This Week in Cardiology

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.

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

Low-dose rivaroxaban for CAD/PAD, hypertension management in the community, research misconduct, cyber-security in cardiac devices, and bariatric surgery are discussed in this week’s podcast.

Timing of aortic valve replacement, rivaroxaban failure post TAVR, statins beyond CVD, conflicts of interest, and post-stent antithrombotic management are discussed in this week’s podcast.

The COAPT MitraClip trial, high dose omega-3 fatty acids, the VEST trial in print, renal denervation for resistant hypertension, and competing coronary stents are discussed in this TCT-heavy podcast.

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

The Apple Watch EKG, ablate/pace strategies, chronic total occlusion-PCI, assisted reproduction strategies and CV health, and remembering Ron Victor, MD are the topics for this week’s podcast.

High sensitivity troponin, radial access (a good news story!), stroke care, rivaroxaban in CAD and PAD, and the components of a healthy diet are discussed in this week’s podcast.

The salt wars, drug costs and vaule, Takotsubo syndrome, carb intake, and the upcoming European Society of Cardiology congress are discussed in this week’s podcast

Screening athletes, AF ablation complications, physician gender and MI mortality, the rise of chronic kidney disease, and the rosuvastatin lawsuit are discussed in this week's podcast.

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

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

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

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

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

PREDIMED (again), malpractice concerns in CAD testing, alcohol, stroke care in the elderly, and genetic testing are the topics discussed by Dr John Mandrola in this week’s podcast

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

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 discussed in this week's podcast.

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