The Bob Harrington Show

Dr Bob Harrington interviews journalist Shelley Wood about her new book, "The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley," her creative process, and the difference between medical journalism and writing fiction. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley https://shelleywood.ca/the-leap-year-gene/ Tragedy and Hope Wrapped in a Medical Mystery: Abraham Verghese and The Covenant of Water https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991751 You may also like: Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

Bob Harrington, a leading expert on private equity's influence in medicine, sheds light on its growing role in cardiology. He discusses why private equity is acquiring outpatient practices and the implications for patient care and physician wellness. Harrington highlights the financial pressures exacerbated by the pandemic and the troubling trend of declining patient satisfaction. The conversation stresses the need for research and policy frameworks to address these shifts and ensure quality care in cardiology.

Bob Harrington and Mitch Elkind discuss "food is medicine" initiatives and the challenges associated with conducting clinical trials. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Health Care by Food Initiative https://healthcarexfood.org/ 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001031 Rockefeller Foundation Food is Medicine https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/initiative/food-is-medicine/ Targeted Scientific Research Projects to Demonstrate Effectiveness of 'Food Is Medicine' in Health Care https://newsroom.heart.org/news/targeted-scientific-research-projects-to-demonstrate-effectiveness-of-food-is-medicine-in-health-care Food Is Medicine: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001182 Medically Tailored Meal Delivery for Diabetes Patients With Food Insecurity: a Randomized Cross-over Trial https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4716-z 'Food Is Medicine' Strategies for Nutrition Security and Cardiometabolic Health Equity: JACC State-of-the-Art Review https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.12.023 Current Landscape of Produce Prescription Programs in the US https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2022.02.011 Behavioral Nudges Are Used Widely to Steer Clinicians and Patients Alike https://doi.org/10.1056/CAT.23.0125 A Primary Care Agenda for Brain Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STR.0000000000000367# You may also like: Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

Bob Harrington interviews fellow cardiologist Mike McConnell about his new book Fight Heart Disease Like Cancer and the need to model heart disease prevention and treatment after cancer. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Fight Heart Disease Like Cancer https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12793/fight-heart-disease-cancer PREVENT: AHA's New Risk Calculator Incorporates CKM Health https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998679 Artificial intelligence-enabled retinal vasculometry for prediction of circulatory mortality, myocardial infarction and stroke https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2022-321842 You may also like: Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

Cardiology researchers Bob Harrington and Bobby Yeh discuss how to do better observational research and the controversial notion of making causal inferences from such data. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Academic Cardiology and Social Media https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.004736 Bringing the Credibility Revolution to Observational Research and Cardiology https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.064645 Cardio Twitter: An Essential Tool for Staying Current https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/897512 Identification of Causal Effects Using Instrumental Variables https://doi.org/10.2307/2291629 Explaining Charter School Effectiveness https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.5.4.1 Methods of Public Health Research - Strengthening Causal Inference from Observational Data https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp2113319 Publish or Perish and the Incentive for Quantity over Quality Research Papers https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998417 You may also like: Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

Bob Harrington, Erin Michos, and Brahmajee Nallamothu discuss how the publish or perish culture can lead to sloppy research and the need for alternative models to measure success in academic medicine. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility Big Data Research From the National Inpatient Sample https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.117.003846 Adherence to Methodological Standards in Research Using the National Inpatient Sample https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.17653 Publish or Perish: Where are we heading? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24778659 The Kardashian Index of Cardiologists: Celebrities or Experts? https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.068 You may also like: Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson discuss two of the hottest topics in cardiology and medicine for 2023: a proposed alternative to the maintenance of certification process, and artificial intelligence. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Cardiovascular Organizations Pursue New, Independent Medical Board https://www.acc.org/About-ACC/Press-Releases/2023/09/21/15/02/Cardiovascular-Organizations-Pursue-New-Independent-Medical-Board The National Board of Physicians and Surgeons https://nbpas.org/ Level of Scientific Evidence Underlying the Current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Clinical Practice Guidelines https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.005293 Validation of a Speech Analysis Application to Detect Worsening Heart Failure Events in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/?_ga=2.17782015.7532578.1693882428-1949139275.1663003561#!/10871/presentation/16568 A systematic review shows no performance benefit of machine learning over logistic regression for clinical prediction models https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.02.004 Recognizing a ruler instead of a cancer https://menloml.com/2020/01/11/recognizing-a-ruler-instead-of-a-cancer/ The Geographic Bias in Medical AI Tools https://hai.stanford.edu/news/geographic-bias-medical-ai-tools You may also like: Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

