
About this episode
Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and mavacamten, SGLT2 inhibitors, the triple whammy, espresso, and clinician burnout are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in today'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 – Mavacamten
- FDA Clears Mavacamten (Camzyos) for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/972945
- Mavacamten for treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (EXPLORER-HCM): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31792-X
- FDA approves new drug to improve heart function in adults with rare heart condition https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fda-approves-new-drug-improve-heart-function-adults-rare-heart-condition
II – Dapagliflozin in HFpEF
- Positive Topline Results for Dapagliflozin in HFpEF: DELIVER https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/973490
- Empagliflozin in Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Fraction https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2107038
III – Triple Whammy for AKI
- Mixing BP Meds With NSAID May Be 'Triple Whammy' for Kidneys https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/973885
IV – Espresso
- Espresso Coffee Associated With Increased Total Cholesterol https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/973819
- Association between espresso coffee and serum total cholesterol: the Tromsø Study 2015–2016 https://openheart.bmj.com/content/9/1/e001946
- Is everything we eat associated with cancer? A systematic cookbook review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23193004/
- Enough With the Coffee Research and Other Distractions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/883709
V – Clinician Burnout
- Administrative Hassle Hacks: Strategies to Curb Physician Stress https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/973597
You may also like:
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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