Dec 23, 2022, This Week in Cardiology Podcast
This Week in Cardiology
Why Health Insurance Doesn't Lead to Better Health
There have been three major studies that have all found that more health insurance leads to more healthcare consumption, but no appreciable effect on healthcare outcomes. John Mandrola: My theory is that those who are uninsured and very sick get major things cared for. He says we shine most when we care for people who are asking for our help.
The top ten stories of the year plus a few honorary mentions. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic
I Annual Wrap Ups on Medscape
- Mandrola’s Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2022 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/985607
- 2022 in Review Through a Cardiology Lens https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984505
- Top Cardiology Trials of 2022 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/985647
II REVIVED BCIS2
- Percutaneous Revascularization for Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2206606
- PCI Fails in Stable Disease Again: REVIVED-BCIS https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979862
- PCI Fails to Beat OMT in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: REVIVED-BCIS2 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979853
III GUIDE HF
- Haemodynamic-guided management of heart failure (GUIDE-HF): a randomised controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01754-2
- CardioMEMS Remote HF Monitoring: Resist the Spin and FOMO https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/970278
- GUIDE-HF: CardioMEMS-Guided Meds Fall Short in Mild to Moderate Heart Failure https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957390
IV DECAAF II
- Effect of MRI-Guided Fibrosis Ablation vs Conventional Catheter Ablation on Atrial Arrhythmia Recurrence in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation The DECAAF II Randomized Clinical Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2793452
- DECAAF II: AF, Fibrosis Ablation Technique Falls Short, but Signs of Hope https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957469
V DANCAVAS
- Five-Year Outcomes of the Danish Cardiovascular Screening (DANCAVAS) Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2208681
- DANCAVAS Misses Primary Endpoint but Hints at Benefit from Comprehensive CV Screening https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979854
- Judicious CVD Screening May Work in Men: DANCAVAS https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/980153
- DANCAVAS: Might Cardiovascular Screening Extend Men's Lives? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979632
VI SODIUM HF
- Reduction of dietary sodium to less than 100 mmol in heart failure (SODIUM-HF): an international, open-label, randomised, controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00369-5
- Low-Sodium Diet Did Not Cut Clinical Events in Heart Failure Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971482
- Sodium Restriction in Heart Failure: Another Dogma Felled by Randomization https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971697
- SODIUM-HF Simplifies Message to Patients on Diet https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971547
VII STRONG-HF
- Safety, tolerability and efficacy of up-titration of guideline-directed medical therapies for acute heart failure (STRONG-HF): a multinational, open-label, randomised, trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02076-1
- Rapidly, Fully Optimize HF Meds After Hospital Discharge: STRONG-HF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/983870
- STRONG HF: More Beats Less After Discharge for Heart Failure https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/983698
VIII Health Insurance Access
- Health Care Access and Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Working-Age Adults With Low Income by State Medicaid Expansion Status https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2022.1282
- Medicaid Expansion: Good First Step, but No Panacea for CV Care https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/975141
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