Jan 05 2024 This Week in Cardiology

Neuro-modulation in HF, private equity owned hospitals, HCM, SCD and ICD re-evaluated, and peer review 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. Neuromodulation for HFrEF

FDA Expands Label for CVRx Barostim System in HF

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-expands-label-cvrx-barostim-system-hf-2023a1000wsx

BeAT HF trial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.015

II. Private Equity Takeover of US Hospitals

Hospital Adverse Events Rise After Private Equity Acquisition

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/hospital-adverse-events-rise-after-private-equity-2023a1000wya

Changes in Hospital Adverse Events and Patient Outcomes Associated With Private Equity Acquisition: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2813379

RSS audio: https://bi.medscape.com/pi/editorial/studio/audio/2024/core/999557.mp3

III. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Positive Topline Results for SEQUOIA-HCM Trial in OHCM

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/positive-topline-results-sequoia-hcm-trial-ohcm-2023a1000wu9

IV. The ICD gets a ReLook

Study to Examine Routine ICD Implantation Post Heart Attack

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/study-examine-routine-icd-implantation-post-heart-attack-2023a1000wmd

PROFID Site https://profid-project.eu/profid-ehra-trial/

Declining Risk of Sudden Death in Heart Failure https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1609758

V. Peer Review

Prevalence of Short Peer Reviews in 3 Leading General Medical Journals -- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2812883

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