Driving while defibrillating; hypertension holds greater risk in black patients

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Patients frequently drive too soon after ICD implantation Many patients didn’t recall ever receiving instruction about when to drive again. * * * Help us make this podcast better! Please take our short listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastsurveyOct2019 * * * One-third of CVD disease in blacks linked to hypertension A large analysis suggests intervention throughout all ages could have substantial impact. Cancer overtakes CVD as cause of death in high-income countries The balance is shifting because cardiovascular deaths are way down in high-resource nations. Virtual visits may cut no-show rate for follow-up HF appointment No-show rates cut by about one-third for patients who met their clinician via video.   For more MDedge Podcasts, go to mdedge.com/podcasts Email the show: podcasts@mdedge.com Interact with us on Twitter: @MDedgeTweets