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2013: Year-end summary of top cardiology stories

December 21, 2013 By Dr John

When the editors of Medscape asked me to write a Top Ten article on the best Cardiology stories in 2013, I jumped at the chance. I spent a lot of time thinking about Cardiology this year. I was invested.

Plus, 2013 was a year for pivoting–big time pivoting. What made news in 2013 was not new drugs or devices, but new approaches to heart disease. Entire paradigms changed. The rock of dogma was cracked. The verb need, as in Mr Jones needs this pill or procedure, began its decline.

And the disruption is only beginning.

For instance, a patient with heart disease who was already on a statin drug asked me yesterday: “Should I have my cholesterol checked?”

“No, we don’t do that anymore,” I responded. He was shocked.

These are big changes. The doctor’s lounge in my hospital is abuzz with the disruption wrought by the stories of 2013.

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The summary post is a little long, carrying on for over four pages. Sorry about that. I couldn’t help myself.

A few teasers: There’s some optimism for ObamaCare. I mentioned a former president, my grandfather and the most important medical book of the year. Compassion for the elderly, leveling the playing field of medical information and the effects of sunshine each made the list. And the most important cardiology study of the year, perhaps the decade, involves the treatment of atrial fibrillation. And as they say: much more.

The title of the Medscape/Cardiology post is John Mandrola’s Top 10 (err, 11) Cardiology Stories of 2013

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Filed Under: Atrial fibrillation, Doctoring, Exercise, General Cardiology, General Medicine, Health Care Reform, Healthy Living, Hospice/Palliative Care, Social Media/Writing/Blogging Tagged With: MEdscape Cardiology, theHeart.org

John Mandrola, MD

Welcome, Enjoy, Interact. john-mandrola I am a cardiac electrophysiologist practicing in Louisville KY. I am also a husband to a palliative care doctor, a father, a bike racer, and a regular columnist at theHeart.org | Medscape

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