European HTN Guidelines, vitamin D, bempedoic acid, and leadless pacing, with some critical appraisal techniques thrown in, are the topics John Mandrola, MD, tackles in this week's podcast.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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I. European Hypertension Guidelines

New ESH Hypertension Guidelines Aim for Simplified Message

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993913

- 2023 ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension Endorsed by the European Renal Association (ERA) and the International Society of Hypertension (ISH)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37345492/

II. Vitamin D

CV Benefit From Vitamin-D Caps Hinted in Huge D-Health Trial

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993996

- Vitamin D supplementation and major cardiovascular events: D-Health randomised controlled trial

https://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj-2023-075230

- Vitamin D Supplementation and Cardiovascular Disease Risks in More Than 83 000 Individuals in 21 Randomized Clinical Trials

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2735646

III. Bempedoic Acid

'Striking' Benefit of Lipid Lowering in Primary Prevention

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993666

- Bempedoic Acid for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Statin-Intolerant Patients

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2806646

- Bempedoic Acid for High-Risk Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2806647

- Bempedoic Acid and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Statin-Intolerant Patients

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2215024

IV. Leadless Pacing

FDA Approves First Leadless Dual-Chamber Pacing System

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/994033

- A Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2300080

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