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S1 E6 - Alcohol and AF, Colchicine and Cardiac Events, Anti-virals and Influenza

January 17, 2020 • NB Medical Education • Season 1 • Episode 5

In this first episode for 2020, Dr Neal Tucker explores new research on alcohol abstinence in improving atrial fibrillation, and colchicine post-myocardial infarction to reduce inflammation and prevent recurrent CVD events. We also look more in depth at the role of anti-viral medication (neuraminidase inhibitors) in the management of influenza, why we don't prescribe and whether the latest research shows any benefit and, if so, in which patients.