientific sessions.
  • 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?
  • Episode 3: For Patients With HFrEF, Who Really Benefits From a Device?   Drs Michelle Kittleson and Sana Al-Khatib explore the ins and outs of complex clinical decisions regarding device placement for patients who have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
  • Feb 3 2023 This Week in Cardiology   A possible major breakthrough in thinking about diastolic dysfunction and HFpEF, MRI scanning and cardiac devices, and AF and dementia are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
  • 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.
  • Novel CPR for Patients With Nonshockable Rhythms   Robert D. Glatter, MD; Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH; and Ryan P. Quinn, BS, EMS, discuss and provide a demo of a novel resuscitation technique for patients with non-shockable rhythms in cardiac arrest.
  • Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest: Key Lessons   Robert D. Glatter, MD; Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH; and Michael "Mick" S. Molloy, MB, BCH, BAO, MSc, MCH, discuss the emergency team's response to Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest and possible causes.
  • Jan 13 2023 This Week in Cardiology   FOURIER authors' response, a possible practice-changing paper in electrophysiology, and the ATLAS and CAPLA trials are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  • Jan 6 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Damar Hamlin, obesity and semaglutide, Open Data and PCSK9 inhibitors, and TAVI vs SAVR trials are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  • Five Thoughts on the Damar Hamlin Collapse The cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin has led to speculation about commotio cordis and more, but one electrophysiologist sees an opportunity for education on CPR and AEDs.
  • Dec 9 2022 This Week in Cardiology   Nudges, statins, AI, less-is-more in the ICU, myocarditis, exercise as medicine, and December in the hospital are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
  • Nov 18 2022 This Week in Cardiology   AHA 2022, Part 2: IRONMAN, ECMO-CS, CTS-AMI, and PROGRESSIVE AF are the trials John Mandrola, MD, reviews in this week’s podcast.