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  1. Oct 10 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    10 oktober 2025 · 26 min

    Afspelen
    GLP-1 use in HFrEF, left atrial posterior wall isolation during AF ablation, peri-device leaks for LAAO, new findings in post-cardiac surgery AF, and imaging before AF ablation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I. Listener Feedback

    HYPERION trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2508170

    ZENITH trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2415160

    II GLP1 Use in HFrEF

    Effects of GLP-1s in Patients With HFrEF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102573

    FIGHT Study https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2540402

    FIGHT Study Post-hoc Analysis https://dom-pubs.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com/doi/10.1111/dom.14862

    Substudy of EXSCEL Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.041659

    III LA Posterior Wall Isolation Saga

    Failure of PW Wall Isolation by PFA with Epicardial Mapping https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2025.08.017

    IV Peridevice Leaks After LAAO

    IMPRESSION LAAC Study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2025.08.014

    V Post Cardiac Surgery AF

    Monitoring of New-Onset AF After CABG https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2839710

    PACES trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04045665

    VI TEE vs ICE Before AF ablation

    ICE vs TEE Study https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2839370

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  2. Oct 03 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    3 oktober 2025 · 27 min

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    Two great stories of translation science leading to beneficial drugs in terrible diseases of the heart and the Sisyphean task of predicting the need for pacing after TAVI are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Sotatercept

    HYPERION Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2508170

    ZENITH Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2415160

    Evidence report on treatment for PAH https://icer.org/news-insights/press-releases/icer-publishes-final-evidence-report-on-treatment-for-pulmonary-arterial-hypertension/

    PAH Sotatercept Editorial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2503944

    II Acoramidis and ATTR Cardiomyopathy

    ATTRIBUTE-CM Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2305434?logout=true

    ATTRIBUTE-CM Analysis - Substudy https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.09.013

    Tafamadis Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805689

    III Pacing After TAVI

    Prophylactic pacemaker after TAVI https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacep.2025.07.028

    PROMOTE study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.12.019

    Evaluation of ESC criteria on RBBB patients undergoing TAVI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.11.030

    Editorial on Heart Rhythm journal papers https://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(25)00114-6/abstract

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  3. Sep 26 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    26 september 2025 · 23 min

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    A bold trial in valvular heart disease, a CV prevention trial whose message is humility, VTE dogma challenged, more news on oral GLP-1 agonists, and a few public service announcements are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I DOUBLE-CHOICE: Minimalist Approach to TAVI May Be as Good as Standard of Care https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/double-choice-minimalist-approach-tavi-may-be-good-standard-2025a1000pp7

    Patient & Physician Perspectives on CV Risk https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011837

    II KP Vaccinate Trial

    KP Vaccinate Trial https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/EVIDoa2500208

    IAMI trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057042

    Increasing Flu Vaccinations in Patients With Chronic Disease https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2824956

    MI FREEE Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1107913

    III Hi PRO Trial

    Apixaban for Extended Treatment of VTE https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2509426

    Recurrent VTE in Patients with Provoked VTE https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/226140

    IV Oral GLP-1 Agonists

    ATTAIN 1 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2511774

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  4. Sep 19 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    19 september 2025 · 34 min

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    More trials at ESC, including PARACHUTE HF, DAPA ACT HF-TIMI 68, AMALFI, and a super-interesting modeling study of when to start oral anticoagulants in AF, are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I PARACHUTE HF

    First Evidence of Treatment Benefit in Chagas Heart Failure

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/first-evidence-treatment-benefit-chagas-heart-failure-2025a1000oem

    PARACHUTE-HF https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jchf.2024.05.021

    II SGLT2i Early Initiation — DAPA ACT HF-TIMI 68 Trial

    Trial Data Support In-Hospital Initiation of SGLT2 Inhibitors for Heart Failure https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/trial-data-support-hospital-initiation-sglt2-inhibitors-2025a1000o5q

    DAPA ACT HF-TIMI 68

    https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.076575

    III AMALFI Trial of AF Screening

    Remote ECG Screening Ups Atrial Fibrillation Detection 'Modestly' https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/remote-ecg-screening-ups-atrial-fibrillation-detection-2025a1000myx

    AMALFI Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2838482

    STROKESTOP Trial https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(21)01637-8/fulltext

    LOOP Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01698-6 External Link

    IV Finding that Sweet Spot of Stroke Risk Threshold for Starting DOAC therapy

    Stroke Risk Threshold for non-Vitamin K Antagonist OAC in AF https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.125.012090

    Variations in Rates of Stroke Across Patients With AF https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.116.024057

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  5. Sep 12 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    12 september 2025 · 31 min

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    More from ESC including: Valvular HD guidelines, a new drug class for HTN, myosin inhibition in HCM, vericiguat, and digoxin are the topic discussed by John Mandrola, MD. Lees meer

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    I New European Valvular Heart Disease Guidelines

    2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf194

    Debate: Does Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis Warrant Early Intervention? https://exp.medscape.com/debates/does-asymptomatic-aortic-stenosis-warrant-early-intervention/

    Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation during Mitral-Valve Surgery https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1500528

    Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux336

    II New Drug for Resistant HTN

    Baxdrostat: A 'Game Changer' for Hypertension? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/baxdrostat-game-changer-hypertension-2025a1000mz7

    Efficacy and Safety of Baxdrostat in Uncontrolled and Resistant Hypertension https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2507109

    Lorundrostat Efficacy and Safety in Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2501440

    III HCM News at ESC

    New Trials Clarify Role of Myosin Inhibitors for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-trials-clarify-role-myosin-inhibitors-hypertrophic-2025a1000myv

    MAPLE HCM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2504654

    SEQUOIA HCM https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2401424

    ODYSSEY HCM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2505927

    IV Vericiguat at ESC

    New Data Said to Support Vericiguat as Standard Therapy for Heart Failurehttps://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-data-said-support-vericiguat-standard-therapy-heart-2025a1000mz9

    VICTOR https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01665-4

    VICTORIA https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.…

  6. Sep 05 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    5 september 2025 · 38 min

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    The big beta-blocker story from ESC, dual pathway therapy with aspirin and OAC, stopping OAC after successful AF ablation, and DANCAVAS II trial are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses on this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Listener Feedback

    This Week in Cardiology Podcast – August 29 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1002877

    II The Big Beta-blocker Story from ESC

    Beta-Blockers Post-MI: A Clear Clinical Message https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/beta-blockers-post-mi-clear-clinical-message-2025a1000mz0

    REBOOT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2504735

    BETAMI-DANBLOCK https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa2505985

