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Listener feedback, the value of procedural volume for TAVR and MTEER, ventricular arrhythmia in older athletes, and the Goldilocks time horizon for predicting and modifying CV risk are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses 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 Procedural Volume and Outcomes for TAVI and M-TEER Operator Procedural Volumes and Outcomes for TAVR and MTEER https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2843740 II Ventricular Arrhythmia in Older Male Endurance Athletes Myocardial Fibrosis May Raise Arrhythmia Risk in Older Male Endurance Athletes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/myocardial-fibrosis-may-raise-arrhythmia-risk-older-male-2026a10001y0 Timing and Relationship of VA With Exercise Patterns in Older Male Endurance Athletes https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag021 III Predicting Cardiac Risk and Statin Use 30-Year ASCVD Risk Among US Adults Aged 30-59 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.125.012348 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact [email protected]
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