Jan 21, 2022 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

Olive oil, breastfeeding and CV health, informed consent during stroke, and controversy regarding revascularization guidelines are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers 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 – Olive Oil

- Olive Oil Intake Tied to Reduced Mortality https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966366

- Consumption of Olive Oil and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality Among U.S. Adults https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.10.041

- Can Small Amounts of Olive Oil Keep the Death Away? https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.11.006

II – Breastfeeding and CV Maternal Health

- Breastfeeding Linked to Lower CVD Risk in Later Life https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966767

- Breastfeeding Is Associated With a Reduced Maternal Cardiovascular Risk: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Involving Data From 8 Studies and 1 192 700 Parous Women https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.022746

- Meta-analysis: pitfalls and hints https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3868184/

III – Informed Consent

- New Guidance on Consent in Acute Ischemic Stroke https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966889

- Consent Issues in the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke https://n.neurology.org/content/98/2/73

- The Case Against Thrombolytic Therapy in Stroke https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/895159

- tPA in Stroke: 'The Facts Are Clear' https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/895370

IV – Controversy in Revascularization Guidelines

- 'Incomprehensible' CABG Recommendation Raises Concerns https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966819

- Surgical Groups Push Back Against New Revascularization Guidelines https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/966153

- Effect of coronary artery bypass graft surgery on survival: overview of 10-year results from randomised trials by the Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Trialists Collaboration https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(94)91963-1

- Ten-Year Follow-Up Survival of the Medicine, Angioplasty, or Surgery Study (MASS II) https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.911669

- What constitutes an appropriate empirical trial of antianginal therapy in patients with stable angina before referral for revascularisation? https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02045-6/fulltext

- Initial Invasive or Conservative Strategy for Stable Coronary Disease https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1915922

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