Two NEJM papers on mRNA-related myocarditis, AF and stroke, intensifying BP meds, and CCTA and high-sensitivity troponin are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I -- Vaccine-Induced Myocarditis New Reports Help Nail Down Myocarditis Risk With COVID-19 Vaccine https://www.staging.medscape.com/viewarticle/960537 • Myocarditis after BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine against Covid-19 in Israel https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2109730 • Myocarditis after Covid-19 Vaccination in a Large Health Care Organization https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2110737 II – AF and Stroke AF a Stroke Cause or Innocent Bystander? The Debate Continues https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/960224 • Temporal Association Between Episodes of Atrial Fibrillation and Risk of Ischemic Stroke https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2784332 • It's Time to Rethink (and Retrial) Our Framework for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2784335 III- Intensification of BP Control Adding New Hypertensive May Be More Potent Than Upping Doses https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/960454 • Adding a New Medication Versus Maximizing Dose to Intensify Hypertension Treatment in Older Adults https://doi.org/10.7326/M21-1456 IV- Hs-troponin and CAD Troponin Levels Tied to Increased CAD Risk, May Guide Imaging /viewarticle/960146 • Troponin-Guided Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography After Exclusion of Myocardial Infarction https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.07.055 You may also like: Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine The Bob Harrington Show with Stanford University Chair of Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net