JAMA Cardiology Author Interviews
Interviews with authors of articles from JAMA Cardiology, a journal that publishes original research, reviews, and opinions advancing the science and practice of cardiology. The podcast covers topics such as epidemiology, prevention, diagnostic testing, interventional and pharmacologic therapeutics, translational research, health care policy, and global health.
Episodes
Mechanisms Underlying Alterations in Cardiac Conduction After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Interview with Alfred E. Buxton, MD, and Marie-France Poulin, MD, authors of Mechanisms Underlying Alterations in Cardiac Conduction After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Hosted by Kristen K. Patton, MD. Related Content: Mechanisms Underlying Alterations in Cardiac Conduction After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
From the JAMA Network: From ESC: Remote Monitoring for Atrial Fibrillation, Semaglutide and Tirzepatide in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, and more
Special edition of the JAMA Editor's Summary featuring the JAMA Network articles published at the 2025 European Society of Cardiology Congress. Hosted by JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, with JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, JAMA Senior Editor Philip Greenland, MD, and JAMA Cardiology Editor Robert O. Bonow, MD, MS. Related Content: Remote Screening for Asymp
Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in Older Black and Hispanic Individuals With Heart Failure
Interview with Frederick L. Ruberg, MD, and Mathew S. Maurer, MD, authors of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in Older Black and Hispanic Individuals With Heart Failure. Hosted by Sadiya Khan, MD. Related Content: Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in Older Black and Hispanic Individuals With Heart Failure
Clinical Outcomes With Personalized Accelerated Physiologic Pacing in HFpEF
Interview with Margaret Infeld, MD, MS, author of Clinical Outcomes With Personalized Accelerated Physiologic Pacing in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Follow-Up of the myPACE Trial. Hosted by Robert Bonow, MD. Related Content: Clinical Outcomes With Personalized Accelerated Physiologic Pacing in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Preserving and Promoting Clinical Trial Representativeness
Interview with Roxana Mehran, MD, author of Preserving and Promoting Clinical Trial Representativeness: A Review of Existing Strategies and the Path Forward. Hosted by Robert Bonow, MD. Related Content: Preserving and Promoting Clinical Trial Representativeness
CT Angiography, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors, and Preventive Therapy
Interview with Michael McDermott, MBChB, author of CT Angiography, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors, and Preventive Therapy: A Nested Substudy of the SCOT-HEART 2 Randomized Clinical Trial, and Pamela S. Douglas, MD, author of The Last Mile in Prevention—Can Coronary CT Angiography Help? Hosted by Ann Marie Navar, MD, PhD. Related Content: CT Angiography, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors, and Preventive T
Cardiomyopathy-Associated Gene Variants in Atrial Fibrillation
Interview with Leonoor F. J. M. Wijdeveld, BSc and Sean J. Jurgens, MD, MSc, PhD, authors of Cardiomyopathy-Associated Gene Variants in Atrial Fibrillation. Hosted by Sharlene Day, MD. Related Content: Cardiomyopathy-Associated Gene Variants in Atrial Fibrillation Genetic Testing in Early-Onset Atrial Fibrillation
Encouraging Pharmacist Referrals for Evidence-Based Statin Initiation
Interview with Alexander C. Fanaroff, MD, MHS, author of Encouraging Pharmacist Referrals for Evidence-Based Statin Initiation: Two Cluster Randomized Clinical Trials. Hosted by Ann Marie Navar, MD, PhD. Related Content: Encouraging Pharmacist Referrals for Evidence-Based Statin Initiation
Sodium Reduction Legislation and Urinary Sodium and Blood Pressure in South Africa
Interview with Thomas Gaziano, MD, author of Sodium Reduction Legislation and Urinary Sodium and Blood Pressure in South Africa, and Daniel W. Jones, MD, author of Dietary Sodium- and Potassium-Enriched Salt Substitutes—The Tipping Point? Hosted by Ann Marie Navar, MD, PhD. Related Content: Sodium Reduction Legislation and Urinary Sodium and Blood Pressure in South Africa Dietary Sodium- and Pot
Prevalence of HFpEF in Isolated Severe Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation
