June 24, 2022 This Week in Cardiology

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A non-significant but wonderful trial in AF, smoking and HF, vitamins, and pre-op risk screening are the topics 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 – DECAAF II Trial DECAAF II: AF, Fibrosis Ablation Technique Falls Short, but Signs of Hope https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957469 • Effect of MRI-Guided Fibrosis Ablation vs Conventional Catheter Ablation on Atrial Arrhythmia Recurrence in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2793452 • Association of Atrial Tissue Fibrosis Identified by Delayed Enhancement MRI and Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1820433 II – Smoking and HF Cigarettes Linked to HF With Preserved or Reduced EF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/976066?src= • Cigarette Smoking, Cessation, and Risk of Heart Failure With Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.03.377 III – Vitamins Evidence Still Lacking That Vitamins Prevent CVD, Cancer: USPSTF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/975965 • Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2793446 IV – Pre-Op Risk Add Atrial Fibrillation to Pre-Noncardiac Surgery Risk Evaluation: New Support https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/975926 • Preoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Cardiovascular Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.021 • Patterns and Determinants of Low-Value Preoperative Testing in Michigan https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2779744 • Coronary-Artery Revascularization before Elective Major Vascular Surgery https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa041905 • Stress testing before abdominal aortic aneurysm repair does not lead to a reduction in perioperative cardiac events https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2021.02.032 You may also like: Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine The Bob Harrington Show with Stanford University Chair of Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net

June 24, 2022 This Week in Cardiology

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