    REDUCE AMI https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2401479

    CAPITAL RCT https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0199347

    Post Hoc Analysis From REBOOT Trial https://eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/effect-of-beta-blocker-withholding-or-withdrawal-after-myocardial-infarction-without-reduced-ejection-fraction-on-ischaemic-events-a-post-hoc-analysis-from-the-reboot-trial

    Beta-Blockers After MI With Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01592-2

    CAPRICORN 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04560-8 External Link

    BHAT https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/370103

    ISIS 1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2873379/

    III Aspirin and OAC Combination Clearly Dangerous

    Aspirin Plus Oral Anticoagulants Raises Mortality, Bleeding https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/aspirin-plus-oral-anticoagulants-raises-mortality-bleeding-2025a1000nam

    AQUATIC https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2507532

    AFIRE https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1904143

    EPIC CAD https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2407362

    OAC-ALONE https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30586700/

    IV Stop or Continue OAC after Successful AF Ablation

    ALONE-AF https://jamanetwork.com/jo…

  7. Aug 29 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    29 augustus 2025 · 34 min

    Afspelen
    CAC 0 takes a gut punch, ICD therapies cannot be surrogates for benefit, and two important trials from ESC are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I CAC 0

    LDL-C and CVD Risk With CAC Score 0 https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf497/8228645

    II ICD Therapies

    Contemporary ICD Benefit https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacep.2025.06.028

    PROFID Trial https://profid-project.eu/profid-ehra-trial/

    MADIT-RIT Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1211107

    Declining Risk of Sudden Death in HF https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1609758

    III Digit-HF

    DIGIT-HF Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2415471

    Digoxin–Mortality: Comparison in the DIG trial https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/40/40/3336/5520008

    IV POTCAST

    POTCAST trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2509542

    ESC Preview

    IV HTN Guidelines

    New Blood Pressure Guidelines: 4 Things I Like and 2 Concerns https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-blood-pressure-guidelines-4-thing-i-and-2-concerns-2025a1000m1x

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  8. Aug 22 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    22 augustus 2025 · 26 min

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    John Mandrola discusses conduction system pacing vs standard pacing, withdrawing HF meds when AF is corrected and patient selection in LAAO. Lees meer

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    I Conduction System Pacing

    CSPACE trial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.06.043

    BLOCK HF trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1210356

    BioPace trial https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf029

    II Withdrawing Meds After AF Corrected

    WITHDRAW AF https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf563

    TRED HF https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30429050/

    III Patient Selection in Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

    Long-Term Outcomes Following LAAO in Medicare Beneficiaries: Outcomes From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.039780

    ESC Preview

    IV HTN Guidelines

    New Blood Pressure Guidelines: 4 Things I Like and 2 Concerns https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-blood-pressure-guidelines-4-thing-i-and-2-concerns-2025a1000m1x

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  9. Aug 15 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    15 augustus 2025 · 23 min

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    Big new hypertension guidelines, ultraprocessed foods, coronary sinus reduction and evidence-based medicine, and more news on pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I HTN Guidelines

    BP Meds Should Begin Promptly, New ACC/AHA Guidelines Say

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/bp-meds-should-begin-promptly-new-acc-aha-guidelines-say-2025a1000lms

    Guideline for Management of High Blood Pressure https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001356

    BPROAD trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2412006

    Trial Score Framework https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6459598/

    II UltraProcessed Foods

    AHA statement on Ultraprocessed Foods and Cardiometabolic Health

    https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001365

    III Refractory Angina and the Coronary Sinus Reducer – A Lesson in EBM

    Coronary Sinus Reducer Shows Promise, With Caveats https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/coronary-sinus-reducer-shows-promise-caveats-2025a1000l76

    Coronary Sinus Reducer — Meta-analysis https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2025.06.012

    COSIRA II Trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05102019

    IV Pulsed Field Ablation Still Looking Strong

    Management of OACs After PFA 10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.03.1952 External Link

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  10. Aug 08 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    8 augustus 2025 · 32 min

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    Listener feedback on SURPASS CVOT, AF ablation and the limits of meta-analyses, a Watchman alert from FDA, and oral anticoagulation choices in elderly patients are discussed by John Mandola, MD, in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I SURPASS CVOT

    This Week in Cardiology Podcast, August 1 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1002781

    Mounjaro Appears More Heart Protective Than Trulicity in Trial Of Eli Lilly Diabetes Drugs

    https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/mounjaro-proves-more-heart-protective-than-trulicity-trial-2025a1000kct

    II Catheter and Surgical AF ablation

    Catheter and Surgical Ablation for AF: Meta-Analysis https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-00253

    III Watchman Air Embolism Alerts

    Looming Pay Cut to LAAO Triggers Objection From Card Groups

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/looming-pay-cut-laao-triggers-objection-card-groups-2025a1000l0j

    FDA Alert https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls/early-alert-watchman-access-system-issue-boston-scientific

    IV Switching Oral Anticoagulants in Frail Older Adults Patients

    FRAIL AF Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.066485

    COMBINE AF Substudy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.05.060

    The Most Important Study From ESC: FRAIL-AF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/996063

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  11. Aug 01 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    1 augustus 2025 · 30 min

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    Exercise and CV outcomes, aldosterone modulation, AI for ECG reading, GLP-1 comparisons, end-of-life decisions, and another well-meaning policy that caused harm in veterans are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Exercise and CV outcomes

    II Aldosterone Modulation in Cardio-Kidney Disease

    Aldosterone and Aldosterone Modulation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.06.012

    Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199909023411001

    III AI vs MD ECG-Reading for Cath Lab Activation

    Accuracy of Cath Lab Activation Decisions https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2025.07.061

    IV Tirzepatide vs Dulaglutide - SURPASS CVOT Study

    Eli Lilly Press Release https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lillys-mounjaro-tirzepatide-gipglp-1-dual-agonist-demonstrated

    REWIND Study 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31149-3 External Link

    V End-of-Life Decisions

    Doctors' Own End-of-Life Choices Defy Common Medical Practice

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/doctors-own-end-life-choices-defy-common-medical-practice-2025a1000k01

    Physicians' Preferences for Their Own End of Life https://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2025/06/05/jme-2024-110192

    How US Doctors Die: A Cohort Study https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jgs.14112

    VI Well-Meaning Policies That Make Sense

    The Mission Act and Cardiovascular Procedures https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2837067

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  12. July 25 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    25 juli 2025 · 31 min

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    The VENTOUX study of endurance athletes, the 10,000 step myth was not busted, rate vs rhythm control for AF, and GLP1 drugs and observational studies are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Endurance Athletes and Arrhythmia (again)

    VENTOUX trial

    https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.125.018470

    II Daily Step Count and Health — no myths were busted.

