This Week In Cardiology

Listener feedback re observational studies, surgeons’ dissent from recent guidelines, aspirin for primary prevention, and fish oil are the topics discussed by John Mandrola.MD 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. Heart Surgeons Dissent Surgical Groups Push Back Against New Revascularization Guidelines https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966153 New Revascularization Guidelines: Key Points and Navigating Controversies https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/972014 - AHA Guidelines - https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001168 - AATS statement 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.03.001 - Yusef and colleagues 1994 Meta-analysis - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(94)91963-1 - 10-year SYNTAXES https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31997-X - Surgeons’ argument 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.003 - FAME 3 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2112299 - Gaudi