Interview with Barry A. Borlaug, MD, and Jwan A. Naser, MBBS, authors of Prevalence of HFpEF in Isolated Severe Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation. Hosted by James E. Udelson, MD. Related Content: Prevalence of HFpEF in Isolated Severe Secondary Tricuspid Regurgitation
Heart Failure Medical Therapy Score and Clinical Outcomes
Interview with Paul L. Hess, MD, MHS, and Vincenzo B. Polsinelli, MD, authors of Hospital Heart Failure Medical Therapy Score and Associated Clinical Outcomes and Costs. Hosted by James E. Udelson, MD. Related Content: Hospital Heart Failure Medical Therapy Score and Associated Clinical Outcomes and Costs
Prevalence, Cardiac Phenotype, and Outcomes of Transthyretin Variants
Interview with Luis R. Lopes, PhD, author of Prevalence, Cardiac Phenotype, and Outcomes of Transthyretin Variants in the UK Biobank Population, and Senthil Selvaraj, MD, MS, MA, author of Genotype- vs Phenotype-Guided Approaches to Improve ATTR Detection. Hosted by Sharlene M. Day, MD. Related Content: Prevalence, Cardiac Phenotype, and Outcomes of Transthyretin Variants in the UK Biobank Popul
Leadless Ultrasound-Based Cardiac Resynchronization System in Heart Failure
Interview with Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, DPhil, author of Leadless Ultrasound-Based Cardiac Resynchronization System in Heart Failure. Hosted by Kristen K. Patton, MD. Related Content: Leadless Ultrasound-Based Cardiac Resynchronization System in Heart Failure
Postpartum Ambulatory Blood Pressure and New-Onset Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Interview with Alisse Hauspurg, MD, MS, author of Postpartum Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns Following New-Onset Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. Hosted by Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc. Related Content: Postpartum Ambulatory Blood Pressure Patterns Following New-Onset Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Osteosarcopenia and Mortality in Older Adults Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Interview with Jonathan Afilalo, MD, MSc, author of Osteosarcopenia and Mortality in Older Adults Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Hosted by Robert O. Bonow, MD. Related Content: Osteosarcopenia and Mortality in Older Adults Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Atrial Shunt Device Effects on Cardiac Structure and Function in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Interview with Sanjiv J. Shah, MD, author of Atrial Shunt Device Effects on Cardiac Structure and Function in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: The REDUCE LAP-HF II Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by James E. Udelson, MD. Related Content: Atrial Shunt Device Effects on Cardiac Structure and Function in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
A Revised Definition of Left Bundle Branch Block Using Time to Notch in Lead I
Interview with Gaurav A. Upadhyay, MD, and Jeremy S. Treger, MD, PhD, authors of A Revised Definition of Left Bundle Branch Block Using Time to Notch in Lead I. Hosted by Kristen K. Patton, MD. Related Content: A Revised Definition of Left Bundle Branch Block Using Time to Notch in Lead I
Effects of Pitavastatin on Coronary Artery Disease and Inflammatory Biomarkers in HIV
Interview with Michael T. Lu, MD, MPH, author of Effects of Pitavastatin on Coronary Artery Disease and Inflammatory Biomarkers in HIV: Mechanistic Substudy of the REPRIEVE Randomized Clinical Trial, and Matthew J. Feinstein, MD, MSc, author of Statins, Inflammation, and Tissue Context in REPRIEVE. Hosted by Robert Bonow, MD. Related Content: Effects of Pitavastatin on Coronary Artery Disease an
Effect of Tafamidis on Cardiac Function in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Interview with Sanjiv J. Shah, MD, author of Effect of Tafamidis on Cardiac Function in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy: A Post Hoc Analysis of the ATTR-ACT Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by James E. Udelson, MD. Related Content: Effect of Tafamidis on Cardiac Function in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Viability and Outcomes With Revascularization or Medical Therapy in Ischemic Ventricular Dysfunction
Interview with Divaka Perera, MA, MD, author of Viability and Outcomes With Revascularization or Medical Therapy in Ischemic Ventricular Dysfunction: A Prespecified Secondary Analysis of the REVIVED-BCIS2 Trial, and Julio A. Panza, MD, author of Assessment of Myocardial Viability in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy—Scarred by the Data but Still Alive. Hosted by James E. Udelson, MD. Related Content: Viab
