Hyperkalemia in heart failure, CV health in America, primary prevention ICDs, and a debate about posters at medical meetings are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD 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. Hyperkalemia in Heart Failure - DIAMOND: Adding Patiromer Helps Optimize HF Meds, Foils Hyperkalemia https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971616 - Patiromer for the management of hyperkalemia in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: the DIAMOND trial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac401 - Potassium Binders for Patients With Heart Failure? The Real Enlightenment of the DIAMOND Trial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac399 - The Effect of Spironolactone on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Severe Heart Failure https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm199909023411001 - Eplerenone in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure and Mild Symptoms https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1009492 - Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of RLY5016, a polymeric potassium binder, in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study in patients with chronic heart failure (the PEARL-HF) trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21208974/ II. CV Health in America - ‘Staggering’ CVD Rise Projected in US, Especially in Minorities https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/978366 - Cardiovascular Disease Projections in the United States Based on the 2020 Census Estimates https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.05.033 III. Primary Prevention ICDs in Modern Era - Do ICDs Still ‘Work’ in Primary Prevention Given Today’s Recommended HF Meds? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/978254 - Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and the Risk of Death in Primary Prevention Defibrillator Recipients https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2022.05.001 - Declining Risk of Sudden Death in Heart Failure https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1609758 - Defibrillator Implantation in Patients with Nonischemic Systolic Heart Failure https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1608029 IV. Medical Meetings and Posters - As Digital Posters Take Over, Traditionalists Push Back https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/978384 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