Post-PCI antiplatelet therapy, palliative care in patients with HF, Watchman information on hospital websites, and HCM in athletes are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I. Post-Stent Antiplatelet Therapy SMART-CHOICE 3-Year Results Support Dropping Aspirin After PCI https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981741 Long-term Effects of P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2796902 The Smart(est) Choice for Dual Antiplatelet Therapy is a Patient-Directed One https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2796904 Effect of P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy vs Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2736564 II. Palliative Care in HF Home-Based Palliative Care Improves Heart Failure Outcomes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981715 Regional collaborative home-based palliative care and health care outcomes among adults with heart failure https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220784 III. Watchman Info on Hospital Websites Concern Over US Hospital Patient Information on LAA Closure https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981961 Analysis of Patient-Focused Information About Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion on US Hospital Web Pages https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2797102 IV. HCM and Exercise in Athletes Athletes With Mild HCM Can Likely Continue Competitive Sports https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981782 Impact of Exercise on Outcomes and Phenotypic Expression in Athletes With Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.715 A novel clinical risk prediction model for sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM risk-SCD) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24126876/ You may also like: Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine The Bob Harrington Show with Stanford University Chair of Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact [email protected]