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The Western AF meeting, aspirin, cannabis use, LVEF in athletes, and shared decision making before ICD implantation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.
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I. ASA in Primary Prevention
- Campbell Meta-analysis https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065420
- Swedish Observational study https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028321
- ASPREE https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805819
II. Cannabis
Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Cardiovascular Risk
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cannabis-use-tied-increased-cardiovascular-risk-2024a10003yr
It Sure Looks Like Cannabis Is Bad for the Heart, Doesn't It?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000250
- Journal of the AHA Observational Study https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.123.030178
III. Low EF in Athletes
- Reduced Ejection Fraction in Elite Endurance Athletes: Clinical and Genetic Overlap With Dilated Cardiomyopathy https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.063777
IV. ICDs and Shared Decision-Making
- Association of a Medicare Mandate for Shared Decision-Making With Cardiac Device Utilization https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2815017
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The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington
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