This week’s topics include cardiac resynchronization in patients with congestive heart failure, in hospital mortality following major surgery, assessing whether PSA should be tested, and weight loss in sleep apnea.

Program notes:
0:28 Resynchronization of the heart in congestive heart failure
1:35 Half with defibrillation or also with a pacemaker
2:23 Prevented progression of heart failure symptoms
3:12 PSA testing?
4:14 Did you talk with your physician about the pros and cons
5:15 Need to redouble efforts to inform
6:02 Weight loss and sleep apnea
7:02 Weight loss resulted in significant reduction in symptoms
8:03 Doesn’t have side effects
8:20 Variations in hospital mortality
9:22 Some hospitals do a better job of addressing complications
10:08 End

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