Join us for an extra-hot summer episode featuring our critical appraisal expert, Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH @rbganatra. Prepare to marvel as he breaks down his recent tweetorial on the RECOVERY trial of dexamethasone for COVID-19; to gasp as Paul Williams updates us on statins and ASCVD prevention and to be enthralled by the dulcet tones of Matt Watto explaining the latest research on DAPT vs. monotherapy with ticagrelor. Bonus: a new hotcakes rating scale has arrived!

Credits

Producer: Sarah Phoebe Roberts
Show Notes by: Sarah Phoebe Roberts
Writer: Rahul Ganatra MD, Sarah Phoebe Roberts, Matthew Watto MD, Paul Williams MD
Cover Art: Matthew Watto MD
Hosts: Rahul Ganatra MD, Matthew Watto MD, Paul Williams MD
Editor: Matthew Watto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com

Sponsor: VCU Health CE

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Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
02:15 Picks of the Week
06:15 New Hotcakes rating scale
09:20 RECOVERY trial
17:30 Rapid home-testing for COVID
20:15 Statins and ASCVD prevention
32:30 Ticagrelor monotherapy after ACS
41:30 Outro

Picks of the week

Paul: U Talkin' Talking Heads 2 My Talking Head podcast
Sarah: New hotcakes scale!
Rahul: Chromeo’s new Quarantine Casanova album
Watto: 30 Rock season 1, episode 3 “Blind Date”

#229 Hotcakes: COVID on steroids, statins over 75, short duration DAPT

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