This Week in Cardiology

Oct 25, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

25 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

AF after TAVR, opioids after cardiac devices, hypertension in black adults, and post-cardiac surgery AF are the topics Dr John Mandrola discusses in t...

Oct 18, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Nobel Prize, more on the EXCEL trial, the costs of cardiac tests, familial hypercholesterolemia, and burnout are the topics discussed by Dr John M...

Oct 11 2019 This Week in Cardiology

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Left main PCI vs CABG trials and TAVR vs SAVR—in this week's podcast, Dr John Mandrola takes a deeper dive.

Sep 27, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

27 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Social effects of medicine, SGLT2 inhibitors, CIED infections, equity in cardiology, and post-PCI anti-thrombotic therapy are the topics discussed by ...

Sep 20, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

20 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The polypill, dapagliflozin, TAVR, and video games are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

Sep 13, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

More from ESC: Antiplatelets and NOACs, blood glucose control, high sensitivity troponin tests, and ICD trials are all covered by John Mandrola, MD, i...

Sep 6, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Six major trials from the ESC meeting in Paris are reviewed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast.

Aug 30, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

30 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Digital health, a new LDL-c lowering drug, PCSK9i outcomes in higher risk patients, and an ESC preview are discussed by John Mandrola in this week's p...

Aug 23, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

23 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

TAVR, baroreflex activation for heart failure, dapagliflozin for HF, and myocardial viability are the topics discussed by John Mandrola in this week's...

Aug 16, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

AI for AF detection, syncope and PE, thoracentesis, fish oil, and why doctors should organize are the topics covered by John Mandrola in this week's p...

Aug 2, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

02 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Digoxin, acupuncture and angina, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, bariatric surgery, and cardiac device complications are the topics Jo...

Jul 26, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

26 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

CRT in patients with non-LBBB, ezetimibe, lifestyle diseases in the young, end of life care, and diabetes for the cardiologist are the topics John Man...

Jul 19, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

19 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Deprescribing beta bockers, interrupting oral anticoagulants, sudden death, quality measures, and acute stroke care are the topics John Mandrola, MD d...

Jul 12, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

14 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

High-sensitivity troponin assays, nursing education, negative risk markers, valve-in-valve TAVRs, and the use of AI in medical practice are covered in...

Jun 28, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

28 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Medical reversals, conflict of interest in the cardiac cath lab, cardiologist burnout, and changes in TAVR rules are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, i...

Jun 21, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

21 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

FDA hearings on paclitaxel devices in PAD, health news spin, myocarditis, difficult conversations, and TAVR in patients with end stage renal disease (...

Jun 14, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Vitamin D, ICD in patients on dialysis, aspirin, type 2 diabetes, and paclitaxel in PAD are the topics covered by John Mandrola in this week's podcast...

Jun 7, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Complications of PCI, health hubs, AV block after TAVR, VTE prevention, and rivaroxaban use in patients with heart failure are the topics discussed by...

May 31, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

31 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tricuspid valve repair, aortic stenosis, His-bundle pacing, deprescribing loop diuretics, and 'leakage' are covered in this week's podcast.

May 24, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aspirin and ICH, late tPA for stroke, public reporting of outcomes, Impella, grapefruit juice and QT interval, and ICDs for primary prevention are dis...

May 17, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Renal and AF ablation in combination, infection risk of devices, neuromodulation of AF, pulsed field ablation and stroke of unknown source are covered...

May 10, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Spin in the cardiovascular literature, palliative care for cardiac patients, tPA for acute stroke, and whether institutional volume affects AF ablatio...

May 3, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bike commuting and obesity, CMR for NSTEMI, Niacin in secondary prevention, cardiologists' pay, and end-of-life conversations are in this week's podca...

Apr 19, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

19 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Anticoagulation for embolic stroke of unknown origin, added-sugar labels, AF-patient knowledge, LDL-C and hemorrhagic stroke, and genetic signals in c...

