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The following question refers to Section 7.1 of the 2025 ACS Guidelines. The question is asked by Thomas Jefferson medical student and CardioNerds Academy Intern Dr. Grace Qiu, answered first by University of Michigan fellow and CardioNerds FIT Ambassador Dr. Kayla Secrest, and t ...  Show more

CardioNerds (Dr. Billy-Joe Mullinax, Dr. Dinu Balanescu, and Dr. Jane Ehret) discuss risk stratification in acute pulmonary embolism with Dr. Stavros Konstantinides, Chair of the 2019 ESC Pulmonary Embolism Guidelines. Using a real-world case, this episode explores how modern PE ...  Show more

More from ESC including: Valvular HD guidelines, a new drug class for HTN, myosin inhibition in HCM, vericiguat, and digoxin are the topic discussed by John Mandrola, MD. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit ...  Show more

This week we discuss an age-old debate: Calcium Channel Blockers or Beta Blockers for rate control in atrial fibrillation. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_64_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Beta Block ...  Show more

Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal, MD
Educational Pearls:

What factors are considered in a COVID-19 infection?

Jafar has a history of atrial fibrillation and reports occasional fatigue and palpitations. His resting heart rate is 96 bpm and irregular, and he takes a beta-blocker. During a six-minute walk test, he experiences mild shortness of breath but completes the test without difficult ...  Show more