Aug 27, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

COVID-19, NEJM vaccine safety paper, full-dose anticoagulation in COVID-19, AF and Exercise, and early results on EMPEROR-Preserved are the studies John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic

1 - COVID-19

- Heart Inflammation More Common After COVID Than After Vaccination https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957343

- Safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Setting https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2110475

2 - Full dose AC in COVID-19

- Heparin's COVID-19 Benefit Greatest in Moderately Ill Patients https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/956630

- Therapeutic Anticoagulation with Heparin in Noncritically Ill Patients with Covid-19 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2105911

- Therapeutic Anticoagulation with Heparin in Critically Ill Patients with Covid-19 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2103417

3 - AF and Exercise

- Aerobic Exercise Can Reduce AF Frequency, Severity: ACTIVE-AF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957322

4 - EMPEROR AF

- EMPEROR-Preserved: Empagliflozin Scores HFpEF Breakthrough https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957405

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