Prevalence and Overlap of Cardiac, Renal, and Metabolic Conditions in US Adults, 1999-2020
Interview with Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH, and John W. Ostrominski, MD, authors of Prevalence and Overlap of Cardiac, Renal, and Metabolic Conditions in US Adults, 1999-2020. Hosted by Sadiya Sana Khan, MD, MSc. Related Content: Prevalence and Overlap of Cardiac, Renal, and Metabolic Conditions in US Adults, 1999-2020
Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Maternal Cardiovascular Disease
Interview with Maria C. Magnus, PhD, author of Maternal Risk of Cardiovascular Disease After Use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies, and Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc, author of Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Birthing Adults—When Null Results Matter. Hosted by Roxana Mehran, MD Related Content: Maternal Risk of Cardiovascular Disease After Use of Assisted Repr
Tracking Treatment Response in Cardiac Light-Chain Amyloidosis With Native T1 Mapping
Interview with Marianna Fontana, MD, PhD, author of Tracking Treatment Response in Cardiac Light-Chain Amyloidosis With Native T1 Mapping, and Sarah A. M. Cuddy, MB, BCh, BAO, author of Imaging Biomarkers in the Management of Light-Chain Cardiac Amyloidosis. Hosted by James Udelson, MD. Related Content: Tracking Treatment Response in Cardiac Light-Chain Amyloidosis With Native T1 Mapping Imaging
Percutaneous Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device for Patients With Cardiogenic Shock
Interview with Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc, author of Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device vs Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump or No Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock, and David J. Cohen, MD, MSc, and Manesh R. Patel, MD, authors of Evidence Generation for Novel Cardiovascular Devices—Putting the Horse Back in Front of the Cart. Ho
Vigorous Exercise in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Interview with Sharlene M. Day, MD, Rachel Lampert, MD, and Michael J. Ackerman, MD, PhD, authors of Vigorous Exercise in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Hosted by Robert Bonow, MD. Related Content: Vigorous Exercise in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Ultrasound Renal Denervation in the Sham-Controlled RADIANCE II, RADIANCE-HTN SOLO, and RADIANCE-HTN TRIO Trials
Interview with Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, SM, author of Patient-Level Pooled Analysis of Ultrasound Renal Denervation in the Sham-Controlled RADIANCE II, RADIANCE-HTN SOLO, and RADIANCE-HTN TRIO Trials. Hosted by Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc. Related Content: Patient-Level Pooled Analysis of Ultrasound Renal Denervation in the Sham-Controlled RADIANCE II, RADIANCE-HTN SOLO, and RADIANCE-HTN TRIO Trials Is
Association of Preexisting Heart Failure With Outcomes in Older Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Interview with Jenica N. Upshaw, MD, MS, author of Association of Preexisting Heart Failure With Outcomes in Older Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, and Ana Barac, MD, PhD, author of Assessing Heart Failure vs Lymphoma Treatment Risks and Benefits—It Takes Two to Tango. Hosted by Robert Bonow, MD. Related Content: Association of Preexisting Heart Failure With Outcomes in Older Patient
Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Bradyarrhythmias in Patients Screened for Atrial Fibrillation vs Usual Care
Interview with Søren Zöga Diederichsen, MD, PhD, author of Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Bradyarrhythmias in Patients Screened for Atrial Fibrillation vs Usual Care: Post Hoc Analysis of the LOOP Randomized Clinical Trial, and Mark Schoenfeld, MD, author of Incidental Detection of Bradycardia by Implantable Loop Recorders—Unintended Consequences. Hosted by Kristen K. Patton, MD. Relate
Structural Valve Deterioration After Self-Expanding Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Implantation
Interview with Michael J. Reardon, MD, and Daniel O'Hair, MD, authors of Structural Valve Deterioration After Self-Expanding Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients at Intermediate or High Risk. Hosted by Robert O. Bonow, MD, MS. Related Content: Structural Valve Deterioration After Self-Expanding Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients at Intermed
Effect of Nudges to Clinicians, Patients, or Both to Increase Statin Prescribing
