May 29 Cardiology News Podcast

For the week ending May 29, 2015, Dr. John Mandrola comments on the following cardiology news and features stories:

• EMA Committee Recommends Approval of Evolocumab

• Eight in 10 Primary-Prevention Patients Skip Statins, Dutch Study Finds

• Increased Alcohol Consumption Linked With Changes in Cardiac Structure and Function

• Record-Breaking 40K Use App to Join Heart Study

• Aggressive Antihypertensive Drug Use Can Harm Elderly

Features:

• Cardiology 1995: The Rise of Stents and Statins

• Uninformed Consent: We Must Do Better

• Big Data: Can Medicine Learn From Amazon and Netflix?

Chief Cardiology Correspondent

John M Mandrola, MD, Clinical Electrophysiologist, Baptist Medical Associates, Louisville, Kentucky

Disclosure: John M Mandrola, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as a speaker or member of a speaker's bureau for Biosense/Webster

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