    Lancet Public Health: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(25)00164-1

    III Rate vs Rhythm Control of AF

    Medscape: Everyone Deserves a Shot at the American Dream: Sinus Rhythm

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/everyone-deserves-shot-american-dream-sinus-rhythm-2025a1000jle

    This Week in Cardiology, July 11, 2025 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1002704

    AFFIRM trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa021328

    AFFIRM substudy https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/486560

    IV GLP-1 Drugs and Observational Studies

    Neurodegeneration and Stroke After Semaglutide and Tirzepatide

    https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2836412

    SUSTAIN-6 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1607141

    SELECT Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307563

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  13. Jul 18 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    18 juli 2025 · 32 min

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    Finerenone, what not to consider when choosing treatment of AS, brain health after atrial fibrillation ablation, early rhythm control for AF, and Watchman reimbursement cuts are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Finerenone FDA Widens Indication of Finerenone for Heart Failure Patients

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-widens-indication-finerenone-heart-failure-patients-2025a1000ive

    FDA finerenone approval https://bayer2019tf.q4web.com/news/news-details/2025/U-S--FDA-Approves-KERENDIA-finerenone-to-Treat-Patients-With-Heart-Failure-With-Left-Ventricular-Ejection-Fraction-40-Following-Priority-Review/default.aspx

    FINEARTS-HF trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2407107

    II Choosing TAVI or Surgical AVR

    Carbon Emission when treating AS

    EHJ study https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf379

    III Brain Lesions and Visual Migraine After Left-Sided Ablations Post-Ablation Visual Auras a Sign of Transient Brain Injury?https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/post-ablation-visual-auras-sign-transient-brain-injury-2025a1000iro

    TRAVERSE Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.071352

    TRAVERSE Migraine Substudy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.06.035

    IV Early Rhythm Control for AF

    EHJ Rapid Communication https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf397

    EAST-AFNET 4 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2019422

    V Watchman Cuts

    CMS Reduces LAAO Value in Proposed Fee Schedule https://www.acc.org/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2025/07/15/20/08/CMS-Reduces-LAAO-Value-in-Proposed-2026

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  14. Jul 11 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    11 juli 2025 · 26 min

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    Approval of first-generation devices, the ticagrelor controversy, ICD longevity, the PRAGUE-25 trial (one of the most important trials of the year), and some thoughts on the end of EP as a profession are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I More Ticagrelor Controversy

    BMJ Investigation Finds More Concerns in Ticagrelor Trials https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/investigation-bmj-raises-more-concerns-about-ticagrelor-2025a1000gh3

    Ticagrelor PLATO study https://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r1201

    Ticagrelor vs Clopidogrel https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0904327

    Review of the Ticagrelor Trials Evidence Base https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.123.031606

    The Plato Trial: Do you believe in magic? https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp545

    ONSET/OFFSET Antiplatelet Effects https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.109.912550

    RESPOND Study https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.109.919456

    II ICD Battery Longevity

    Variability in ICD Battery Longevity https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.05.031

    PRAGUE-25 Trial of AF Ablation vs LFM

    PRAGUE-25 Trial https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.042

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  15. Jun 27 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    27 juni 2025 · 29 min

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    FDA approves triple-drug polypill, a change of opinion, a deep dive into invasive pulmonary embolism therapies, heart disease trends, and diabetes care is on fire are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I FDA News in HTN

    FDA announcement https://george-medicines.com/george-medicines-announces-fda-approval-of-widaplik-telmisartan-amlodipine-and-indapamide-a-new-single-pill-combination-treatment-for-hypertension-in-adults-including-initial-treatment/

    Lancet Study https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01744-6

    JACC study vs placebo https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.025

    JAMA Cardiology Meta-analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2804313

    II Invasive PE Therapy

    EHJ-Open review: https://academic.oup.com/ehjopen/article/5/3/oeaf071/8156689

    PEITHO Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1302097

    REAL PE Observational Study https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11308131/

    III Heart Disease Trends

    King et al https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.038644

    IV Diabetes Coverage

    Medscape Link https://www.medscape.com/viewcollection/37830

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  16. Jun 20 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    20 juni 2025 · 33 min

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    A big, deep dive into CTA and fractional flow reserve CT, and a sobering report on the new EVOQUE valve are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Listener Feedback and Correction

    CRAAFT HF https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06505798

    II Imaging and Behavior Change

    SCOT HEART 1 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805971

    Five Reasons I Don't Believe an Imaging Test Improves Outcomes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/901204

    SCOT HEART 2 https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.016

    III. More on Imaging and CT FFR Symptoms Don't Always Indicate the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/symptoms-dont-always-indicate-severity-coronary-artery-2025a1000ge6

    ADVANCE Registry Protocol https://www.journalofcardiovascularct.com/article/S1934-5925(16)30288-X/abstract

    Research Letter JACC CV Imaging https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2025.05.002

    ADVANCE Registry Paper 2018 https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy530

    Cook et al JAMA Card https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2629072

    Low diagnostic yield Patel paper NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0907272

    Venk Murthy thread https://x.com/venkmurthy/status/1033379922679660544

    IV EVOQUE Real World Data

    JACC has published a sobering research letter on the Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement called EVOQUE valve.

    Lupu et al JACC IV https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2025.03.019

    TRISCEND II https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401918

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  17. Jun 13 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    13 juni 2025 · 27 min

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    Listener feedback on cardiac sarcoidosis, SA node ablation, surgical AF ablation, chronic kidney disease protection, and recruiting for clinical trials are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Listener Feedback

    EHJ paper Mathijssen et al https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf338

    Nordenswan et al https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCEP.117.006145#tab-contributors

    II IST

    HR Case Reports https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2025.05.017

    Lakkireddy et al https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.07.010

    III Survival After Surgical AF ablation during CABG

    McClure et al https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux336

    Schaffer et al https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.03.044

    IV Finerenone with Empagliflozin in CKD and DM

    The Confidence Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2410659

    V Recruiting for Important Trials and the Stature of EP as a Profession

    Two UK Cardiology Trials Struggle to Recruit Patients

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/two-uk-cardiology-trials-struggle-recruit-patients-2025a1000ffs

    CRAFT HF https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06505798

    BRITISH https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2023.09.008

    PROFID https://profid-project.eu/profid-ehra-trial/

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  18. Jun 06 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    6 juni 2025 · 29 min

