Aug 5, 2022
Hyperkalemia in heart failure, CV health in America, primary prevention ICDs, and a debate about posters at medical meetings are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week’s podcast.
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I. Hyperkalemia in Heart Failure
- DIAMOND: Adding Patiromer Helps Optimize HF Meds, Foils Hyperkalemia https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971616
- Patiromer for the management of hyperkalemia in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: the DIAMOND trial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac401
- Potassium Binders for Patients With Heart Failure? The Real Enlightenment of the DIAMOND Trial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac399
- The Effect of Spironolactone on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Severe Heart Failure https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm199909023411001
- Eplerenone in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure and Mild Symptoms https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1009492
- Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of RLY5016, a polymeric potassium binder, in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study in patients with chronic heart failure (the PEARL-HF) trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21208974/
II. CV Health in America
- ‘Staggering’ CVD Rise Projected in US, Especially in Minorities https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/978366
- Cardiovascular Disease Projections in the United States Based on the 2020 Census Estimates https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.05.033
III. Primary Prevention ICDs in Modern Era
- Do ICDs Still ‘Work’ in Primary Prevention Given Today’s Recommended HF Meds? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/978254
- Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and the Risk of Death in Primary Prevention Defibrillator Recipients https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2022.05.001
- Declining Risk of Sudden Death in Heart Failure https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1609758
- Defibrillator Implantation in Patients with Nonischemic Systolic Heart Failure https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1608029
IV. Medical Meetings and Posters
- As Digital Posters Take Over, Traditionalists Push Back https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/978384
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