Interview with Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA, author of Effect of Nudges to Clinicians, Patients, or Both to Increase Statin Prescribing: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial, and Faraz S. Ahmad, MD, MS, author of Nudging to Improve Cardiovascular Care—Clinicians, Patients, or Both. Hosted by Sadiya Sana Khan, MD, MS. Related Content: Effect of Nudges to Clinicians, Patients, or Both to Increase Statin
Treatment of Hypertension in 2022
JAMA Interim Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, interviews Robert M. Carey, MD, University of Virginia, about his review article on treatment of hypertension in the November 8, 2022, issue of JAMA. Their discussion addresses the clinical consequences of hypertension, as well as nonpharmacological and pharmacological approaches to management, including patients with resistant hypertension. Rela
Longer-Term All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality With Intensive Blood Pressure Control
Interview with Nicholas M. Pajewski, PhD, author of Longer-Term All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality With Intensive Blood Pressure Control: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial, and Daniel W. Jones, MD, author of Blood Pressure Control After SPRINT—Back to Reality. Hosted by Gregg C. Fonarow, MD. Related Content: Longer-Term All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality With Intensive
Burden of Rare Genetic Variants in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection With High-risk Features
Interview with Santhi K. Ganesh, MD, author of Burden of Rare Genetic Variants in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection With High-risk Features, and Sharonne N. Hayes, MD, author of Genetic Testing in High-risk Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection—Searching for Clinical Utility Among Background Genetic Noise. Hosted by Sadiya Sana Khan, MD, MS. Related Content: Burden of Rare Genetic Variants
Alerting Clinicians to 1-Year Mortality Risk in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Interview with Tariq Ahmad, MD, MPH, author of Alerting Clinicians to 1-Year Mortality Risk in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure: The REVEAL-HF Randomized Clinical Trial, and Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil, author of Improving Quality Improvement—From Aspiration Toward Empiricism. Hosted by Gregg C. Fonarow, MD. Related Content: Alerting Clinicians to 1-Year Mortality Risk in Patients Ho
Association of LV Remodeling Assessment by CMR With Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Aortic Regurgitation
Interview with João L. Cavalcante, MD, author of Association of Left Ventricular Remodeling Assessment by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance With Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Aortic Regurgitation, and Vidhu Anand, author of Earlier Intervention in Asymptomatic Chronic Aortic Regurgitation—Novel Indicators of Myocardial Overload.Hosted by Robert Bonow, MD.
Machine Learning–Based Models Incorporating SDOH vs Traditional Models for Predicting In-Hospital Mortality For Heart Failure
Interview with Ambarish Pandey, MD, MSCS, author of Machine Learning–Based Models Incorporating Social Determinants of Health vs Traditional Models for Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Heart Failure, and Eldrin F. Lewis, MD, MPH, author of Machine Learning and Social Determinants of Health—An Opportunity to Move Beyond Race for Inpatient Risk Prediction in Patients With Heart Fail
A Conversation With Dr Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, JAMA's New Editor in Chief
In July 2022, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, took on a new role as the 17th editor in chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network. In conversation with Nobel laureate Harold Varmus, MD, Bibbins-Domingo discusses her research background, approaches to leadership in health care, and the critical role that journals play in communication about public health and science. Related Content: The Urgency o
Association of Pathogenic DNA Variants Predisposing to Cardiomyopathy With Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes
Interview with Aniruddh P. Patel, MD, author of Association of Pathogenic DNA Variants Predisposing to Cardiomyopathy With Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes and All-Cause Mortality, and M. Benjamin Shoemaker, MD, author of Mortality Among Patients With Early-Onset Atrial Fibrillation and Rare Variants in Cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmia Genes. Hosted by Sadiya Sana Khan, MD, MS.
