Coronary calcium, cardiac arrest survival, Factor XI drug findings, APCs and a potential new board certification in cardiology 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 Coronary Artery Calcium -   CONFIRM Registry - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.03.008 -   CURE -- https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa010746 II Cardiac Arrest Cardiac Arrest Centers No Benefit in OHCA Without STEMI https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995885 -   Cycling coverage https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/nathan-van-hooydonck-forced-to-end-to-racing-career-due-to-heart-condition/ -   ARREST https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01351-X -   SCD in Athletes Bob Harrington and Manesh Patel https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995575 III Factor XI Trial Halted for Bleeding Reduction With Abelacimab vs Rivaroxaban in AF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996587 -   Press Release - https://anthostherapeutics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-18-Anthos-Press-Release-final.pdf -   Abelacimab, a Factor XI Inhibitor, Prevents VTE With Low Bleeding Risk in Knee Replacement -   NEJM proof-of-concept https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2105872 -   OCEANIC-AF https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05643573 -   Will Factor XI Be the Goldilocks Anticoagulant Target? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979634 IV APC Care NPs and PAs Handling Increasingly More Primary Care Visits: New Studies https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996709 BMJ paper -- https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj-2022-073933 V Possible Cardiology Board Certification Changes -   Heart Societies Ready to Split From ABIM Over MOC Disputes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996747 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