Apr 12, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

12 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Super-saturated oxygen in STEMI, Medicaid expansion and CV mortality, pacemakers in patients with HFpEF, HF readmissions, and exercise vs diet for wei...

Apr 5, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

ARB recalls, bystander compression-only CPR, renal denervation for hypertension, LDL cholesterol targets, and pre-op frailty are the topics discussed ...

Mar 29, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

29 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation, eggs, booze, and anti-thrombotic agents for double vs triple therapy in patients with ACS and AF are discus...

Mar 22, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

22 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From ACC.19 and EHRA: The Apple Heart study, TAVR for low-surgical-risk AS, preventing cardiac device infections, COACT, VF arrest, and AF cardioversi...

Mar 15, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

15 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Obesity paradox studies and collider bias, the ISCHEMIA trial baseline findings, expanded indications for the MIitraClip, and an ACC preview are cover...

Mar 8, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

08 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

N of 1 hypertension trials, heart failure readmissions and HRRP, insulin, CTA vs functional stress testing, and the ongoing paclitaxel PAD controversy...

Mar 1, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

01 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lead extraction, AF triggers, cognitive decline and CV risk factors, low-value care, and secondary prevention in the real world are discussed in this ...

Feb 22, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

22 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Factor Xa reversal agent Andexa, PTSD, gender transition hormones and CVD, primary care physician shortage, and a commentary from a young intervention...

Feb 15, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

15 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The cost of cardiac care, statin adherence and mortality, syncope, ultra-processed food, and heart failure survival are discussed in this week's podca...

Feb 8, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

08 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Statins in the elderly, donor hearts and the opioid crisis, Impella, coronary calcium in exercisers, and the plateau in heart disease deaths are discu...

Feb 1, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

01 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

New guidelines for atrial fibrillation, PFO closure for stroke prevention, fried chicken, skipping breakfast and e-cigarettes are discussed in this we...

Jan 25, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

25 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aspirin for primary prevention, alcohol and Afib, high-sensitivity troponin, and women in interventional cardiology are discussed in this week's podca...

Jan 18, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

18 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Burnout, aspiration thrombectomy, fish intake, insurance coverage, and the gout drug febuxostat are discussed in this week's podcast.

Jan 11, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Appropriate use criteria for imaging, HRRP efficacy, medical marijuana, radiation exposure in the cath lab, and hormone therapy are the topics discuss...

Jan 4, 2019 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

04 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The cost of treating high blood pressure, heart-failure readmission policies, abdominal fat, low flow/low gradient aortic stenosis and hypertensive di...

Dec 21, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Dec 14, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Carotid stents, more stem-cell retractions, AHA statement on statin safety, flu vaccine rules, medication errors, veterans care, and wasteful NIH rese...

Dec 7, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

07 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Measures of hospital quality, statin under- or over-use, Botox for AF, smoking cessation and translating trial evidence to clinical practice are discu...

Nov 30, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 d...

Nov 16, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Nov 9, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

09 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Nov 2, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

02 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

CV outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes, canagliflozin, cardiorespiratory fitness, the value of randomized trials, and the most important paper o...

Oct 26, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Oxygen supplementation, PCSK9 inhibitor pricing, rapid troponin testing, cardio-oncology and joint commission accreditation are discussed in this week...

Oct 19, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

19 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Low-dose rivaroxaban for CAD/PAD, hypertension management in the community, research misconduct, cyber-security in cardiac devices, and bariatric surg...

Oct 12, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

12 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Timing of aortic valve replacement, rivaroxaban failure post TAVR, statins beyond CVD, conflicts of interest, and post-stent antithrombotic management...

Sep 28, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

28 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The COAPT MitraClip trial, high dose omega-3 fatty acids, the VEST trial in print, renal denervation for resistant hypertension, and competing coronar...