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    Listener feedback on cardiac sarcoidosis, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, less is more when it comes to post-stent antiplatelets, lipoprotein(a), and atrial fibrillation in HFpEF are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Listener Feedback

    Mathijssen https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf338

    Poyhonen https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.124.013239

    II News in out of hospital cardiac arrest

    AHA Press Release https://newsroom.heart.org/news/nfl-safety-justin-reid-expands-cpr-education-for-youth-through-summer-program

    Chan et al https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011799

    III Post-Stent Antiplatelet

    4D ACS trial https://eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/one-month-dual-antiplatelet-therapy-followed-by-prasugrel-monotherapy-at-a-reduced-dose-the-4d-acs-randomised-trial

    IV Lp(a) and the new PREVENT equation for Predicting cardiac events

    Aug 02, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001429

    Bhatia et al https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2835022

    V AF in HFpEF

    Saksena et al https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euad095

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  19. May 30 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    30 mei 2025 · 31 min

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    Listener feedback, CRT vs CSP, important clues on the ECG, beta-blocker interruption after myocardial infarction, novel approaches to LDL-C lowering, and ICD decisions in cardiac sarcoidosis are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Listener Feedback

    II CRT vs CSP – CONSYST-CRT

    • Trial JACC EP https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2025.03.024

    III The Important QRS

    • Kewcharoen et al https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCEP.125.013809

    IV ABYSS Trial of BB Interruption after MI Continues to be Mis-interpreted

    • ABYSS Main https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2404204

    • ABYSS substudy https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf170

    • REDUCE AMI https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401479

    V Oral PCSK9i and the PURSUIT Trial

    • Koren et al https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.03.499

    • Editorial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.03.518

    • Is Lifelong LDL-C Lowering Within Reach? The heart-1 Gene-Editing Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998162

    • Heart-1 Gene Therapy Trial Pauses Enrollment https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998162

    • EHJ coverage VERVE https://academic.oup.com/ehjcvp/article/10/2/87/7455877

    VI Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Risk of VT

    • EHJ paper Mathijssen et al https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf338

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  20. May 23 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    23 mei 2025 · 22 min

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    Listener feedback on sports "disqualification," big digoxin news, Brugada syndrome, another positive finerenone study, and unblinded transcatheter trials are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Listener Feedback

    JACC EP Paper https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacep.2025.03.013

    II Digoxin News

    DIGIT HF Baseline Characteristics paper https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3679

    DIGIT HF Rationale paper https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6607489/

    Dig trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199702203360801

    DECISION trial https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ejhf.3428

    Ziff et al BMJ meta-analysis https://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4451

    III Brugada Syndrome

    Gomes et al https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf091

    IV Another Finerenone Substudy Published

    FINEARTS-HF trial substudy, Bhatt, A et al https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2025.05.006

    FINEARTS HF Main paper https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2407107

    TOPCAT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

    TOPCAT regional variation Circ paper https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.114.013255

    V Another Opinion on Unblinded Transcatheter Intervention Trials

    Kaul https://eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/unblinded-trials-of-transcatheter-interventions-with-subjective-endpoints-what-are-the-implications

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  21. May 16 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    16 mei 2025 · 29 min

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    The BedMed trial of nighttime BP meds, SURMOUNT-5, Troponin URL, gene tests in patients with no disease, and guideline-directed medical therapy for HF are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Timing of BP Meds – The BedMed RCT

    MAPEC https://doi.org/10.3109/07420528.2010.510230

    Hygia https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz754

    Turgeon et al https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.16501

    TIME trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01786-X

    BedMed https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2833860

    Time Antihypertensives Taken Doesn't Matter: New Trials https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/time-antihypertensives-taken-doesnt-matter-new-trials-2024a1000g3z

    Timing of BP Dosing Doesn't Matter: BedMed and BedMed-Frail https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/timing-blood-pressure-dosing-doesnt-matter-again-bedmed-and-2024a1000fz2

    Timing of Blood Pressure Meds Doesn't Affect Outcomes: BedMed in Print https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/timing-blood-pressure-meds-doesnt-affect-outcomes-bedmed-2025a1000cdm

    II Tirzepatide vs Semaglutide

    SURMOUNT 5 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2416394

    III Age-specific Troponins

    Coyle and McEvoy https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf308

    Mandrola/Foy JAMA-IM https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2777967

    IV Return to Play for Gene Positive Phenotype Negative athletes

    Martinez et al https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2025.03.013

    V Rapid Titration of GDMT in HF

    STRONG HF: More Beats Less After Discharge for Heart Failure https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/983698

    JACC-HF Substudy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2025.02.020

    STRONG HF https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02076-1

    AVID https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa013474

    EAST https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa013474

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  22. May 09 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    9 mei 2025 · 32 min

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    The controversial KETO-CTA study, tough decisions in subclinical AF, and another potentially huge benefit for GLP-1 agonist drugs are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I The KETO-CTA Study

    JACC Advances Paper: https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101686

    Meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.01.009

    II Subclinical AF – Anticoagulate or Not?

    Anticoagulation in Subclinical AF May Offer Little Benefit

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/anticoagulation-subclinical-af-may-offer-little-benefit-2025a1000b31

    Treat AFib 'Diagnosed' by Smartwatch

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/treat-afib-diagnosed-smartwatch-2025a1000avp

    JAMA NO paper https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2833437

    NOAH https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2303062

    ARTESIA https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2310234

    McIntyre meta-analysis https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.067512

    Singer et al https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2777526/

    Stroke paper https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.045843

    American Journal of Medicine paper https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38331136/

    III GLP1a for Treatment of Fatty Liver Disease

    ESSENCE trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2413258

    Features

    CABG Still Superior to Stents Despite FAME 3 Endpoint Swap

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cabg-still-superior-stents-despite-fame-3-endpoint-swap-2025a1000ao5

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  23. May 02, 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    2 mei 2025 · 30 min

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    The FDA approval of TAVR for asymptomatic AS, digital health, subcutaneous vs transvenous ICD, and cryptogenic stroke in young adults are discussed by John Mandrola, MD. Lees meer

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    I FDA announces approval for TAVR in pts with asymptomatic AS

    Edwards Press Release https://www.edwards.com/newsroom/news/2025-05-01-edwards-tavr-receives-fda-approval-for-patients-with-asymptomatic-severe-aortic-stenosis

    Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis (EARLY TAVR) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2405880

    EARLY TAVR: A Positive Trial That Fails to Inform Clinical Decisions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/early-tavr-positive-trial-fails-inform-clinical-decisions-2024a1000kec

    Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis: 'Time to Act' or Not So Fast? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/asymptomatic-aortic-stenosis-time-act-or-not-so-fast-2025a10005o9

