
About this episode
AF screening, CTA, stroke prevention and broken observational studies, and medical writing 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
- Handheld ECGs Ease A-Fib Screening in the Very Elderly https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969846
- Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults at Primary Care Visits: the VITAL-AF Randomized Controlled Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057014
II - CTA
- DISCHARGE: CTA Shows Safety Edge vs Cath in Intermediate-Risk Stable Chest Pain https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969732
- CT or Invasive Coronary Angiography in Stable Chest Pain https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2200963
III - Stroke Prevention post TAVI
- Silver Lining Emerges for Embolic Protection in Post-TAVR Stroke https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969992
- Cerebral Embolic Protection and Stroke-Related Mortality Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jcin.2022.01.007
- Safety and efficacy of cerebral protection devices in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A clinical end-points meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29550047/
- Cerebral Embolic Protection and Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Results From the Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33619968/
IV - Medical Writing
- Writing Program Asks Physicians to Explore Their Experiences https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/969973
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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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