Cardiology

General Primary Care

Questions discussed in this category

How do you manage anticoagulation/antiplatelet therapies with strong indications for uninterrupted therapy in setting of urgent procedures?

For example, anticoagulation for recent, significant PE or dual antiplatelet therapy for recent MI, but requiring urgent procedures such as biopsy of ...

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How do you counsel patients with metabolic syndrome who decline statin therapy and have low coronary calcium scores regarding their long-term CVD risk?

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How many days prior to surgery do you recommend stopping SGLT2 inhibitors and when is it safe to resume therapy?

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Do you counsel patients to take antihypertensives at specific times of day to maximize efficacy or minimize side effects?

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For patients over 70 with elevated ASCVD risk but no prior cardiovascular events, do you ever recommend continuing or initiating low-dose aspirin?

Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication

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What is your systolic blood pressure target for patients over 80 with frailty and multiple comorbidities?

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What are your thoughts on the results of the ALONE-AF trial and the safety profile of discontinuing anticoagulation post-ablation, provided there is no atrial arrhythmia recurrence?

If it's reasonable to stop anticoagulation, how frequently should patients be monitored for AFib/atrial arrhythmia recurrence?

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How do you use NT-proBNP in patients with chronic kidney disease or end-stage kidney disease, given that these conditions can affect NT-proBNP levels?

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Do you recommend initiating treatment with an SGLT2 inhibitor or semaglutide first for a patient with obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction?

Would you initiate both medications at the same time?

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Should presence of coronary artery calcifications on CT/CTA be considered as presence of vascular disease on CHA2DS2-VASc score?

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When would you consider long-term cardiac monitoring to look for atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral stenosis given their baseline elevated risk for atrial fibrillation and thrombosis?

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How do you consider and approach transition to hospice in a patient with HFrEF who does not appear to tolerate GDMT?

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What are some practical ways to incorporate cardiac POCUS in the primary care setting?

For example, do you find it most useful for outpatient disease assessment/management, consideration of further imaging or specialist referral, or tria...

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What is your risk/benefit analysis when deciding on the appropriateness and timing for discontinuation of systemic anticoagulation in patients who underwent ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with CHADS2VASc score >2?

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Do you take any special considerations when working up a pregnant patient for secondary causes of hypertension?

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