    II PPG that Can Distinguish source of Tachycardia

    Machine-learning guided differentiation between photoplethysmography waveforms of supraventricular and ventricular origin https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2025.108798

    III PRAETORIAN -XL trial

    Device-related Complications in Transvenous Versus Subcutaneous Defibrillator Therapy During Long-term Follow-up: the PRAETORIAN-XL Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.074576

    Subcutaneous or Transvenous Defibrillator Therapy (PRAETORIAN trial) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1915932

    Subcutaneous or Transvenous Defibrillator Therapy Letter to Editor https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2034917

    The PRAETORIAN Trial: Guarded Approach to Subcutaneous ICD Best https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/937156

    IV Stroke in Young People

    Burden of Modifiable Risk Factors in Young-Onset Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke by High-Risk Patent Foramen Ovale https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/1…

  24. Apr 25 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    25 april 2025 · 28 min

    Afspelen
    AI and ECGs, novel ways to treat hypertension, combined lipid-lowering therapy after myocardial infarction, PFA and silent stroke, a move toward accountability in AF ablation, and pacing issues in TTVR are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Help with ECGs in the ED

    AI Shows Promise for Rapid NSTEMI Diagnosis

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ai-shows-promise-rapid-nstemi-diagnosis-2025a10009pw

    Buscher et al https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf254

    II A Novel way to Treat HTN

    A Pacemaker to Control BP Gets FDA Breakthrough Designation

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/pacemaker-control-bp-gets-fda-breakthrough-designation-2025a10009t3

    JAHA paper https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.020492

    Backbeat https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06059638

    III Type of PFA may matter for Silent Cerebral Lesions

    Paper https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCEP.125.013719

    IV Accountability coming to US AF ablation

    Heart Rhythm Society Releases a Document on Establishing Centers of Excellence for AF ablation -- Press Release https://www.hrsonline.org/news/new-white-paper-on-atrial-fibrillation-centers-of-excellence/

    V Pacing in Patients with Undergoing Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement

    Paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.02.004

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  25. Apr 18 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    18 april 2025 · 24 min

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    The FAME 3 trial 5-year results, TAVR at 5 years, pacers after TAVR, and mavacamten not a wonder drug are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I FAME 3 at Five Years

    Stents as Good as Surgery for Triple-Vessel Disease https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/noninvasive-stents-good-surgery-triple-vessel-disease-2025a10007l4

    Main trial NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2112299

    Circulation 3-years https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065770

    5-year results Lancet 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00505-7 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673625005057

    II TAVR in Low-Risk Patients at 5 years

    5-Year TAVR, Surgery Outcomes Similar in Low-Risk Patients

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/5-year-tavr-surgery-outcomes-similar-low-risk-patients-2025a10007zl

    EVOLUT Low-Risk 5 years https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.03.004

    EVOLUT Editorial – We're Halfway There https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.03.428

    PARTNER 3 Low-Risk https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307447

    NOTION at 5 years https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.036606

    III The Matter of Pacemakers After TAVI

    JACC IV Study Badertscher https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2025.03.028

    Assessing the quality of reporting of harms in randomized controlled trials published in high impact cardiovascular journals

    IV Mavacamten Looks to Have Specific Indications

    EXPLORER HCM 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31792-X External Link

    VALOR HCM https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2809050

    BMS Press Release https://news.bms.com/news/details/2025/Bristol-Myers-Squibb-Provides-Update-on-Phase-3-ODYSSEY-HCM-Trial/

    FINAL THOUGHTS

    PRAGUE 25 https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e056522

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  26. April 11, 2025 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

    11 april 2025 · 28 min

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    The TAP-IT, STRIDE, FreshUP, and SINGLE SHOT CHAMPION trials are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I TAP IT

    TAP IT trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.073521

    II STRIDE

    LANCET Ref 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00509-4

    SUMMIT HF https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2410027

    III FRESH UP

    No Need to Restrict Fluids in Stable Heart Failure

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/no-need-restrict-fluids-stable-heart-failure-2025a10008bu

    Nature (Trial) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03628-4

    SODIUM HF https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35381194/

    IV PFA for AF ablation

    SINGLE SHOT CHAMPION https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2502280

    ADVENT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307291

    Foy et al https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11852674/

    MANIFEST REDO Study https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf012

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  27. Apr 04 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    4 april 2025 · 27 min

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    Trials from the 2025 American College of Cardiology scientific sessions, including the WARRIOR, PROTECT TAVI, DAPATAVI, and SOUL are reviewed by John Mandrola, MD Lees meer

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    I Thank you Comments

    II WARRIOR Women's IschemiA TRial to Reduce Events In Non-ObstRuctive CAD

    Keep Fighting INOCA After Neutral WARRIOR Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/keep-fighting-inoca-after-neutral-warrior-trial-2025a10007uf

    III Cerebral Embolic Protection in TAVI

    PROTECT TAVI https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2415120

    PROTECTED TAVR https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2204961

    Instrumental Variables in Randomized Trials https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/EVIDctw2400204

    IV DAPATAVI

    SGLT2 Inhibitors Progressing to New Standard After TAVI https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/sglt2-inhibitors-progressing-new-standard-after-tavi-2025a100081y

    Dapagliflozin in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2500366

    V SOUL Study of Oral Semaglutide and CV outcomes in Diabetes

    Oral GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Reduces CV Risk https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/oral-glp-1-receptor-antagonist-reduces-cv-risk-2025a10007kr

    Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Type 2 Diabetes https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2501006

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  28. Mar 28 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    28 maart 2025 · 29 min

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    Stopping oral anticoagulation after AF ablation, the core problem with paradoxes like the smoker's paradox, chronic total occlusion PCI, and an ACC/EHRA preview are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Oral Anticoagulation after Successful AF Ablation

    Iwawakie et al https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2831851

    OCEAN protocol paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2017.12.007

    II Smoker's Paradox

    Presch et al https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2024.12.028

    Gupta et al https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.003370

    III CTO PCI

    Main sub-analysis paper Bangalore et al https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.01.029

    DECISION CTO https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.031313

    Main EURO CTO trial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy220

    3-year MACE of EURO CTO https://eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/three-year-outcomes-of-eurocto-a-randomized-multicentre-trial-comparing-revascularization-and-optimal-medical-therapy-for-chronic-total-coronary-occlusions

    EXPLORE https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc.2016.07.744

    ISCHEMIA CTO https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03563417

    IV ACC and EHRA Preview

    Mandrola's 5 Trials to Look for at the 2025 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mandrolas-5-trials-look-2025-american-college-cardiology-2025a10006zu

