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Questions discussed in this category

What is your approach to statin and/or PCSK9i initiation and counseling in a patient who has an HDL above 100, LDL within normal range, but markedly elevated calcium score exceeding 1000?

Should the elevated calcium score take precedence over lipid panel values when thinking about primary prevention?

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For a patient with known CAD and low baseline HDL, would a PCSK9 inhibitor be a better option than a statin, given concerns for paradoxical lowering of HDL levels with statin therapy that we can encounter in the outpatient clinical setting?

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For optimal GDMT for patients with HFrEF and co-existing ESRD, is there evidence to support the use of SGLT2 inhibitors and/or ARB/ARNI?

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Besides treadmill, what other exercises may be considered for post-exercise ABIs, and are their diagnostic parameters identical to standard post-exercise ABIs?

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What are standard selection criteria for patients who are eligible for heart transplantation?

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Papers discussed in this category

J Heart Lung Transplant, 2024 Oct

International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the Evaluation and Care of Cardiac Transplant Candidates-2024.

The New England journal of medicine, 2014-09-11

Angiotensin-neprilysin inhibition versus enalapril in heart failure.

Circulation, 2022 Apr 01

2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.

The New England journal of medicine, 2019 Sep 19

Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction.

The New England journal of medicine, 2020 Aug 28

Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure.

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