This Week in Cardiology

May 12 2023 This Week in Cardiology


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Two new papers on left atrial appendage occlusion, the promise of DNA, statins in the elderly, and SGLT2 inhibitors are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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I. Listener Feedback

- When to Start a Statin Is a Preference-Sensitive Decision

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029808

II. Left Atrial Appendage Closure

LAA Closure Outcomes Improve With CCTA: Swiss-Apero Subanalysis

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991623

- Impact of Preprocedural Computed Tomography on Left Atrial Appendage Closure Success: A Swiss-Apero Trial Subanalysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2023.02.027

- Outcomes of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion device implantation in atrial fibrillation patients based on underlying stroke risk https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euad049

III. Polygenic Risk Scores

- Predictive Accuracy of a Polygenic Risk Score Compared With a Clinical Risk Score for Incident Coronary Heart Disease https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2761086

- Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Using Traditional Risk Factors and Polygenic Risk Scores in the Million Veteran Program https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2804439

- Validity of polygenic risk scores: are we measuring what we think we are? https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddz205

IV. Statins in Older Patients

High Cholesterol in Seniors: Use Statins for Primary Prevention?

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991801

V. SGLT2 Inhibitors

FDA Expands Use of Dapagliflozin to Broader Range of HF

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991736

- Dapagliflozin in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2206286

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