This Week in Cardiology

Mar 17 2023 This Week in Cardiology


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ACC Recap No. 2: Pacing in HFpEF, Oral PCSK9 inhibitor, PAH, soft thinking on adherence, and so called metabolically healthy obese are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic

I. Pacing in HFpEF

No Exercise Boost From Pacemaker in HFpEF With Impaired HR Response: RAPID-HF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989681

- Rate-Adaptive Atrial Pacing for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection FractionThe RAPID-HF Randomized Clinical Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2802147

- Accelerated Pacing a Possible Strategy for Preserved-EF Heart Failure? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/987815

- Could a Breakthrough in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Just Take a Change of Pace? - https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/988088

- Effect of Personalized Accelerated Pacing on Quality of Life, Physical Activity, and Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Preclinical and Overt Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: The myPACE Randomized Clinical Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2801001

- Effect of β-Blocker Withdrawal on Functional Capacity in Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.08.073

II Oral PCSK9i

Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Shows Encouraging LDL Lowering https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989655

- Efficacy and safety of the oral PCSK9 inhibitor MK-0616: a phase 2b randomized controlled trial https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.02.018

III PAH

'Unheard of' PAH Improvement With Novel Drug: STELLAR https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989612

- Phase 3 Trial of Sotatercept for Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2213558

IV Medical Adherence

Waiving Co-Pays for CV Meds as Adherence Incentive Doesn't Cut Clinical Risk: ACCESS Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989474

- Eliminating Medication Copayments for Low-income Older Adults at High Cardiovascular Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.064188

- Medicaid Expansion: Good First Step, but No Panacea for CV Care https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/975141

- Health Care Access and Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Working-Age Adults With Low Income by State Medicaid Expansion Status https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2793120

- Rand Link https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3055.html

- The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20150716.236899/full/

- Effect of Health Insurance in India: A Randomized Controlled Trial https://www.nber.org/papers/w29576

- Full Coverage for Preventive Medications after Myocardial Infarction https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmsa1107913

- Effect of Medication Co-payment Vouchers on P2Y12 Inhibitor Use and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Among Patients With Myocardial InfarctionThe ARTEMIS Randomized Clinical Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2720024

- Coronary CT Angiography and 5-Year Risk of Myocardial Infarction https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805971

IV Metabolically Healthy Obese

'Metabolically Healthy Obesity' Rising, but Still Uncommon https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989398

- Trends in the Prevalence of Metabolically Healthy Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2018 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2802164

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