This Week in Cardiology11 Aug 2023

Aug 11, 2023 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

Observational studies, another defense of digoxin, CTO-PCI, BP measurement, and a possible revolution in cardiovascular protection are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I. Observational Research

Yeh; Credibility in Observational Research https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.064645

Hernan; Causal Language in Observational Research https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304337

Wang; RCT Duplicate Initiative https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2804067

II. Defense of Digoxin

Brophy; Beta Blockers, Digoxin, or Both https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2023.06.009

Dorian editorial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2023.07.013

Ziff Digoxin Meta-analysis https://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4451.long

DIG trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm199702203360801

Davila Analysis of DIG Trial https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6801940/

Kotecha Meta-analysis of Beta Blockers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25193873/

RATE-AF https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2774407

III. CTO-PCI

PCI of Chronic Total Occlusions Improves Angina, Quality of Life in Trials https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/994739

JAMA Network Open Meta-analysis

IV. BP Measurement

One Size Doesn't Fit All in Blood Pressure Measurement https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995216

Ishigami Blood Pressure Measurement Comparison

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2807853

V. GLP-1 SELECT Trial

Semaglutide Cuts Cardiovascular Events in Landmark Trial

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995270

SELECT Protocol Paper

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