Sex and Race Differences in NT-proBNP Concentration and Absolute Risk of Heart Failure in the Community
Interview with Amil M. Shah, MD, MPH, and Peder L. Myhre, MD, PhD, authors of Sex and Race Differences in N-Terminal Pro–B-type Natriuretic Peptide Concentration and Absolute Risk of Heart Failure in the Community. Hosted by Clyde Yancy, MD.
Performance of Guideline-Recommended Strategies for Hospitalized Patients With STEMI in China
Interview with Sidney C. Smith, MD, author of Performance of Management Strategies With Class I Recommendations Among Patients Hospitalized With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in China, and Hani Jneid, author of Insights and Opportunities in STEMI Care in China Hosted by Clyde Yancy, MD.
N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Measurements in Patients With Aortic Stenosis
Interview with Olav Wendelboe Nielsen, MD, PhD, DMSc, and Edina Hadziselimovic, MD, authors of Association of Annual N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Measurements With Clinical Events in Patients With Asymptomatic Nonsevere Aortic Stenosis: A Post Hoc Substudy of the SEAS Trial Hosted by Patrick O'Gara, MD.
Association of Plaque Location and Vessel Geometry With Future ACS–Causing Culprit Lesions
Interview with Daniel S. Berman, MD, and Donghee Han, MD, authors of Association of Plaque Location and Vessel Geometry Determined by Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography With Future Acute Coronary Syndrome–Causing Culprit Lesions Hosted by Robert Bonow MD. Read Transcript
Association of Health Care Processes With Racial or Ethnic Disparities in Blood Pressure Control
Interview with Valy Fontil, MD, and Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo,PhD, MD, MAS, authors of Association of Differences in Treatment Intensification, Missed Visits, and Scheduled Follow-up Interval With Racial or Ethnic Disparities in Blood Pressure Control, and Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PHD, MHS, RN, author of Treatment Intensification and Missed Visits as Important Targets for Reducing Racial and Ethnic
Treatment With Sacubitril/Valsartan in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
Interview with Douglas L. Mann, MD, and Eugene Braunwald, MD, authors of Effect of Treatment With Sacubitril/Valsartan in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Clyde Yancy, MD.
Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Skeletonized vs Pedicled Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting in the ART Trial
Interview with Mario Gaudino, MD, author of Comparison of Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Skeletonized vs Pedicled Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting Techniques in the Arterial Revascularization Trial, and Frank W. Sellke, MD, author of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With the Internal Thoracic Artery: A Great Operation With Some Unanswered Questions
Association of Myocardial Blood Flow Reserve With Adverse Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients With Aortic Stenosis
Interview with Marcelo F. Di Carli, and Wunan Zhou, MD MPH, authors of Association of Myocardial Blood Flow Reserve With Adverse Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients With Aortic Stenosis: The Microvascular Disease in Aortic Stenosis (MIDAS) Study
Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Interview with Omar F. AbouEzzeddine, MDCM, MS and Margaret M. Redfield, MD, authors of Prevalence of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease
Interview with Christopher J. O'Donnell, MD, and Murray B. Stein, MD, authors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease: State of the Science, Knowledge Gaps, and Research Opportunities
Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease and Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Heart Failure
Interview with Christopher Rush, PhD, author of Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease and Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, and Viviany Taqueti, MD, author of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction—Common, Unrecognized, and Prevalent in Patients With or Without Epicardial CAD
Association of Socioeconomic Disadvantage With Long-term Mortality After Myocardial Infarction
Interview with Ron Blankstein, MD, and Adam N Berman, MD, authors of Association of Socioeconomic Disadvantage With Long-term Mortality After Myocardial Infarction: The Mass General Brigham YOUNG-MI Registry, and Edward Havranek, MD, author of Does Health Inequity Begin at Home?