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  29. Mar 21 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    21 maart 2025 · 28 min

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    A large trial in cardiac pacing finally published, PVCs and cardiomyopathy, cannabis, CV risk and the danger of observational studies, and the tale of two disparate statin trials are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I BioPace Trial

    Trial manuscript https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf029

    II Another Belief Challenged in EP this week—PVCs and CM '

    UC Paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2025.01.004

    JACC Review https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.03.416

    Lee et al https://heart.bmj.com/content/105/18/1408

    III Cannabis and CV Risk

    Cannabis and MACE in JACC Advances: https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101698

    Zeraatkar –Grilling the data https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111278

    PLOS-1 10.1371/journal.pone.0199705

    IV Cardio-oncology

    Jacc Onc Substdy https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jaccao.2024.11.008

    Editorial https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jaccao.2025.01.006

    STOP CA JAMA 2023 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2807988

    PREVENT https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/EVIDoa2200097

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  30. Mar 14 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    14 maart 2025 · 28 min

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    Listener feedback, resistant hypertension, K-binders for MRA use in heart failure, nutritional epidemiology, and a positive study for vitamin D are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Listener Feedback

    Califf editorial https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.01.003

    II Resistant HTN

    Positive Topline Results for Lorundrostat in Hypertension

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/positive-topline-results-lorundrostat-hypertension-2025a100062e

    III K-Binding

    REALIZE K Trial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.11.014

    Packer Editorial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.01.011

    Diamond Trial EHJ https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac401

    REALIZE K Commentary https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/realize-k-new-potassium-binder-help-keep-spiro-board-2024a1000m2c

    IV Butter vs Plant-based Oils and Mortality

    JAMA-IM Study https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2831265

    Is Red Meat Healthy? Multiverse Analysis Has Lessons Beyond Meat https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/red-meat-healthy-multiverse-analysis-has-lessons-beyond-meat-2024a10008qv

    Cookbook Review https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.112.047142

    V Vitamin D

    Impact Factor https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/rare-win-vitamin-d-this-time-ms-2025a10005ul

    D-Lay trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2831270

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  31. Mar 07 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    7 maart 2025 · 32 min

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    Listener feedback on asymptomatic aortic stenosis (AS), transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) vs surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), coronary artery calcium (CAC), and revascularization for patients with ischemic LV dysfunction are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in today's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Aortic Valve Intervention for Asymptomatic AS

    Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis: "Time to Act" or Not So Fast?

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/asymptomatic-aortic-stenosis-time-act-or-not-so-fast-2025a10005o9

    EARLY TAVR: A Positive Trial That Fails to Inform Clinical Decisions

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/early-tavr-positive-trial-fails-inform-clinical-decisions-2024a1000kec

    Reddy et al: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.12.031

    Wallach editorial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.01.020

    Guerrero https://www.tctmd.com/slide/tavr-young-patients-current-treatment-patterns-us

    II CAC - Coronary Artery Calcium

    Coronary Artery Calcium Testing—Too Early, Too Late, Too Often https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2830950

    CAUGHT-CAD https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2831115

    III CABG, PCI or Meds for Ischemic LV Dysfunction

    STICH https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1100356

    STICHES https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1602001

    REVIVED BCIS https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2206606

    EHJ paper https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf080

    IV Preview

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/shed-lead-and-injuries-should-cath-labs-go-lead-free-2024a1000hnb

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  32. Feb 28 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    28 februari 2025 · 31 min

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    The treatment of asymptomatic aortic stenosis, the move to composite endpoints in trials, IFR vs FFR and high-frequency low tidal volume ventilation for AF ablation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in today's podcast. Lees meer

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    I Aortic valve intervention for Asymptomatic AS

    Lindman editorial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2829881

    Trends https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11308430/

    Podcast EARLY TAVR Nov 8, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001865

    Faith Healing and Subtraction Anxiety https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004665

    Early TAVR trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2405880

    EVOLVED https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2825540

    AVATAR https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057639

    II Trial Endpoints

    Shepshelovich https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2830023

    Brown meta-analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2785560

    III IFR vs FFR—a debate b/w RCTs and observational data

    5-year DEFINE https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2824470

    5-year SwedeHeart IFR https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.12.030

    Eftekhari meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad582

    Gotberg SWEDEHEART Registry https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2024.12.003

    Editorial of SWEDEHEART-Registry https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2024.12.014

    IV High-frequency low-tidal-volume ventilation for AF ablation

    Osorio et al https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.07.094

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  33. Feb 21 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    21 februari 2025 · 29 min

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    Blanking period after AF ablation, periprocedural MI after PCI in non-STEMI, predicting AF after ischemic stroke, and the proper standards for mitral valve repair in primary mitral regurgitation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in today's podcast. Lees meer

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    I AF blanking period

    CIRCA DOSE Research letter https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCEP.124.013232

    Circa-Dose https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.042622

    COMPARE CRYO https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.03.021

    Mohanty et al 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.08.011

    Ruzieh, Foy, Mandrola Patients' Lives Don't Pause for Blanking Periods https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahjo.2024.100497

    II Periprocedural MI and Future events

    Circulation paper https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.070729

    III AI to detect AF related stroke

    eClinical Medicine Paper https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(25)00050-1/fulltext

    IV Mitral Valve Repair

    JACC paper -- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.108

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  34. Feb 14 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    14 februari 2025 · 27 min

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    Silent cerebral embolism after LAAC, AI in ECG rhythm analysis, anti-thrombotic strategies in patients with AF and CAD, and subclinical AF are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in today's podcast. Lees meer

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    I. Silent Cerebral Embolism after LAAC

    JAHA Case Series https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.037968

    JACC https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.12.039

    II. AI Transforming Rhythm Monitor Reading

    Johnson and colleagues RCT https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03516-x

    III. Anticoagulation Alone or OAC plus antiplatelets in patients with CAD and AF

    Rashedi and colleagues Meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.12.030

    AQUATIC https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04217447

    IV. DOAC for Subclinical AF – A Subgroup Analysis of ARTESIA

    Anticoagulation Uncertainty in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/anticoagulation-uncertainty-embolic-stroke-undetermined-2024a1000h5e

    Lancet Neurology Subgroup Analysis of ARTESIA 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00475-7

    ARTESIA https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2310234

    NOAH https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2303062

    RE-SPECT ESUS https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1813959

    NAVIGATE ESUS https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1802686

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  35. Feb 07 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    7 februari 2025 · 27 min

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    Sugar-sweetened beverages, the epidemiology of driving after an ICD, BP measurements, and massive EBM lesson in EVT for acute stroke are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in today's podcast. Lees meer

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    I. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

    Sugary Drinks Fuel Millions of Diabetes and CVD Cases https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/sugary-drinks-fuel-millions-diabetes-and-cvd-cases-2025a10002wr

    Nature Medicin;e Epidemiologic Study https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03345-4

    JAMA-Network Open; Beverage Tax Observational Study https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2829505

    Lancet Regional Health; Beverage Tax Philadelphia EHR 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100906

    II. Driving With an ICD

    JACC Electrophysiology paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.12.002

    Earlier HEART paper https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/24/1401

    III. Blood Pressure Measurements and Simple RCTs

    BP Readings in Noisy Market as Good as Quiet Office?

