James Furgerson MD's guest appearances

James Furgerson MD

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Peter Attia

Kevin Bacon

Dr Robert Centor

Robert Centor MD

Stacy Lindau MD

Helena Pasieka MD

Nina Mingioni MD

Joel Topf

Denitza Blagev MD

Elisabeth Poorman

Paul Sax

Katherine Sherif

Scott Weingart

Stefan Kertesz

Karen DeSalvo

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Take control of atrial fibrillation with expert insights and pearls from cardiologist, Dr. James Furgerson, in this jam-packed episode! You’ll learn why atrial fibrillation is such a big deal, how to diagnose it, how to treat it and when to call in for reinforcements. Dr. James Furgerson, MD  is a cardiologist from San Antonio, Texas with over 20 years in academics. Buckle up - This episode is going to send your heart racing! You might even skip a beat! Full notes at https://thecurbsiders.com. ACP members can claim CME-MOC credit at https://www.acponline.org/curbsiders (CME goes live at 0900 ET on the episode’s release date).  Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on  iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. Credits  Writer and Producer: Cyrus Askin MD Infographic: Cyrus Askin MD Cover Art: Cyrus Askin MD Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, Paul Williams MD, Cyrus Askin MD Editors: Matthew Watto MD Guest: James Furgerson MD    Time Stamps  00:00 Intro, disclaimer and guest bio 03:45 Guest one liner, a bit on physician well-being and some other randomness 08:15 A case of palpitations; risk factors for atrial fibrillation 12:17 Subclinical atrial fibrillation, overdiagnosis of afib; How much afib burden matters?  15:08 Case summary and next steps in initial work up 18:48 Counseling patient about afib and its consequences 21:40 Ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrillation 24:17 Recap of diagnosis, initial work up and risk stratification in atrial fibrillation 25:25 Rate versus rhythm control; AFFIRM trial 30:50 Strict versus lenient rate control;  RACE trial 33:30 Deciding on rate versus rhythm control; Downside of antiarrhythmic therapies; When to switch from rate to rhythm control strategy 

Take control of atrial fibrillation with expert insights and pearls from cardiologist, Dr. James Furgerson, in this jam-packed episode! You’ll learn why atrial fibrillation is such a big deal, how to diagnose it, how to treat it and when to call in for reinforcements. Dr. James Furgerson, MD  is a cardiologist from San Antonio, Texas with over 20 years in academics. Buckle up - This episode is going to send your heart racing! You might even skip a beat! Full notes at <a href="https://thecurbsiders.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thecurbsiders.com</a>. ACP members can claim CME-MOC credit at <a href="https://www.acponline.org/curbsiders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.acponline.org/curbsiders</a> (CME goes live at 0900 ET on the episode’s release date).  <a href="http://eepurl.com/cAE9LP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join</a> our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/curbsiders-internal-medicine/id1198732014" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a>, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. <h2>Credits</h2> <ul> <li>Writer and Producer: Cyrus Askin MD</li> <li>Infographic: Cyrus Askin MD</li> <li>Cover Art: Cyrus Askin MD</li> <li>Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, Paul Williams MD, Cyrus Askin MD</li> <li>Editors: Matthew Watto MD</li> <li>Guest: James Furgerson MD</li> </ul> <h2>Time Stamps</h2> <ul> <li>00:00 Intro, disclaimer and guest bio</li> <li>03:45 Guest one liner, a bit on physician well-being and some other randomness</li> <li>08:15 A case of palpitations; risk factors for atrial fibrillation</li> <li>12:17 Subclinical atrial fibrillation, overdiagnosis of afib; How much afib burden matters? </li> <li>15:08 Case summary and next steps in initial work up</li> <li>18:48 Counseling patient about afib and its consequences</li> <li>21:40 Ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrillation</li> <li>24:17 Recap of diagnosis, initial work up and risk stratification in atrial fibrillation</li> <li>25:25 Rate versus rhythm control; AFFIRM trial</li> <li>30:50 Strict versus lenient rate control;  RACE trial</li> <li>33:30 Deciding on rate versus rhythm control; Downside of antiarrhythmic therapies; When to switch from rate to rhythm control strategy</li> </ul>

#159 Atrial Fibrillation Review and Update with James Furgerson MD