Association of Rare Genetic Variants and Early-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Ethnic Minority Individuals
Interview with Dawood Darbar, MD, author of Association of Rare Genetic Variants and Early-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Ethnic Minority Individuals, and Sadiya Sana Khan, MD, and Elizabeth M. McNally, MD, authors of Genetic Studies of Atrial Fibrillation in Diverse Cohorts and Identification of Diverse Phenotypes Associated With Single Genes
New York Heart Association Class vs Patient-Reported Outcomes in Heart Failure
Interview with Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, and Stephen J. Greene, MD, authors of Comparison of New York Heart Association Class and Patient-Reported Outcomes for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, and Paul A. Heidenreich, MD, MS, author of The Growing Case for Routine Collection of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in the Older Population
Interview with Jeffrey Healey, MD, MSc, FRCPC, author of Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in the Older Population: A Randomized Clinical Trial, and Roopinder K. Sandhu, MD, MPH, author of Screening the Older Population for Atrial Fibrillation—Have We Moved the Needle Forward?
Systematic Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nepalese Schoolchildren
Interview with Thomas Pilgrim, MD, author of Effectiveness of Systematic Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nepalese Schoolchildren: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial, and Kumar Narayanan, MD, author of Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease—Quo Vadis?
Sex Differences in Multiple vs Single Arterial Grafting
Interview with Alice K. Jacobs, MD and Mario Gaudino, MD, author of Differences in Long-term Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Single vs Multiple Arterial Grafts and the Association With Sex
Association of Low Plasma Transthyretin Concentration With Risk of Heart Failure in the General Population
Interview with Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, MD, DMSc, author of Association of Low Plasma Transthyretin Concentration With Risk of Heart Failure in the General Population
COVID-19 and the Athletic Heart: Emerging Perspectives on Pathology, Risks, and Return-to-Play
Interview with Aaron L. Baggish, MD, and Jonathan H Kim, MD, authors of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and the Athletic Heart: Emerging Perspectives on Pathology, Risks, and Return to Play, and James E. Udelson, MD, author of Return to Play for Athletes After Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection—Making High-Stakes Recommendations as Data Evolve
Clinical Features and Outcomes of Pregnancy-Related Acute Aortic Dissection
Interview with Alan Braverman, MD, author of Clinical Features and Outcomes of Pregnancy-Related Acute Aortic Dissection
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women
Interview with Nisha I. Parikh, MD, MPH, author of Association of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes With Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women, and C Noel Bairey Merz, MD, author of Can We Improve Cardiovascular Disease for Women Using Data Under Our Noses?: A Need for Changes in Policy and Focus
Survival on the Heart Transplant Waiting List
Interview with Elizabeth L. Godfrey, BS, Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar, MBBS, and Abbas Rana, MD, authors of Survival on the Heart Transplant Waiting List
Low-Dose Triple Combination Therapy and Therapeutic Inertia and Prescribing Patterns in Hypertension
Interview with Nelson Wang, MD, MPhil, author of Association of Low-Dose Triple Combination Therapy With Therapeutic Inertia and Prescribing Patterns in Patients With Hypertension: A Secondary Analysis of the TRIUMPH Trial
Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level With Cardiovascular Disease Without Risk Factors
Interview with Seamus P. Whelton, MD, MPH, author of Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level With Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk Factors, and Daniel W. Jones, MD, author of What Is a Normal Blood Pressure?
Association Between Malignant Mitral Valve Prolapse and Sudden Cardiac Death: A Review
Interview with Lakshmi Muthukumar, MD, and Arshad Jahangir, MD, authors of Association Between Malignant Mitral Valve Prolapse and Sudden Cardiac Death: A Review, and Marc Andrew Miller, MD, and David Adams, MD, authors of Hybrid Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse
Association of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) With Myocardial Injury and Mortality
Interview with Robert O. Bonow, MD, Patrick T. O'Gara, MD, Clyde W. Yancy, MD, and Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, authors of Association of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) With Myocardial Injury and Mortality and Ajay J. Kirtane, MD
Rationale and Design of the ADAPTABLE Trial
Interview with Schuyler Jones, MD, and Adrian F Hernandez, MD, MHS, authors of Rationale and Design of the Aspirin Dosing—A Patient-Centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-term Effectiveness (ADAPTABLE) Trial
Association of Ascending Aortic Dilatation and Long-term Endurance Exercise Among Older Athletes
Interview with Aaron L. Baggish, MD, author of Association of Ascending Aortic Dilatation and Long-term Endurance Exercise Among Older Masters-Level Athletes
Sex Differences in Blood Pressure Trajectories Over the Life Course
Interview with Susan Cheng, MD, MPH, author of Sex Differences in Blood Pressure Trajectories Over the Life Course, and Nanette K. Wenger, MD, author of Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes for Women—Biology, Bias, or Both?
