Cardiology

How do you balance between having a higher long-term blood pressure to prevent flow failure and leading to worsening of stenosis or occlusion from the...

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Do you favor Sotagliflozin over SGLT2i alone for cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease?

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What is your approach for patients who have marked inter-arm blood pressure differences on home and in office measurements?

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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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Do you recommend avoiding ESAs in ESKD patients with heart failure who require a left ventricular assist device?

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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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Do you recommend transitioning elderly patients from thiazide diuretics to alternative agents when managing hypertension given the increased concern for hyponatremia in this patient population?

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Are recurrent UTIs a contraindication to SGLT2i use?

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Should CT coronary calcium score be avoided in dialysis patients in light of presumed high prevalence of CAC in this population?

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Do you recommend avoiding radial artery access for cardiac catheterization to preserve potential future dialysis access sites in patients with advanced CKD?

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Should all kidney transplant patients be started on statin therapy post operatively given their increased risk of CVD?

At what doses do you start? and how do you titrate therapy?

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How do the results of the ESPRIT trial, which evaluated the impact of an SBP target of <120 mmHg on preventing major cardiovascular events, influence your blood pressure management goals for hypertensive patients with diabetes or a history of stroke?

ESPRIT Trial

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Would you recommend normal saline for pre- and post-LHC hydration in patients with CKD stage III to IV with reduced LV systolic function, and if so, what is a reasonable amount of volume?

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Do you prefer telmisartan over other ARBs given its longer half life elimination?

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How do you choose between spironolactone and finerenone for patients with proteinuric diabetic kidney disease and heart failure?

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Do you recommend taking any unique approaches to managing patients with persistent hypertension following bilateral renal artery stenting?

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Do you recommend bedtime administration of antihypertensives in patients who exhibit nondipping on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring?

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How do you manage patients blood pressures while on anti-angiogenic TKIs?

Do you insist on ambulatory/home blood pressures to rule in/out white coat hypertension? Does your practice have a system to log patients' BPs to supp...

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What is the optimal approach to treat isolated diastolic hypertension?

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Do you recommend increasing dietary potassium intake for blood pressure management in non-CKD patients with hypertension?

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Do you recommend continuing SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with diabetic kidney disease and congestive heart failure who have been taking the medication for several years and later develop end stage kidney disease?

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Do you recommend checking urine sodium 2 hours after loop diuretic administration to determine the need for dose adjustment in a patient with acute decompensated heart failure?

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What is a reasonable blood pressure goal for refractory HTN in the geriatric population?

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Do you recommend noninvasive testing or coronary angiography as the initial test for pre-kidney transplant evaluation of an asymptomatic patient older than 50 years of age with ESKD secondary to diabetic nephropathy and no known history of CAD?