Jun 07 2024 This Week in Cardiology

Cannabis and CV outcomes, post-CABG AF, embolic protection devices, emulation of randomization, and a preview heterogenous treatment effects are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I. Cannabis It Sure Looks Like Cannabis Is Bad for the Heart, Doesn't It? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000250 Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Cardiovascular Risk https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cannabis-use-tied-increased-cardiovascular-risk-2024a10003yr Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain Tied to Arrhythmia Risk https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/medical-cannabis-chronic-pain-tied-arrhythmia-risk-2024a10000sc Cannabis for Chronic Pain and CV Safety https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad834 Editorial  https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/45/6/485/7500073 Response to Letter  https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae314 UCLA paper https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2819559 Lifetime Cannabis Use and Mortality https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2819635 II. Post Cardiac Surgery AF Meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae267 III. Embolic Protection devices Clear Stroke Benefit Eludes Embolic Protection: PROTECTED TAVR https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/980978 Embolic Protection and Stroke Prevention With TAVR https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.123.013697 PROTECTED TAVR https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2204961 IV. Preview of HTE Paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2024.04.020 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact [email protected]