This podcast delivers Dr. John Mandrola’s summary and perspective on top news of the week that cardiologists can’t miss.
Join Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine as they discuss the power and pitfalls of artificial intelligence, and how it will change modern medicine.
The Bob Harrington Show is a podcast series of thoughtful interviews and discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine.
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Feb 26, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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Risk factors for COVID-19, CMR after COVID-19, and two important obesity studies are discussed in this week’s podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment https://www.medscape.com/index/twic Cardiometabolic Conditions and COVID19 Most Severe COVID Tied to Four Cardiometabolic Conditions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/946488 Coronavirus…
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What the NBA's Collaboration With Yale Reveals About COVID Variants
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The NBA was looking for help with COVID-19 surveillance. They found it in Nathan Grubaugh's team at Yale. Grubaugh talks with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese about that collaboration and more.
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Feb 19, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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Bernard Lown, Type 2 MI, Sacubitril/Valsartan and COVID19 anticoagulation are discussed in this week’s podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment https://www.medscape.com/twic COVID Israeli Study Finds Pfizer Vaccine 95% Effective Against COVID-19 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/945962 Bernard Lown Cardiologist, Antiwar Activist Berna…
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'The Impact of the Vaccine Has Been Tremendous'
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After a weak early response to COVID, Israel leads the world in vaccinations. The benefits are apparent, Eran Segal says. But hurdles remain, including finishing vaccinations and staving off variants.
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Feb 12, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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Prediabetes, AI and ECGs, HFpEF, and observational studies are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week’s podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment http://www.medscape.com/twic Pre-diabetes 'Prediabetes' Unlikely to Progress to Diabetes in Older Adults https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/945511 Mobile QT Interval Measuremen…
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Feb 5, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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Carotid screening, AF and alcohol, subcutaneous ICD, and medical education are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment http://www.medscape.com/twic Carotid Screening USPSTF Again Recommends Against Carotid Stenosis Screening https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/945202 Subcutaneou…
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COVID-Related ARDS May Not Be So Different After All: An ICU Physician's View of What Works
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Angela Rogers on COVID-related ARDS, how ICU COVID care has changed over the months, and why it is a privilege to be an ICU doctor during COVID.
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Jan 29, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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AF and COVID-19, microthrombi in COVID-19 autopsies, vericiguat, and POTS are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment: http://www.medscape.com/twic AF and COVID AF at COVID-19 Admission Predicts Mortality, Demands Vigilance https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/944802 Microthrombi a…
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2020 Wrap-up: COVID-19's Effects on Cardiology
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Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson continue their review of 2020, discussing the 'riddle wrapped in an enigma' that was the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jan 22, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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COVID myocarditis, the Polypill, low-value care, and edge-to-edge tricuspid valve repair are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast.
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'We're Only Safe if We're All Safe': Global COVID Vaccination
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Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, talks about vaccines, optimal vaccine distribution in the US and across the globe, and why he's optimistic about COVID and future outbreaks.
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Jan 15, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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COVID, ACE/ARBs, left atrial appendage closure, SGLT2 inhibitors, and a clue in AF mechanisms are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast.
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Eric Goosby on COVID, Race, and Building Health
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A member of Biden's COVID advisory board, Goosby talks about why it's wise to unpack the vaccine trials, reach out to community organizations, and keep the pipeline of minority physicians full.
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Jan 8, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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COVID vaccine schedules, trial translation, valve guidelines, and physician harassment on social media are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast.
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Reducing Risk Now, While Preparing for the Next Pandemic
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Virologist Angela Rasmussen talks about her battle against misinformation in the media, the virus, vaccines, disinfecting surfaces, home testing, and the next pandemic.
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Can AI Exist in Medicine Without Human Oversight?
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Melanie Mitchell talks about the challenge of giving a machine the native knowledge of a toddler, and why we shouldn't feel threatened by artificial intelligence.
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Dec 18, 2020 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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COVID, sacubitril/valsartan and spironolactone in patients with HFpEF, year-end comments are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week’s podcast.
The annual tradition continues as did cardiology research despite a pandemic. Trials on fish oils, statins, SGLT2 inhibitors, and antiplatelets are among the selections of Drs Harrington and Gibson.
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Dec 11, 2020 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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COVID, the clogged pipe frame of CAD, paclitaxel, and AF performance measures and Goodhart’s law are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
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How HIV Informs COVID: Mark Smith on Crisis, Inequality, and Hope
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Mark Smith treated patients during the height of the AIDS epidemic. Here he discusses how we can get through the current pandemic and make progress on social issues that affect health and healthcare.
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Dec 4, 2020 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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COVID vaccines, tocilizumab, finerenone, type 2 MI care, coronary CTA, and sotagliflozin are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast.
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Nov 20, 2020 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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COVID-19 vaccines and virtual AHA presentations on statins and the nocebo effect, high dose omega-3s, and AF ablation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses on this week’s podcast.
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Nov 13, 2020 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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COVID19 vaccines, thrombolysis in stroke, industry payments to doctors, and the upcoming AHA are topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast.
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Nov 6, 2020 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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COVID, AF ablation, pediatric “do not dos” from AAP, heart failure performance measures, and a brief AHA preview are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD on this week’s podcast.
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Vivek Murthy: Everyone Gets Lonely; Here's How to Counter It
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In this episode of Medicine and the Machine, Vivek Murthy, the 19th Surgeon General, discusses the importance of social connections in medicine and life, and how to maintain them during the pandemic.
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Oct 30, 2020 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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Remdesivir, the athletic heart, troponin and echo abnormalities in patients with COVID-19, and a novel MRA drug are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast
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The Remarkable Value of Thinking Broadly: A COVID-19 Trifecta
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Social scientist and technology expert Zeynep Tufekci has been prescient about COVID-19 transmission. Eric Topol talks with her about how she does it and why such approaches make the difference.
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Oct 23, 2020 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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COVID, tocilizumab, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cerebral microbleeds, and surrogate endpoints are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast
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Oct 16, 2020 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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COVID drug trials and science news, BNP, polypharmacy in heart failure, and in-patient CPR are the topics john Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast
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Oct 9, 2020 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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COVID-19, scientific philosophy, left main coronary artery disease, empagliflozin and the SGLT2 inhibitors are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week’s podcast
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Charting a Path Out of COVID Means Remembering Data and Humanity
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Caitlin Rivers discusses the missteps and opportunities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 'We can always chart a better course and end up where we need to be,' she said.
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Oct 2, 2020 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
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Scientific trust, publishing incentives, and the EXCEL trial, Vitamin D and COVID, and time-restricted eating are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast.