Jan 19, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

The cost of treating high blood pressure, heart-failure readmission policies, abdominal fat, low flow/low gradient aortic stenosis and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are discussed this week.

4 Jan 201918min

Dr John Mandrola discusses upcoding for PCI, hypertension, a pacing lead issue, a PAD trial discovery, and an FDA warning on fluoroquinolones in this week's podcast.

21 Dec 201818min

Carotid stents, more stem-cell retractions, AHA statement on statin safety, flu vaccine rules, medication errors, veterans care, and wasteful NIH research on golfing are discussed in this week's podcast.

14 Dec 201814min

Measures of hospital quality, statin under- or over-use, Botox for AF, smoking cessation and translating trial evidence to clinical practice are discussed in this week's podcast.

7 Dec 201817min

TAVR vs surgery for high-risk aortic stenosis, conflicts of interest for physicians and societies, spin in the CV literature, and low-carb diets are discussed in this week's podcast.

30 Nov 201815min

The top 5 studies from the recent American Heart Association meeting and the new cholesterol guidelines are discussed in this week's podcast.

16 Nov 201818min

ODYSSEY PCSK9 inhibitor trial in print, new bradycardia guidelines, echocardiography, and an AHA preview are the topics discussed in this week's podcast.

9 Nov 201813min

CV outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes, canagliflozin, cardiorespiratory fitness, the value of randomized trials, and the most important paper of 2018 are reviewed in this week's podcast.

2 Nov 201816min