This Week In Cardiology

COVID-19, AF detection post stroke, new measures of heart function, and structural racism in quality measures are the topics covered by John Mandrola, MD, in this week’s podcast. https://www.medscape.com/twic COVID-19 NIH Rebukes AstraZeneca Vaccine Interim Data: 'Incomplete' https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/947954 Neutralizing Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants After Infection and Vaccination https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2777898 AF and Stroke Insertable Cardiac Monitors Improve AF Detection After Stroke https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/947986 Perfection in LV Function Measurement Adding Strain Measure to LVEF Better Predicts Later HF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/948114 Association of Left Ventricular Systolic Function With Incident Heart Failure in Late Life https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2777414 Is the Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Measurement Still Preeminent?—New Measures to Quantify Subclinical Systolic Dysfunction https://jamanet