Join us for an extra-hot summer episode featuring our critical appraisal expert, Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH @rbganatra. Prepare to marvel as he breaks down his recent tweetorial on the RECOVERY trial of dexamethasone for COVID-19; to gasp as Paul Williams updates us on statins and ASCVD prevention and to be enthralled by the dulcet tones of Matt Watto explaining the latest research on DAPT vs. monotherapy with ticagrelor. Bonus: a new hotcakes rating scale has arrived! 

 

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Credits

• Producer: Sarah Phoebe Roberts
• Show Notes by: Sarah Phoebe Roberts
• Writer: Rahul Ganatra MD, Sarah Phoebe Roberts, Matthew Watto MD, Paul Williams MD
• Cover Art: Matthew Watto MD
• Hosts: Rahul Ganatra MD, Matthew Watto MD, Paul Williams MD
• Editor: Matthew Watto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com

 

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Time Stamps

• 00:00 Intro, disclaimer
• 02:15 Picks of the Week
• 06:15 New Hotcakes rating scale
• 09:20 RECOVERY trial
• 17:30 Rapid home-testing for COVID
• 20:15 Statins and ASCVD prevention
• 32:30 Ticagrelor monotherapy after ACS
• 41:30 Outro

 

Picks of the week 

1. Paul: U Talkin' Talking Heads 2 My Talking Head podcast
2. Sarah: New hotcakes scale!
3. Rahul: Chromeo's new Quarantine Casanova album 
4. Watto: 30 Rock season 1, episode 3 "Blind Date" 

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Goal

Listeners will hone their skills in critical appraisal as they appraise the design, methodology and primary findings of breaking research. 

 

Learning objectives

After listening to this episode listeners will…  

1. Describe the results of a study comparing treatment with dexamethasone to usual care for COVID-19 
2. Recognize the utility of statins for adults aged 75+  
3. Compare dual antiplatelet therapy to monotherapy with ticagrelor for the prevention of major adverse cardiac events among patients with ACS 

 

Disclosures

Dr. Rahul Ganatra would like to acknowledge that he works with many of the authors on the statins paper. He, and the rest of The Curbsiders, report no relevant financial disclosures. 

 

Citation

Ganatra RB, Roberts SP, Williams PN, Watto MF. "#229 Hotcakes: COVID on steroids, statins over 75, and shortened duration DAPT". The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast. https://thecurbsiders.com/episode-list. August 10, 2020.