This Week In Cardiology

Coronary artery calcification and exercise, translating clinical trials, the question of metabolically healthy obesity, and Watchman complications are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I - CAC and Physical Activity - Physical Activity Paradoxically Tied to Higher Coronary Calcium https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/959366 - Physical activity and the progression of coronary artery calcification http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319346 II - Translating Clinical Trials - SYNTAX Score II 2020 Wobbles in Real-World Validation https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/958834 - Redevelopment and validation of the SYNTAX score II to individualise decision making between percutaneous and surgical revascularisation in patients with complex coronary artery disease: secondary analysis of the multicentre randomised controlled SYNTAXES trial with external cohort validation https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)3