Feb 10 2023 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

Drug and non-drug therapies for HFpEF, the search for AF, and exercise as medicine are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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I. SGLT2 Inhibitors in HFpEF

Dapagliflozin Gets Expanded Heart Failure Indication in Europe https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/988034

• Dapagliflozin in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2206286

II. HFpEF and Heart Rate

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

III. Stroke and AF

STROKE AF at 3 Years: High AF Rate After Atherosclerotic Stroke https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/988076

• Effect of Long-term Continuous Cardiac Monitoring vs Usual Care on Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Stroke Attributed to Large- or Small-Vessel Disease https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2780490
• Cryptogenic Stroke and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1313600
• Duration of device-detected subclinical atrial fibrillation and occurrence of stroke in ASSERT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28329139/
• Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion during Cardiac Surgery to Prevent Stroke https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2101897

IV. Exercise as Medicine

Trending Clinical Topic: Exercise Prescription https://reference.medscape.com/viewarticle/985373

• Effect of Moderate and Vigorous Aerobic Exercise on Incident Diabetes in Adults With Obesityhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36716009/

Features

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

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