For this year's review, Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson revisit the major cardiology conferences -- from ACC in New Orleans to AHA in Philly. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington ACC 2023 Top Trials - Bempedoic Acid Cuts CV Events in Statin-Intolerant Patients: CLEAR Outcomes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989100 - Bempedoic Acid and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Statin-Intolerant Patients - Phase 2b Randomized Trial of the Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor MK-0616 https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.02.018 ACC/WCC 2023 Collection Page https://www.medscape.com/viewcollection/36966 ESC 2023 Top Trials - Wegovy Scores HFpEF Benefits in People With Obesity https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995844 - Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2306963 - Acoramidis Shows Encouraging Results in ATTR Cardiomyopathy https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995883 ESC 2023 Collection Page https://www.medscape.com/viewcollection/36988 AHA 2023 Top Trials - Semaglutide 'A New Pathway' to CVD Risk Reduction: SELECT https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998373 - Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307563 - Bariatric Surgery is Associated With Improved Coronary Microvascular Function and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients With Ischemia and Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.18949 - Angioplasty Finally Proven Beneficial in Stable Angina: ORBITA-2 https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/998375 - A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Angina https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2310610 - Impressive Bleeding Profile With Factor XI Inhibitor in AF: AZALEA https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998418 - Promising First Results With DNA Editing to Lower LDL https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/998719 - Single Injection Reduces Blood Pressure for 6 Months: KARDIA-1 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998666 AHA 2023 Collection Page https://www.medscape.com/viewcollection/37277 Other Mentions - N-of-1 Trial of a Statin, Placebo, or No Treatment to Assess Side Effects https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2031173 - Rimonabant: From RIO to Ban https://doi.org/10.1155%2F2011%2F432607 - Percutaneous coronary intervention in stable angina (ORBITA): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32714-9 - Asundexian Phase 3 AF Study Halted for Lack of Efficacy https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998665 - Challenges in the Design and Interpretation of Noninferiority Trials https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmra1510063 - Milvexian for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2113194 You may also like: Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

Bob Harrington and Manesh Patel discuss sudden cardiac death in athletes and the importance of the chain of survival. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington COVID and the Athlete's Heart https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/945282 Outcomes Registry for Cardiac Conditions in Athletes https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.029052 2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000937 Point-of-care screening for HFrEF using artificial intelligence during ECG-enabled stethoscope examination https://doi.org/10.1016/s2589-7500(21)00256-9 International recommendations for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehw631 Elevation of Cardiac Troponins After Endurance Running Competitions https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.034655 Vigorous Exercise in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2023.1042 Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Preamble, Principles, and General Considerations https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000236 RACE-CARS Trial https://racecarstrial.org/ AHA CPR Resources https://cpr.heart.org/en/cpr-courses-and-kits/hands-only-cpr You may also like: Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine   https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology   https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact   news@medscape.net

Bob Harrington interviews Jag Singh about the COVID journey that led to his book, Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reinvention of Medicine. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reinvention of Medicine. https://www.jagsinghmd.com/book COVID-19 Hits Physician Couple: Dramatically Different Responses https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/928530 Smartwatch Electrocardiogram and Artificial Intelligence for Assessing Cardiac-Rhythm Safety of Drug Therapy in the COVID-19 Pandemic. The QT-logs study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.01.002 The Care of the Patient https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1927.02680380001001 Advancements and future directions in the teamwork, targets, technology, and tight control-the 4T study: improving clinical outcomes in newly diagnosed pediatric type 1 diabetes https://doi.org/10.1097/mop.0000000000001140 Social determinants of telemedicine utilization in ambulatory cardiovascular patients during the COVID-19 pandemic https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztab039 You may also like: Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine Hear John Mandrola, MD's summary and perspective on the top cardiology news each week, on This Week in Cardiology https://www.medscape.com/twic Questions or feedback, please contact: news@medscape.net