Episode 68: The "heart of the matter" for stroke prevention in atrial...
In episode 68, we get to the “heart of the matter” of stroke prevention for atrial fibrillation. We find out from Peter Loewen, that it is all a numbers game, and he gives us the tools to deal with...
View ArticleEpisode 112: Dabigatran versus Warfarin, James versus Mike, Right versus Wrong
In episode 112, Mike and James discuss the who, what, why, where and when of dabigatran in atrial fibrillation. We look at the data, and then discuss what we as individuals would do when making a...
View ArticleEpisode 117: The mind boggles and the heart goes all a flutter
In episode 117, Mike and James delve into the first of a few podcasts on options for atrial fibrillation. In this first podcast they look at ways to assess risks and talk at length about a web-based...
View ArticleEpisode 118: The mind boggles and the heart goes all a flutter - Part 2
In episode 118, James and Mike continue their discussion of atrial fibrillation by going into details about the evidence for treating patients with atrial fibrillation and how to make decisions between...
View ArticleEpisode 119: The mind boggles and the heart goes all a flutter - Part 3
In episode 119, Mike and James tackle a few final issues of atrial fibrillation - rate vs rhythm control, anticoagulation in the elderly, what do with high INR numbers, and short-term warfarin...
View ArticleEpisode 142: Polypharmacy - a pollyanna approach to a polymorphic problem -...
In episode 142, Mike and James finish off the elderly, but hopefully not literally, by discussing some key RCTs that help inform us as to a few medications that likely should be part of your...
View ArticleEpisode 146: PREMIUM Two potentially practice changing studies
In episode 146, a PREMIUM podcast, Mike and James talk about some timely studies. Mike discusses some interesting results from a study that looked at the simple intervention of taking antihypertensives...
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