Apr 21 2023 This Week in Cardiology

Three more digoxin trials, yet another GLP-1 drug on the horizon, vagal nerve stimulation, trial inside baseball, and more on lipid guidelines are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a ...  Show more

Another positive digoxin trial, another classic coronary physiology study from Imperial College London (ORBITA-FIRE), news in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and TAVR done in the wrong patients are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is inten ...  Show more

CardioNerds Amit Goyal, Dr. Colin Blumenthal, Dr. Kelly Arps and Dr. Justice Oranefo discuss mechanical stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation with Dr. Christopher Ellis, cardiac electrophysiology lab director and director of the left atrial appendage closure program at Vanderb ...  Show more

In this episode I cover atrial fibrillation.

If you want to follow along with written notes on atrial fibrillation go to zerotofinals.com/af or find the cardiology section in the Zero to Finals medicine book.

This episode covers the pathophysiology, presentat ...

Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD

Educational Pearls:

Epinephrine is essential in the treatment of anaphylaxis, but is epinephrine dangerous from a cardiovascular perspective?

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The practice of critical care cardiology relies on the use of invasive hemodynamics, mechanical ventilation, mechanical circulatory support, and other advanced techniques to help our patients recover from critical cardiac illnesses. To facilitate these interventions, it is essent ...  Show more