The upcoming ACC meeting, polypharmacy, finerenone, and ethics and professionalism are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic

ACC Preview:

ACC.21 Looks to Repeat Success Despite Pandemic Headwinds https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/950836

- Level and Prevalence of Spin in Published Cardiovascular Randomized Clinical Trial Reports With Statistically Nonsignificant Primary Outcomes: A Systematic Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31050775/

Polypharmacy

Hypertension Worsened by Commonly Used Prescription Meds https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/950724

Finerenone

Finerenone Scores Second Pivotal-Trial Success in Diabetic Kidney Disease https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/951027

- Effect of Finerenone on Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2025845

Ethics and Professionalism

AHA/ACC Guidance on Ethics, Professionalism in Cardiovascular Care https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/951018

- 2020 American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Consensus Conference on Professionalism and Ethics: A Consensus Conference Report https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000963

Features:

Mandrola Previews the 2021 (Virtual) American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/950797

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