Jan 20 2023 This Week in Cardiology

The loop diuretic duels, adverse events during hospital admissions, BP accuracy, and, again, left main revascularization strategies (again) are the topics John Mandrola discusses in this week’s podcast.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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I. TRANSFORM HF

Clarity on Torsemide vs Furosemide in HF: TRANSFORM-HF Published https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/987128

• Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2800428

• RANSFORM-HF—Can We Close the Loop on Diuretics in Heart Failure? https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2800445

II. Adverse Events in the Hospital

Adverse Events Reported in One Quarter of Inpatient Admissions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/987091

• The Safety of Inpatient Health Care https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa2206117

III. BP Accuracy

Experts Demand Validation of Automatic Blood Pressure Devices

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/987032

IV. Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

Real-World Examination of Revascularization Strategies for Left Main Coronary Disease in Ontario, Canada

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2022.10.016

Management of Left Main Coronary Artery Disease in Nonemergent Settings: The Heart of Multidisciplinary Teamwork https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2022.11.024

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