Oct 7, 2022 This Week in Cardiology

Post-PCI antiplatelet therapy, palliative care in patients with HF, Watchman information on hospital websites, and HCM in athletes are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.

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I. Post-Stent Antiplatelet Therapy

SMART-CHOICE 3-Year Results Support Dropping Aspirin After PCI

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981741

• Long-term Effects of P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2796902
• The Smart(est) Choice for Dual Antiplatelet Therapy is a Patient-Directed One https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2796904
• Effect of P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy vs Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2736564

II. Palliative Care in HF

Home-Based Palliative Care Improves Heart Failure Outcomes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981715

• Regional collaborative home-based palliative care and health care outcomes among adults with heart failure https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220784

III. Watchman Info on Hospital Websites

Concern Over US Hospital Patient Information on LAA Closure https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981961

• Analysis of Patient-Focused Information About Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion on US Hospital Web Pages https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2797102

IV. HCM and Exercise in Athletes

Athletes With Mild HCM Can Likely Continue Competitive Sports https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981782

• Impact of Exercise on Outcomes and Phenotypic Expression in Athletes With Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.715
• A novel clinical risk prediction model for sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM risk-SCD) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24126876/

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