Utility of 90-Day vs 30-Day Mortality Quality Metrics for Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes
Interview with Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, and Sameer A Hirji, MD, authors of Utility of 90-Day Mortality vs 30-Day Mortality as a Quality Metric for Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes, and Michael J. Mack, MD, author of Ninety-Day Outcome Assessment After Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement—Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Patients at Low Surgical Risk—Selective or Ubiquitous?
Interview with Michael J. Reardon, MD, Martin B. Leon, MD, and Patrick T. O'Gara, MD, authors of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Patients at Low Surgical Risk—Selective or Ubiquitous?
Longitudinal Associations Between Income Changes and Incident Cardiovascular Disease
Interview with Scott David Solomon, MD, and Stephen Yishu Wang, BS, authors of Longitudinal Associations Between Income Changes and Incident Cardiovascular Disease: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, and Edward P. Havranek, MD, author of The Influence of Social and Economic Factors on Heart Disease
Effect of 1 or 2 Doses of Inclisiran on Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels
Interview with Kausik K. Ray, MD, author of Effect of 1 or 2 Doses of Inclisiran on Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels: One-Year Follow-up of the ORION-1 Randomized Clinical Trial, and Maarten JG. Leening, MD, PhD, author of Safety and Tolerability of Sustained Lipid-Lowering Therapy: Trial Data and Public Perception in a World Where Vaccines and Statins Are About to Collide
Prognostic Value of Global Longitudinal Strain for Early Prediction of Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity
Interview with Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FASE, author of Assessment of Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain for Early Prediction of Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Simvastatin-Ezetimibe Compared With Simvastatin Monotherapy Among Patients 75 Years or Older
Interview with Richard G. Bach, MD, author of Effect of Simvastatin-Ezetimibe Compared With Simvastatin Monotherapy After Acute Coronary Syndrome Among Patients 75 Years or Older: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial, and Antonio M. Gotto, MD DPhil, author of Intensive Lipid Lowering in Elderly Patients
Coronary Anatomical Complexity and Clinical Outcomes After Percutaneous or Surgical Revascularization
Interview with Stephen W. Waldo, MD, author of Association of Coronary Anatomical Complexity With Clinical Outcomes After Percutaneous or Surgical Revascularization in the Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment Reporting and Tracking Program
Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Interview with Amit Khera, MD, MSc, author of Identifying Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using a Blood Donor Screening Program With More Than 1 Million Volunteer Donors and and Stephen Daniels, MD, author of Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
Rivaroxaban and Thromboembolic Events in Patients With Heart Failure, Coronary Disease, and Sinus Rhythm
Interview with Barry H. Greenberg, author of Association of Rivaroxaban With Thromboembolic Events in Patients With Heart Failure, Coronary Disease, and Sinus Rhythm: A Post Hoc Analysis of the COMMANDER HF Trial, and Marvin A. Konstam, MD, author of Antithrombotic Therapy in Heart Failure—The Clot Thickens
Association of Influenza-like Illness Activity With Hospitalizations for Heart Failure
Interview with Scott David. Solomon, MD, author of Association of Influenza-like Illness Activity With Hospitalizations for Heart Failure: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
Association of Statin Adherence With Mortality in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Interview with Paul A Heidenreich, MD, MS, author of Association of Statin Adherence With Mortality in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Association of Mortality With High Levels of Physical Activity and Coronary Artery Calcification
Interview with Benjamin D. Levine, author of Association of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality With High Levels of Physical Activity and Concurrent Coronary Artery Calcification
Association of Mutations Contributing to Clonal Hematopoiesis With Prognosis in Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure
Interview with Andreas M. Zeiher, MD, author of Association of Mutations Contributing to Clonal Hematopoiesis With Prognosis in Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure, and Peter Libby, MD, author of CHIPping Away at the Pathogenesis of Heart Failure
