Listener feedback on the c-statistic, atherosclerotic plaque imaging, WATCHMAN implant decisions in the US, and deprescribing are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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I.Listener Feedback

Oct 11, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001735

• Nancy Cook; C-statistic https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.672402

II. Plaque Imaging

New Evidence That Plaque Buildup Shouldn't Be Ignored

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-evidence-plaque-buildup-shouldnt-be-ignored-2024a1000ihw

• Fuster and colleagues; Imaging vs CAC  

III. WATCHMAN Decisions

• Zeitler and colleagues. Long-term Outcomes

IV. Deprescribing

Cognitive Decline and Antihypertensive Use: New Data

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cognitive-decline-and-antihypertensive-use-new-data-2024a1000isw?form=fpf

• Jing and colleagues.

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