May 12 2023 This Week in Cardiology

Two new papers on left atrial appendage occlusion, the promise of DNA, statins in the elderly, and SGLT2 inhibitors are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I. Listener Feedback - When to Start a Statin Is a Preference-Sensitive Decision https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029808 II. Left Atrial Appendage Closure LAA Closure Outcomes Improve With CCTA: Swiss-Apero Subanalysis https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991623 - Impact of Preprocedural Computed Tomography on Left Atrial Appendage Closure Success: A Swiss-Apero Trial Subanalysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2023.02.027 - Outcomes of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion device implantation in atrial fibrillation patients based on underlying stroke risk https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euad049 III. Polygenic Risk Scores - Predictive Accuracy of a Polygenic Risk Score Compared With a Clinical Risk Score for Incident Coronary Heart Disease https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2761086 - Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Using Traditional Risk Factors and Polygenic Risk Scores in the Million Veteran Program https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2804439 - Validity of polygenic risk scores: are we measuring what we think we are? https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddz205 IV. Statins in Older Patients High Cholesterol in Seniors: Use Statins for Primary Prevention? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991801 V. SGLT2 Inhibitors FDA Expands Use of Dapagliflozin to Broader Range of HF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991736 - Dapagliflozin in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2206286 You may also like: Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine The Bob Harrington Show with Stanford University Chair of Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net