UPDATED: I visited with Dr. Candice Silversides at the American Heart Association Meeting in November 2019. We talk about her area of expertise, pregnancy in adults with congenital heart disease.
Links:
ESC Guidelines on the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases During Pregnancy
AHA Management of Pregnancy in Patients With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
In 2002, NEJM published the AFFIRM trial, showing no difference in outcomes between patients with atrial fibrillation treated with rate or rhythm control strategy. But does that mean rate control should be the default treatment method? In this episode I discuss this topic with Dr. Mitch Faddis and Dr. Philip Cuculich and their approach to this decision.
Articles referenced:
What patients should you be testing for cardiac amyloidosis? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Daniel Lenihan, an expert in cardiac amyloidosis. We review the exciting advances in the field of cardiac amyloidosis from epidemiology to treatments. You might be surprised to hear how common this condition is.
Links to articles referenced: 1) Cardiac amyloid in patients undergoing carpal tunnel release surgery 2) Prevalence of amyloidosis among patients hospitalized for HFpEF
