Alcohol and Afib: Risk Evident With Just a Few Sips a Day Worrying data for light drinkers in large cohort study Jan 13, 2021
Not So Fast on That Post-Resuscitation ECG Study suggests waiting a bit longer to avoid false positives in OHCA Jan 11, 2021
Best of The Skeptical Cardiologist in 2020 Your favorite op-eds from Anthony Pearson, MD Dec 30, 2020
Op-Ed: How to Fix Consistently Inconclusive Apple Watch ECG Readings The Skeptical Cardiologist has a solution Dec 26, 2020
Growth Hormones in Childhood Tied to Heart Problems Later On Women, those who were small for gestational age at highest risk Dec 21, 2020
Op-Ed: Kardia Upgrade Will Cut Unclassified Mobile ECGs Further updates to algorithm accuracy are on the way, too Dec 20, 2020
Overdose Calls Slam EMS in Pandemic Trends correspond with social distancing measured through cell phone data Dec 03, 2020
Adult Complications of the Fontan Procedure This AP Cardiology podcast episode tackles cirrhosis, arrhythmias, and pregnancy risks Nov 25, 2020 podcast
Will Vascepa Train Roll Past Negative Omega-3 Results? STRENGTH, OMEMI temper enthusiasm but may not change much Nov 24, 2020
Post-Surgery Monitoring Finds Afib in Discharged Patients About 20% of patients had episodes recorded on devices, study showed Nov 17, 2020
VITAL-AF, mSToPS: Mixed Results in Afib Screening A signal that screening by continuous ECG monitoring leads to better outcomes Nov 16, 2020
Skip Rhythm Drugs, Go Straight to Cryoablation for Afib Two trials support shift into first-line strategy Nov 16, 2020
Xarelto Works for Prevention in Valvular Afib RIVER trial may open the door to use in broader populations Nov 14, 2020
43% Cardiac Arrest Survival? ECMO Strategy Promising in Early Studies Exceeded expectations for outcomes Nov 13, 2020
Patient's Ventricles Removed as Bridge to Heart Transplant Rare therapy a variation of BIVAD support Nov 11, 2020
Sunshine Act Brings Some Transparency but Little Change Industry largesse to physicians unaffected; strong link between payments and choice of ICDs Nov 03, 2020
Cardiac ICU: AHA Drafts Guidance for Best Practices Scientific statement aims to optimize specialized critical care, pending more rigorous evidence Oct 29, 2020
Pilot Study: Widespread Pre-Sports ECG Screening Feasible Report from Florida school district that mandated CV screening for young athletes Oct 04, 2020
Apple Watch Vs Kardia to Monitor Afib From Home: A Case Study The Skeptical Cardiologist weighs the usefulness of the two ECG devices Oct 02, 2020
Cardiology Program Leader Embroiled in Racial Accusations Andrea Natale, MD, raised hackles with tweet Sep 16, 2020
For Cardiac Arrest, Too-Hasty Transport Gets in the Way of Good CPR Study suggests EMS practice is counterproductive Sep 15, 2020
Modest Increase in AFib Risk With Osteoporosis Drug Absolute risk was low for patients receiving zoledronic acid versus denosumab Sep 14, 2020
New Recovery Programs Target COVID Long-Haulers Pulmonologists, cardiologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, and more join to get patients on their feet for good Sep 10, 2020
Angiography for Cardiac Arrest Survivors: No Need to Rush Findings from 1-year follow-up of the COACT trial Sep 02, 2020
ESC Offers Sports, Exercise Guide for Heart Disease Patients Addresses broad spectrum and specific conditions Sep 01, 2020
Low-Dose DOAC Valuable in Afib After Age 80 Randomized trial suggests benefit on par with warfarin in younger groups Aug 30, 2020
Impressive Results With Early-Rhythm Control in AFib Results from EAST-AFNET 4 trial "should and will change practice," expert says Aug 29, 2020
Fatal Overdoses Often Mistaken for Cardiac Arrest Try naloxone in some cases appearing to be heart-related, researchers suggest Aug 10, 2020
Jardiance Wins for HFrEF, Farxiga for CKD; COVID Carditis Lingers Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Aug 04, 2020
Women Missing From CPR Training Videos Study may explain gender disparity in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care Jul 29, 2020
The Physical Exam: Aortic Stenosis In this podcast episode, it's likelihood ratios, heart murmurs, and more Jul 23, 2020 podcast
New-Onset Arrhythmia After TAVR: How New, Really? Study assesses pre-existing arrhythmic burden of TAVR candidates Jul 15, 2020
Andexxa Enters Guidelines for Bleeding on Oral Anticoagulation ACC updates treatment algorithms Jul 14, 2020
Study: Afib Persistence Shouldn't Be Based on 7-Day Cutoff Is the current definition of "paroxysmal Afib" clinically relevant? Jul 02, 2020
DOACs More Risky With Common Antibiotic Study affirms concomitant use associated with major hemorrhage Jun 08, 2020
Remdesivir Safety Forecast: Watch the Liver, Kidneys Data remain sparse, but a few risks are emerging May 19, 2020
Pulsed Field Ablation Creeps Forward With Promising Early Studies Success in pilot atrial fibrillation studies still leaves unanswered questions May 13, 2020
Tool Pinpoints Cardiac Risk in Long QT Syndrome Calculator is proposed to aid decisions on ICD appropriateness May 11, 2020
Dissolving Pacemaker in the Works Miniature, battery-free device has been promising in preclinical testing May 11, 2020