Jul 24 Cardiology News Podcast

For This Week in Cardiology July 24, 2015, Dr John Mandrola comments on the following cardiology news and features stories:

• ACS Patients on Statins Less Likely to Have High-Risk Plaque

• More Research Suggests CTA-Detected Vulnerable Plaque May Predict ACS Development

• QTc Interval Prolongations on Two ECGs Aid in SCD Risk Stratification: Rotterdam Study

• Prevalence and Incidence of AF Increasing, but AF-Related Stroke Declining

Features:

• Malcolm Gladwell on Fixing the US Healthcare Mess

Additional Studies:

• Do Statins Promote Coronary Calcification? Study Says Yes, and It Might Be a Good Thing

Chief Cardiology Correspondent

John M Mandrola, MD, Clinical Electrophysiologist, Baptist Medical Associates, Louisville, Kentucky

John M. Mandrola, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
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