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In This Week’s Podcast
For the week ending December 15, 2023, John Mandrola, MD comments on the following news and features stories.
Three Announcements
First, I made another mistake. In my post-Brazil podcast I said that we do not have Chagas disease in the United States.
Well, Dr Rachel Marcus, a cardiologist in Washington, DC, and medical director of the Latin American Society of Chagas, wrote to tell me that there are nearly 300,000 individuals living with Chagas disease in the United States, 57,000 of whom are estimated to have Chagas cardiomyopathy.
While I wish that I did not make errors, I am happy to receive comments such as these. I learn from them, and I am proud that people listen and take the time to correct me.
The second announcement is that it’s holiday time. This Week in Cardiologywill take a Christmas and New Years break. We return on Friday January 5.
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Dec 15, 2023 This Week in Cardiology Podcast
John M. Mandrola, MD
DisclosuresDecember 15, 2023
Please note that the text below is not a full transcript and has not been copyedited. For more insight and commentary on these stories, subscribe to the This Week in Cardiology podcast, download the Medscape app or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast provider. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.
In This Week’s Podcast
For the week ending December 15, 2023, John Mandrola, MD comments on the following news and features stories.
Three Announcements
First, I made another mistake. In my post-Brazil podcast I said that we do not have Chagas disease in the United States.
Well, Dr Rachel Marcus, a cardiologist in Washington, DC, and medical director of the Latin American Society of Chagas, wrote to tell me that there are nearly 300,000 individuals living with Chagas disease in the United States, 57,000 of whom are estimated to have Chagas cardiomyopathy.
While I wish that I did not make errors, I am happy to receive comments such as these. I learn from them, and I am proud that people listen and take the time to correct me.
The second announcement is that it’s holiday time. This Week in Cardiologywill take a Christmas and New Years break. We return on Friday January 5.
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Authors and Disclosures
Authors and Disclosures
Chief Cardiology Correspondent
John M. Mandrola, MD
Clinical Electrophysiologist, Baptist Medical Associates, Louisville, Kentucky
Disclosure: John M. Mandrola, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.