PodMed – Week of April 11, 2016

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This week’s topics include statins for those at intermediate risk for heart disease, fresh fruit consumption in China, atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery, and screening for COPD

Program notes:

0:36 Fresh fruit consumption in China
1:35 Reduction in blood pressure and blood sugar
2:35 Ethnicity and diet
3:34 HOPE 3 trial
4:35 Who should take a statin?
5:33 Side effects consideration
6:14 Atrial fibrillation after heart surgery
7:16 Either therapy the same
8:04 Screening for COPD
9:10 Finding them doesn’t improve outcome
10:30 End

Related blog: https://podblog.blogs.hopkinsmedicine.org/2016/04/08/is-fruit-chinese-food/