
About this episode
AF Screening, alcohol, sports-related sudden death, non-MD-led healthcare, and CPR are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic
I - AF Screening
- USPSTF Says Evidence Still Lacking for AF Screening in Asymptomatic Patients https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967275
- Screening for Atrial Fibrillation US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2788340
- Screening for Atrial Fibrillation—New Devices, Same Challenges https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2788475
- Implantable loop recorder detection of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke (The LOOP Study): a randomised controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01698-6
II - Vaccine Induced Myocarditis
- Hong Kong, US, Israeli Data Illuminate COVID Vaccine Myocarditis https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967355
III - Alcohol and Heart
- No Amount of Alcohol Safe for the Heart: WHF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967124
IV - Sports Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest
- Survival Improving in Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967061
- Evolution of Incidence, Management, and Outcomes Over Time in Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.11.011
V - Non MD vs MD-led Care
- This Doc Still Supports NP/PA Led Care ... With Caveats https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967073
VI - CPR
- Should We Always Offer CPR? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966886
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Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine
The Bob Harrington Show with Stanford University Chair of Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington
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