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What 'New Amsterdam' Gets Wrong

John Higgins, MD, highlights lapses in NBC pilot episode -- but gives a thumbs-up too

TCT: Stopping Antiplatelets 1 Year Post-Stent Risky for Afib Patients?

Underpowered trial suggested oral anticoagulation alone isn't enough

NOAC's Brain Bleed Risk Outside Afib May Be Dose-Dependent

Higher risk seen only with higher rivaroxaban doses in meta-analysis

Athletes and Hearts; Best Meds for ADHD: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include secondhand smoke and adolescents, labor induction, screening young athletes for cardiac problems, and ADHD medicines.

Don't Group Afib, Atrial Flutter Together in Evaluating Stroke Risk

Same CHA2DS2-VASc score, different outcomes

Afib Patch Test; Heart Failure and Genetics: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include a patch to diagnose atrial fibrillation, USPSTF recommendations on nontraditional risk factors for heart disease, the role of genetics in congestive heart failure, and multivitamins and heart disease.

Do You Preach According to the Gospel of Saint Ablation?

Milton Packer calls on electrophysiologists to embrace rigorous evidence interpretation

Hyoscyamine Subs for Pacemaker in Afib with Bradycardia

When administered four times a day, according to a case study

Low NOAC Adherence Worse Than Taking Warfarin?

Higher thromboembolic risk seen in observational data

LAA Closure Device Thrombi 'Not Infrequent,' May Cause Strokes

Timing suggests causation in at least half of strokes with device-related thrombi

S-ICD Sensing Filter At Least Halved Inappropriate Shocks

Rate now on par with transvenous ICDs in real-world monitoring data

Trial: Don't Wait for Pacing in Syncope with Bifascicular Block

Lower event risk seen than with watching loop recorder feedback first

More Antibiotics Around Cardiac Device Procedures Doesn't Cut Important Infections

Huge randomized trial shows no better than possible modest effect

CABANA Misses Primary But May Spur Afib Ablation Anyway

Per protocol, ITT analyses differed on advantage for hard clinical endpoints

Implanted Device Boosts Exercise, QOL in Mid-Range EF Heart Failure

Trial shows 'robust' benefits over usual medical management

Vasopressin Lowers Sepsis Afib Risk

Addition to shock treatment may offer clinical advantage

Vibrating ICD/CRT-D; Pradaxa Reversal Agent; Prevention Bonanza

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

Resting Heart Rate May Predict Colon Cancer Recurrence

Highest rates 5 years after curative treatment 'meaningful' independent risk factor

How a Pacemaker Made Cancer Doc a Better Clinician

The wit and wisdom of Larry Norton

HRV Patch Promising for Predicting Hypoglycemia

T1D patients showed detectable increase in low and high frequency ratio

Gout Drug Raises Safety Concerns With Death Excess in Trial

Febuxostat linked especially to sudden cardiac deaths in CARES trial

Mixed Results with LifeVest for Post-MI Prevention

No reduction in sudden deaths, but benefit in secondary outcomes with external defibrillator

Skeptical Cardiologist: Do Mobile Heart-Monitoring Devices Work?

Anthony Pearson, MD, explores the pros and cons of these consumer devices

Turning on the Tunes Amps Up Stress Test Times

Patients ran longer to the sound of Latin beats in pilot trial

'Good Doctor,' Bad Cardiology

John Higgins, MD, explains some aspects of medicine the ABC show got wrong

MRI May Still be OK for Legacy Cardiac Devices

Safety protocols are key, researchers say

NBA Players: Nearly 1 in 6 Has Abnormal ECG

Study raises questions of whether yet more specific criteria are needed

Survival Not Better When Patients Have ICD Plus Newer LVAD

Combo may even be associated with harm, registry suggests

AHA: Brief NOAC Interruption Safer Than Warfarin in Afib Ablation

Fewer major bleeds than with uninterrupted warfarin in Japanese trial

AHA: ACA Program Offers Mixed Results for HF Readmits

HRRP tied to less readmissions, but seems to up mortality

Sex: Odds Are It Won't Kill You

But when it is fatal, the victim is likely to be male

Arrhythmia Leader Thomas Bigger, MD, Dead

Remembered for pioneering work in arrhythmias & other major trials

Banned, Novel Stimulants Found in Supplements

Four compounds found in six sports and weight-loss products

Largest AED Maker to Halt Most Operations as FDA Cites Problems

Quality controls have not been up to FDA standards

ESC: Concomitant LAA Closure During Heart Surgery Scores a Win

But will making it routine safely prevent strokes?

ESC: NOAC Combo Tx Can Eliminate Need for Aspirin After PCI

Fewer bleeds and similar ischemic protection seen in RE-DUAL trial

Guidance Issued on PET Imaging in Diagnosing Cardiac Sarcoidosis

ASNC, SNMMI release recommendations for difficult diagnostic challenge

Catheter Ablations Grow in Popularity, But Complication Rates Rise

Safest at high-volume centers

CANTOS to Headline ESC

August's European Society of Cardiology meeting lineup released

Scale Back on Antithrombotics After LAA Closure?

Registry studies suggest less potent drugs with Watchman, Amulet

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