Cardiac Emergencies Perspective

 
 
  • Diabetes & Kidney Disease: A Heart in Jeopardy: Helping a Hero   An Air Force veteran with CKD shares his experience managing multiple chronic conditions and participating in research trials.
  • Adieu, Interventional Cardiology: My Journey to a New Ikigai How do you know when it's time to let go of a career path that was your raison d'etre? Health problems set this cardiologist on a spiritual journey to find out.
  • Are All Medical Errors Now Crimes? The Nurse Vaught Verdict   Drs Robert Glatter, Jane Barnsteiner, and Megan Ranney discuss medical errors related to medication dispensing, inspired by a recent event.
  • Apr 1 2022 This Week in Cardiology   Coronary CTA, semaglutide, coronary artery calcium, exercise, and an ACC and EHRA preview are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast.
  • How to Stop SVT in Kids Tricks of the trade depend on the age of the child. For supraventricular tachycardia, try these maneuvers first.
  • Diabetes & Kidney Disease: A Heart in Jeopardy: When Persistence Pays Off   After decades of failed trials, experts explain the significance of the arrival of inhibitors and nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists for patients with CKD.
  • Jan 28 2022 This Week in Cardiology   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.
  • Should We Always Offer CPR? The case of an elderly unconscious patient prompts this doctor to question why CPR is the default strategy and brings to mind the hero of a Hemingway short story.
  • Dr. Glaucomflecken on Why We Can All Use a Laugh Right Now   Two bouts with cancer and a cardiac arrest at age 35 haven't stopped this ophthalmologist-comedian from becoming a social media phenomenon for hilariously poking fun at medicine and himself.
  • A Young Doctor Explores Near-Death Experiences General practitioner François Lallier, MD, PhD, talks to Medscape France about his dissertation on near-death experiences and why it is important for physicians to be open-minded.
  • Jan 7 2021 This Week in Cardiology   Causes of sudden death, inclisiran, DOAC choices, and alcohol and VT/VF are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast.
  • Heart Failure Imaging: Where Are We Now? Experts discuss the current role of imaging modalities, particularly TTE and CMR, in monitoring and diagnosing cardiovascular diseases that can lead to heart failure.
  • Mandrola's Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2021 Obesity drugs had a good year, the SGLT2 inhibitors stalled, and Entresto looks less impressive -- these are some of the takes from John Mandrola, MD, in his annual review of cardiology research.
  • Dec 10 2021 This Week in Cardiology   AF triggers, rising BP during the pandemic, long COVID, cardiac arrest care, and social media are the topics John Mandrola, MD discusses in this week’s podcast.
  • Diabetes & Kidney Disease: A Heart in Jeopardy   Top kidney and heart specialists from Indiana University School of Medicine explain how slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease can protect the heart.
  • Malpractice Case: What Really Killed This Patient? Experts Disagree An obese patient goes under anesthesia for knee arthroscopy. What led to his fatal complication?
  • PPCM Management: 5 Things to Know Dr Mattina highlights key aspects to diagnosing and treating peripartum cardiomyopathy.
  • Oct 22 2021 This Week in Cardiology   Aspirin for primary prevention, induced hypothermia, half-dose DOAC, and social media, are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  • Heart Failure: Fighting for Life: Advanced Strategies   Clinicians discuss options for patients with progressive or refractory disease who may be candidates for surgical interventions to improve their life outcomes.
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Risk Stratification Current and novel markers show promise for better accuracy of risk assessment for sudden cardiac death in patients with this condition.