Purple Pen Podcast

Dan and Kristin welcomed Cia Connell back to the podcast to tell us about some recent publications to guide management of atrial fibrillation. Cia is a clinical manger with the Heart Foundation and a specialist cardiology pharmacist. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, from the basics of rate vs rhythm control to the most recent international guidelines. You can read more here: The AUGUSTUS trial The CABANA trial National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation 2018 The Apple Heart Study If you’re a cardiology nerd like Cia and Dan, you should check out some of our other episodes: Episode 3: New anticoagulants with Cia Connell Episode 15: Controversies about lipid-lowering therapies with Dr Rochelle Gellatly Episode 20: Heart failure with Dr Rochelle Gellatly Episode 41: Hot topics in cardiology with Garth Birdsey Episode 49: Therapeutic Guidelines: Cardi