Sep 21, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

21 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

ASA, polypharmacy, statins and obesity treatments are the topics discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week's podcast

Sep 14, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

14 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Apple Watch EKG, ablate/pace strategies, chronic total occlusion-PCI, assisted reproduction strategies and CV health, and remembering Ron Victor, ...

Sep 7, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

07 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

High sensitivity troponin, radial access (a good news story!), stroke care, rivaroxaban in CAD and PAD, and the components of a healthy diet are discu...

Aug 31, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

31 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aug 24, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

24 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The salt wars, drug costs and vaule, Takotsubo syndrome, carb intake, and the upcoming European Society of Cardiology congress are discussed in this w...

Aug 17, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

17 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Screening athletes, AF ablation complications, physician gender and MI mortality, the rise of chronic kidney disease, and the rosuvastatin lawsuit are...

Aug 10, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

AF screening, atrial flutter, palliative care in heart failure, and LDL-C lowering are discussed in this week's podcast

Aug 3, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

03 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aspirin dosing, a potential new drug for SVT, apixaban in patients with ESRD, TAVR, and saunas, are discussed in this week's podcast

Jul 27, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

27 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Leadless pacing, AF detection, coronary calcium, BP control and omega-3 fatty acids are discussed in this week's podcast.

Jul 13, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

13 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Questionable ICD use, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, multivitamins and cardiovascular health, and end-of-life care are discussed in this week's...

Jun 29, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr John Mandrola discusses controversy over the ISCHEMIA trial, AAA screening, PCSK9i in diabetes, cardiac arrest and Twitter in this week's podcast

Jun 22, 2018 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

PREDIMED (again), malpractice concerns in CAD testing, alcohol, stroke care in the elderly, and genetic testing are the topics discussed by Dr John Ma...

Jun 15, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

15 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Nutrition education for docs, PREDIMED retraction, recommendations for ECG screening of healthy adults, and MOC studies are discussed in this week's p...

Jun 8, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

08 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Better equations for CV risk prediction, a drug for bradycardia, illicit drugs and MI in the young, EHR woes, and vitamins for CV risk reduction are d...

Jun 01, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

01 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Surgical left atrial appendage occlusion, renal denervation, a substudy of ORBITA, FFR and hypertension guidelines are discussed in this week's podcas...

May 18, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Device-related thrombosis with Watchman left atrial appendage closure, debulking atrial fibrillation after ablation, rivaroxaban for stroke prevention...

May 11, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

11 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The CABANA trial on catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation is discussed in this week's podcast recorded at the Heart Rhythm Scientific...

May 4, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

04 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

AHA rescinds sections of the stroke guidelines, thrombectomy for pulmonary embolism, Mitra-clip, nuts and AF, and blood pressure measurements are disc...

Apr 27, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

27 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Lipid-lowering and baseline LDL-C, the CV safety of NSAIDs, 'metabolically healthy' obesity, PCI for chronic total occlusions, and wearable tech are d...

Apr 20, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

20 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ambulatory BP measurements, advanced practice providers, medical marijuana for sleep apnea, Barbara Bush's comfort care, and apixaban for cardioversio...

Apr 13, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

13 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery, long QT syndrome, exercise for CV prevention, a new risk factor for mothers, and coronary obstruction post ...

Apr 6, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

06 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Beta-blockers in diabetes, ACE inhibitors vs ARBs, cardiac implantable electronic device infections, alcohol and AF, and strengthening the p value thr...

Mar 30, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

30 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. John Mandrola discusses heart failure care, methamphetamine, AF ablation, lead extraction, and myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery in this ...

Mar 23, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

23 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

His-bundle pacing, Factor Xa reversal, heart failure quality measures, predicting prognosis after cardiac arrest, and myocarditis after cancer immunot...

March 16, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

ODYSSEY, VEST, mSTOPS, CANTOS, and the Black barbershop blood pressure study are among the presentations from the 2018 American College of Cardiology ...

