Xeno-transplantation, weight loss drugs, DOAC coverage, vitamin D, LAAC and frailty, and recalled LVADs are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic

I – Xenotransplantation

- Pig Heart Successfully Transplanted to Man https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966367

- What Does a Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant Mean for Medicine? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966488

II – Weight Loss Drugs

- Wegovy Tops Sibling Saxenda for Weight Loss https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966376

- Effect of Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Daily Liraglutide on Body Weight in Adults With Overweight or Obesity Without Diabetes https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2787907

III – DOAC Coverage

- CVS Caremark Formulary Change Freezes Out Apixaban https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966588

IV – Vitamin D

- More Vitamin D Not Better for Reducing Cancer or CVD Incidence https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966333

- The D-Health Trial: a randomised controlled trial of the effect of vitamin D on mortality https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00345-4

- Vitamin D supplementation and prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer in the Finnish Vitamin D Trial—a randomized controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab419

- Association between vitamin D supplementation and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l4673

V – LAAC and Frailty

- Frailty in patients undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage closure https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.01.007

- Net Clinical Benefit of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Versus Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Pooled Analysis of the Randomized PROTECT-AF and PREVAIL Studies https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31752643/

VI – LVAD recall

- A High-Risk Medical Device Didn't Meet Federal Standards. The Government Paid Millions for More. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966255

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