The Importance of Impeller Use in Cardiogenic Shock

Starting HF meds during hospitalization for HF, Impella, testosterone, and colchicine 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. Starting HF Meds During Hospitalization for HF

Starting Indicated Heart Failure Meds In-Hospital: Progress, Opportunities https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993539

- Opportunities and Achievement of Medication Initiation Among Inpatients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jchf.2023.04.015

II. Impella

- Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device vs Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump or No Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2806562

- Evidence Generation for Novel Cardiovascular Devices—Putting the Horse Back in Front of the Cart

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2806565

III. Testosterone

Big Trial Reassures on Heart Safety of Testosterone in Men

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993322

- Cardiovascular Safety of Testosterone-Replacement Therapy

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2215025

IV. Colchicine for CV Disease

Low-Dose Colchicine Approved for CVD: Now What?

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993578

- Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Colchicine after Myocardial Infarction

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1912388

- Colchicine in Patients with Chronic Coronary Disease

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2021372

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