Mar 9, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

09 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Obesity in young people, type-2 diabetes, the risks of varicose veins, on-pump vs off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and an ACC preview are the t...

March 2, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

02 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Vegetarian vs Mediterranean diets, a clarithromycin alert, a new stent, best choice of IV fluid, and early work in prevention Type I diabetes are disc...

Feb 23, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

23 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery, radial vs ulnar cath access, aspirin for heart failure, VTE prophylaxis and low-fat vs high-carb diets are ...

Feb 16, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

16 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

ICD use in patients with CKD, PFO and peri-operative stroke, LV assist devices, guideline-directed medical therapy after revascularization, and upcomi...

Feb 9, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

09 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Genetic risk scores and early onset CAD, ECGs in athletes, the ripple effect of weight loss, troponin in sepsis, and fish oil for CVD prevention are t...

Feb 02, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

02 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Loperamide abuse, heart failure quality measures, and the CASTLE-AF ablation study are discussed in this week's podcast.

Jan 26, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

26 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Surgical left atrial appendage closure, the effects of smoking and influenza on CV risk, acute stroke care, and why cardiologists are an unhappy bunch...

Jan 19, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

19 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

MRI in patients with cardiac devices, bariatric surgery, statins, the LifeVest wearable defibrillator, and spontaneous coronary dissection are the top...

Jan 12, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

12 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Exercise effects on left ventricular compliance, CT in stable angina, MRI in patients with cardiac devices, a win for pharma, and ECG screening in adu...

Dec 15 Cardiology News

15 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Noninvasive VT ablation, Riata leads, NOAC/DOAC therapies, HDL-C and infection risk, and fibrosis in triathletes are discussed in this week's podcast.

Dec 8 Cardiology News

08 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mobile ECGs, PFO closure for migraine, AF care, lytic and mechanical removal of VTE and the PSCK9 inhibitor evolocumab are discussed in this week's po...

Dec 1 Cardiology News

01 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sports preparticipation screening, cell therapy in PAD, exercise, supplements, and US healthcare policy are reviewed in this week's podcast.

Nov 17 Cardiology News

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

New hypertension guidelines, BP measurement, DOACs during device surgery, a CANTOS substudy, and conflicting data on the heart-failure readmissions re...

Nov 10 Cardiology News

10 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr John Mandrola discusses PCI in stable CAD, MR, exercise, AHA preview, and celebrities at medical meetings in this week's podcast.

Nov 3 Cardiology News

03 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The ORBITA sham-control PCI study, Watchman, revascularization in cardiogenic shock, Absorb BVS, quality-of-life outcomes after PCI or bypass, and chr...

Oct 27 Cardiology News

27 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Statins tied to diabetes risk and reduced bacterial infections, a novel use for hs-troponin, mitral-regurgitation management, and His-bundle pacing ar...

Oct 20 Cardiology News

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Secondary AF, Heart failure statistics, DOAC bleeding rates, uncontrolled hypertension and stroke risk factors are discussed by John Mandrola in this ...

Oct 13 Cardiology News

13 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Noninvasive tests for chest pain evaluation, the obesity epidemic, the costs of cardiac device recalls, and DOAC-drug interactions are reviewed in thi...

Oct 6 Cardiology News

06 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Stopping aspirin, TAVR durability, meditation, triathlon risk, and BP control in low-income patients are discussed by Dr Mandrola in this week's podca...

Sep 29 Cardiology News

29 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Oxygen therapy in stroke, physical activity, hospital rankings, MRI labeling of cardiac devices, and PFO closure are discussed in this week's podcast.

Sep 22 Cardiology News

22 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

PCSK9 drugs and diabetes, allegations against St Jude Medical, trends in carotid interventions, food as medicine, and death with dignity are discussed...

Sep 15 Cardiology News

15 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

PFO closure for recurrent stroke prevention, hormone replacement in women, DAPT, obesity, and fentanyl are discussed in this week's podcast.