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/bp-readings-noisy-market-good-quiet-office-2025a10002z0

    Annals of Internal Medicine Study https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-24-00873

    IV. A Big Shake-up in Interventional Stroke Care

    Endovascular Therapy Fails to Show Benefit in Distal Occlusion Stroke https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/endovascular-therapy-fails-show-benefit-distal-occlusion-2025a100035u

    ESCAPE-MeVO https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2411668

    DISTAL trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2408954

    J. Mocco Editorial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2500492

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  36. Jan 31 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    31 januari 2025 · 26 min

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    Another negative AF ablation trial, predicting AF after stroke, the value of RCTs, troponin testing in the ED and surgical aortic valve choice are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses this week. Lees meer

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    I AF ablation

    Coronary Sinus Isolation for High-Burden Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Clinical Trial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.09.017

    Approaches to Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (STAR AFII) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1408288

    Effect of Catheter Ablation With Vein of Marshall Ethanol Infusion vs Catheter Ablation Alone on Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The VENUS Randomized Clinical Trial https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.16195

    Hybrid Convergent Procedure for the Treatment of Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Results of CONVERGE Clinical Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCEP.120.009288

    II Post-Stroke AF monitoring

    Prediction of atrial fibrillation after a stroke event: a systematic review with meta-analysisMeta-analysis 10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.01.026

    Dabigatran for Prevention of Stroke after Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1813959

    Rivaroxaban for Stroke Prevention after Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (Navigate ESUS https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1802686

    Apixaban to Prevent Recurrence After Cryptogenic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Cardiopathy (ARCADIA) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2814933

    III RCTs

    Large simple randomized controlled trials—from drugs to medical devices: lessons from recent experience https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-025-08724-x

    Outcomes 1 Year after Thrombus Aspiration for Myocardial Infarction (TASTE) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1405707

    IV Troponin Testing in the ED

    Cardia…

  37. Jan 24 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    24 januari 2025 · 26 min

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    Familial hypercholesterolemia, cardiac arrest therapy, Factor XI inhibition, and tricuspid valve interventions are the topics John Mandroa, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I. Familial hypercholesterolemia

    Danish Registry Study: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae912

    II. Cardiac Arrest

    Vallentin and Colleagues RCT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2407616

    III. Factor XI

    AZALEA https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2406674

    OCEANIC https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2407105

    VTE Study of Abelacimab 2021 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2105872

    IV. Tricuspid Valve Interventions

    TRILUMINATE 1-year Study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.086

    Stone Editorial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.11.045

    TRISCEND Main Paper https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401918

    QOL Paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.067

    PASTE Registry https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.068

    AL-Lamee Editorial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.085

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  38. Jan 17 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    17 januari 2025 · 32 min

    Afspelen
    Renal denervation, the obesity paradox, JACC and the FINEARTS trial of finerenone in HFpEF, a setback for a PFA system, and coffee are the topics Jon Mandrola, MD, covers this week. Lees meer

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    I. RDN

    CMS https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/ncacal-tracking-sheet.aspx?ncaid=318

    Messerli https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.09.1244

    Filippone https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.05.010

    II. Finerenone

    FINEHEARTS -HF NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2407107

    FIDELIO-DKD https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2025845

    FIGARO-DKD https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2110956

    Why Have We Not Been Able to Demonstrate Reduced Mortality in Patients With HFmrEF/HFpEF? https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.033

    Regional Variation TOPCAT https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.114.013255

    Time from WHF Subanalysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.09.004

    REDEFINE - https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06008197

    Health status paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.09.023

    Obesity subanalysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.111

    Kidney outcomes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109724102525

    Kidney outcomes 2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.11.020

    Kaul editorial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.11.024

    III. PFA Setback

    J&J Halts Varipulse Field Ablation for AFib

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/j-j-halts-varipulse-field-ablation-afib-2025a10000j8

    IV. Coffee

    Stop the Coffee Studies https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/883709

    Coffee drinking timing and mortality in US adults

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  39. Jan 10 2025 This Week in Cardiology

    10 januari 2025 · 30 min

    Afspelen
    Alcohol and cancer, GLP-1 trial representativeness, diagnosing CAD, changing stroke rates in patients with AF, blanking periods after AF ablation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week. Lees meer

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    I. Surgeon General Causes Hoopla Regarding ETOH Warning

    Dry January: Should Doctors Make It Year-Round?

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/dry-january-should-doctors-make-it-year-round-2025a100009t

    Surgeon General Warning https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2025/01/03/us-surgeon-general-issues-new-advisory-link-alcohol-cancer-risk.html

    GBD 2016 Collaboration Lancet https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31310-2

    RCT Voskobonik and colleagues https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1817591

    Marcus and colleagues; UCSF https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33516710/

    Review of ETOH AF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2016.08.074

    II. GLP-1 Agonists for Obesity –Trial vs Real World

    Generalizability of Trial Results https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2826335

    HRS Document ICD http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.03.041

    III. Stress Testing and CAD Severity

    Reynolds and colleagues. Observational ISCHEMIA Sub-analysis https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.123.013743

    Foy Meta-analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2655243

    ISCHEMIA https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1915922

    IV. Changing Stroke Rates with AF

    Teppo and colleagues. Finnish Study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.10.029

    Quinn and colleagues. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.116.024057

    V. Patients' Lives Don't Pause for Blanking Periods

    Ruzieh and colleagues. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahjo.2024.100497

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  40. Dec 20 2024 This Week in Cardiology

    20 december 2024 · 36 min

    Afspelen
    Listener feedback, multiple studies in AF ablation, Lees meer

    a DANISH trial substudy of ICDs in NICM, and more data on eye complications of GLP-1 agonists are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast.

