Feb 26, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

Risk factors for COVID-19, CMR after COVID-19, and two important obesity studies are discussed in this week's podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment https://www.medscape.com/twic

Cardiometabolic Conditions and COVID19

Most Severe COVID Tied to Four Cardiometabolic Conditions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/946488

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Hospitalizations Attributable to Cardiometabolic Conditions in the United States: A Comparative Risk Assessment Analysis https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.019259

CMR after COVID19

Myocardial Injury Seen on MRI in 54% of Recovered COVID https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/946287

Patterns of myocardial injury in recovered troponin-positive COVID-19 patients assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab075

Obesity Trials

Semaglutide for Weight Loss? A Good First STEP, With Caveats https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/945630

Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183

Major Breakthrough in Weight Loss With Semaglutide? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/940841

Effect of Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo as an Adjunct to Intensive Behavioral Therapy on Body Weight in Adults With Overweight or Obesity https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2777025

Features

Fired for Good Judgment a Sign of Physicians' Lost Respect https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/946286

A Tribute to Bernard Lown https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/946447

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