Stroke/Cerebrovascular Disease Perspective

• Human Health in Space: One Small Step for Manikin-kind As NASA plans a return to the Moon, Dr Walton-Shirley explores how space travel affects the body , medical emergencies, and what we will learn from Commander Moonikin Campos and the Artemis mission.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 17, 2023
• 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.
  ACC.org, May 16, 2023
• Has Emergency Medicine Residency Lost Its Appeal for Good?   Drs Glatter, McNamara, and Ho discuss the high number of unmatched emergency medicine positions, what's behind it, and whether it can be fixed.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, May 16, 2023
• May 12 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Two new papers on left atrial appendage occlusion, the promise of DNA, statins in the elderly, and SGLT2 inhibitors are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 12, 2023
• Episode 2: Lyme Meningitis and Emerging Neuroborreliosis   Join experts Drs Felicia Chow and Karen Roos as they discuss the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme meningitis and other emerging neuroborreliosis.
  Medscape, May 09, 2023
• 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.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 05, 2023
• Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, With Comorbidities   A 32-year-old woman experiencing moderate to severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis along with elevated blood pressure, high BMI, and possible depression is evaluated by a multidisciplinary team.
  Medscape, May 03, 2023
• Apr 28 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Two studies of cardiac device infections, observational studies, RCTs, and our ways of knowing in Medicine are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week's podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 28, 2023
• S2 Episode 2: Can Psoriasis Care Limit CVD, PsA, and Depression?   Dr Steve Feldman speaks with Drs Mehta, Ritchlin, and Fried who share an exciting new roadmap for calming key psoriasis comorbidities.
  Medscape, April 25, 2023
• 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.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 25, 2023
• Ablation as First-Line Treatment for AF: 5 Things to Know Ablation is a mainstay of AF treatment, but disagreement persists regarding its use as a first-line option. In comparing study outcomes, we will explore how ablation is evolving and the rationale for it becoming first-line therapy for some patients with this debilitating arrhythmia.
  Medscape Cardiology, April 24, 2023
• Apr 21 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Early vs delayed AF ablation, a report on a devastating complication of AF ablation, and a potential crosswind for a major therapeutic fashion in electrophysiology are John Mandrola’s topics this week.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 21, 2023
• Apr 14 2023 This Week in Cardiology   SCAI consensus document on LAAC, semaglutide/tirzepatide disruption, NSAIDs, and interventional echocardiography are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, on this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 14, 2023
• Apr 07 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Chat GPT, a relatively unknown therapy for HFpEF, and two fun studies on statins and secondary prevention are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 07, 2023
• Picking Up the Premotor Symptoms of Parkinson's   The Curbsiders discuss important physical exam findings in suspected Parkinson’s.
  The Curbsiders, April 05, 2023
• Parkinson's Disease: What's Trauma Got to Do With It?   Kathrin LaFaver interviews fellow neurologist Indu Subramanian about her paper on childhood trauma and Parkinson's disease and the broader data on trauma-informed neurology care.
  Medscape Neurology, March 31, 2023
• Is It Time to Stop Treating High Triglycerides? Trials showing little effect of triglyceride-lowering drugs on cardiovascular outcomes raise the question of whether it's even worth measuring this lipid, writes cardiologist Chris Labos, MD.
  theheart.org on Medscape, March 29, 2023
• 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.
  theheart.org on Medscape, March 24, 2023
• The Cardiac Stress Test You Can't Ignore   Pregnancy not only reveals a woman's future CV risk but can also cause changes at the endothelial level that increase that risk. Cardiologists Michelle O'Donoghue and Rachel Bond discuss the issues.
  theheart.org on Medscape, March 22, 2023
• Bruce Willis' Dementia Is Not Your Grandpa's Dementia A neuroscientist reviews how FTD differs from more common forms of dementia with little initial impact on a patient's broader memory and associated cognitive abilities.
  Medscape Neurology, March 20, 2023