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    In this week’s episode we delve into the evidence for digoxin reducing mortality in the interstage period following Norwood palliation for HLHS. We speak with Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Michael O’Byrne about a recent analysis of the PHIS database using the relatively novel “preference based instrumental variable” approach to analysis of an…

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    In this week’s episode we review the important topic of troponin levels in children. What is an abnormal high sensitivity troponin level in children and do the levels vary based upon the assay? What are the differences between high sensitivity troponin I and T levels? Are there differences between boys and girls? Why would using the 97.5%ile upper reference limit result in a more reliable ‘line…

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    This week we delve into a critically important topic which is the mental health of our patients with chronic disease. How common are mental health issues amongst patients with sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and congenital heart disease? What accounts for differences in diagnosis or treatment of things like anxiety, depression or ADHD in these different chronic disease state patients? What…

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    This week we delve into the world of adult congenital heart disease when we review a recent work from the ACHD team at UCSF that assesses the impact of BMI on clinical outcomes in the single ventricle adult Fontan patient. What is the cause of elevation in BMI in some Fontan patients? Is obesity the only explanation? Is BMI a modifiable risk factor for our Fontan patients and should exercise be…

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    An aging population, physician shortages, and industry fragmentation are making cardiology the “new darling” of private equity investment. The question is – can private equity coexist with the quadruple aim? On MedAxiom HeartTalk, host Melanie Lawson talks with Ann Honeycutt, executive director of Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, Larry Sobal, CEO of Heart and Vascular Institute of Wisconsin,…

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    • Podcast on Private Equity in Cardiology by my partner @ RickSnyderMD "Private Equity: One Size Does Not Fit All" by @MedAxiom https://t.co/EsKDARqyO8 https://t.co/cxUpmBRba8

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    Origins of Purpose - 1 year(s) ago

    Join Melanie in conversation with neurobiologist, Kevin Mitchell, as they discuss how animals came to behave in intelligent, purposeful ways, and why this matters. Kevin is Associate Professor of https://www.tcd.ie/Genetics/ and https://www.tcd.ie/Neuroscience/ at https://www.tcd.ie/. He blogs at http://www.wiringthebrain.com/ and Tweets at:…

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    This week in a replay of a previous co-branded episode with the SADS Foundation (SADS.ORG) from 2.5 years ago, we speak with Professor Peter Schwartz of University of Pavia about a recent work he authored on the topic of changes in repolarization amongst well trained athletes. Can athletic training masquerade as LQTS causing prolongation and/or abnormalities in the QT interval? How can these…

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    In this episode we speak with Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Stephanie Fuller about a recent work she co-authored on the impressions of CT surgical trainees and attitudes towards the field of congenital heart surgery. What factors were important amongst those surgeons who chose to pursue the field? What are the obstacles that may make it less appealing to the CT…

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    This week we sit down and speak with living legend of pediatric and congenital cardiology, Dr. Welton Gersony who is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at Columbia University. Dr. Gersony was the chief of cardiology for 4 decades at NY Presbyterian Hospital and is the winner of innumerable awards in our field. Today we speak with him about his life, choices and what he loved most about medicine and…

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    This week we review a recent report that focuses on the question of whether the direct thrombin inhibitor, bivalirudin is superior to heparin for the small patient with a paracorporeal device both from a medical and financial perspective. Bivalirudin is 40x the cost of heparin but does that capture all of the costs and how does overall cost differ between patients treated with one versus the…

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    • 📣 New Podcast! "Pediheart Podcast #246: What Is The Best Anticoagulant For The Small Paracorporeal VAD Patient In 2023?" on @Spreaker #cardioed #cardiologia #cardiologie #cardiology #cardiotwitter #cardiovascular #heartfailure #imaging #medicine https://t.co/bWOn6naG5L