This Week in Cardiology6 Aug 2021

Aug 6, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

The COVID-19 surge, vaccine-induced myocarditis, Heart Rhythm news, the state of medical evidence, and doctors in unions are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

https://www.medscape.com/twic

1- COVID-19

Texas COVID-19 Wave Is Climbing More Steeply Than Past Waves https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956104

White House Says US Can Provide COVID-19 Boosters if Needed https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956016

2- Vaccine-Myocarditis

Myocarditis Tied to COVID-19 Shots More Common Than Reported? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956089

3- Heart Rhythm News

The Three Big Stories from the Heart Rhythm Society's 2021 Meeting https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/955989

4- Medical Evidence

Despite Retraction, Study Using Fraudulent Surgisphere Data Still Cited https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956090

Ongoing Citations of a Retracted Study Involving Cardiovascular Disease, Drug Therapy, and Mortality in COVID-19 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2782460

5- Doctors in Unions?

Physicians Need to Unionize Now https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/955888

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