    This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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    I. CCTA Feedback

    Foy meta-analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2655243

    DANCAVAS https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2208681

    II. Listener Feedback on my negative take of the OPTION Trial.

    Option trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2408308

    My Preview https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mandrola-previews-option-trial-most-worrisome-study-aha-2024-2024a1000kmz

    4 Reasons to Question Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure After AF Ablation

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/4-reasons-question-percutaneous-left-atrial-appendage-2024a1000l0u

    III. AF Ablation

    PVI Add-Ons Provide Better Control of Persistent AF

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/pvi-add-ons-provide-better-control-persistent-af-2024a1000lcm

    VENUS https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2772281

    PROMPT AF https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2826710

    STAR AF 2 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1408288

    CRRF-PeAF https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9241129/

    CAVAC trial https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.124.012917

    CRRF-PeAF from multiple centers in Japan (not published)

    IV. DANISH Trial Substudy

    Danish Trial Substudy https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epdf/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.071777

    Danish Main https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1608029

    MADIT-2 EF Substudy https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01729-5

    SCD-HeFT subgroup https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa043399

    Appraisal of ICD to Prevent SCD https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2008.05.058

    V. Eye disease and GLP-1 Agonists

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  41. Dec 13 2024 This Week in Cardiology

    13 december 2024 · 29 min

    Afspelen
    US doc's pay, the ticagrelor controversy and new RCTs, clopidogrel beats ASA, holding antiplatelets for non-cardiac surgery, and Prof Cleland and ASA dogma are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week. Lees meer

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    I. US Healthcare

    Mandrola's Top 10 Stories in 2024 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mandrolas-top-10-stories-2024-2024a1000mxe?_gl=1*dcvmkh*_gcl_au*MTgzOTY2ODQ0Ni4xNzI5MjU4NjUz

    CMS Proposal

    II. Ticagrelor Controversy

    New Investigation Casts Doubt on Landmark Ticagrelor Trial

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-investigation-casts-doubt-landmark-ticagrelor-trial-2024a1000n1d

    Doshi Review https://www.bmj.com/content/387/bmj.q2550

    PLATO https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0904327

    ISAR REACT 5 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1908973

    Bates Review https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/JAHA.123.031606

    Victor Serebuany and Dan Atar Editorial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp545

    III. New Ticagrelor vs Clopdiogrel trial

    Preprint: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.06.24316875v1.full-text

    IV. Clopidogrel Better Than ASA Even in HBR

    Substudy Long-Term Aspirin vs Clopidogrel After Coronary Stenting by Bleeding Risk and Procedural Complexity

    HOST-EXAM 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01063-1

    HOST-EXAM-Extended https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062770

    V. ASA During Non-Cardiac Surgery

    ASSURE DES https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.024

    VII. Professor Cleland on ASA for Secondary Prevention

    Cleland Editorial https//jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2827201

    ASA Meta-analysis 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60503-1

    AMIS https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/368745

    SAPAT 10.1016/0140-6736(92)92619-Q

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  42. Dec 06 2024 This Week in Cardiology

    6 december 2024 · 28 min

    Afspelen
    Tirzepatide vs semaglutide in obesity; GLP1a use is complicated; HF outcomes; the misuse of meta-analyses in HF; and a breakthrough in HF care are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week. Lees meer

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    I. SURMOUNT 5

    Clinicaltrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05822830

    Press Release

    II. Access to GLP-1 Agonist Drugs

    CMS statement https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-announces-medicare-advantage-and-medicare-part-d-prescription-drug

    III. SUMMIT TRIAL commentary

    Has Tirzepatide Scaled the HFpEF/Obesity SUMMIT?

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/has-tirzepatide-scaled-hfpef-obesity-summit-2024a1000m2h

    IV. Blank Spot in HF Evidence – All cause hospitalizations

    Sayed and colleagues What Is Success in HF Trials? https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2827168

    EMPEROR-Preserved https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2107038

    Mayo Observational Study 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.11.009

    DIG Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/195990

    V. Misuse of Meta-analysis by HF Community

    Lu and colleagues PARAGON/PARADIGM Meta-analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2823259

    Desai 2004 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/199995

    PARADIGM HF https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1409077

    PARAGON HF https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1908655

    VI Integration of Palliative Care Into HF Care

    Chuzi and colleagues Palliative Care in HF 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.10.435

    Kotecha and colleagues Beta-blocker Metaanalysis 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61373-8

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  43. Nov 22 2024 This Week in Cardiology

    22 november 2024 · 32 min

    Afspelen
    An AHA review: the OPTION, SUMMIT, VANISH 2, SARAH, and CLEAR trials are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I. OPTION Trial

    For AF, LAA Rivals Anticoagulants After Ablation

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/af-laa-rivals-anticoagulants-after-ablation-2024a1000l7n

    4 Reasons to Question Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure After AF Ablation

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/4-reasons-question-percutaneous-left-atrial-appendage-2024a1000l0u

    OPTION in NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2408308

    II. SUMMIT Trial

    Tirzepatide Reduces Heart Failure Events in HFpEF With Obesity

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/tirzepatide-reduces-heart-failure-events-hfpef-obesity-2024a1000kx5

    SUMMIT in NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2410027

    III. VANISH Trial

    New Trial Result Pushes Past Antiarrhythmic Therapy After MI

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-trial-result-pushes-past-antiarrhythmic-therapy-after-mi-2024a1000l08

    VANISH 2 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2409501

    VANISH 1 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1513614

    IV. Cardioprotection

    Common Heart Failure Drugs Ease Heart Damage During Chemo https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/common-heart-failure-drugs-ease-heart-damage-during-chemo-2024a1000l14

    Strain Imaging Review Article https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.07.011

    V. CLEAR trial

    Spironolactone Shows Mixed Results in Acute MI

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/spironolactone-shows-mixed-results-acute-mi-2024a1000l41

    Routine Colchicine or MRA Post-MI: No CLEAR Benefit

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/routine-colchicine-or-mra-post-mi-no-clear-benefit-2024a1000la2

    CLEAR-Spironolactone https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2405923

    CLEAR-Colchicine https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2405…

  44. Nov 15 2024 This Week in Cardiology

    15 november 2024 · 28 min

    Afspelen
    Tirzepatide, AF screening, and an AHA preview, including VT ablation, LAAC at the time of AF ablation, BP targets, and GLP1 agonists in HF are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in today's podcast. Lees meer

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    I. Tirzepatide

    SURMOUNT 1 – Three-year results https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2410819

    II. AF Screening

    GUARD AF https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.019

    LOOP 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01698-6

    STROKE STOP 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01637-8

    III. LAAC with AF ablation

    Mandrola Previews the OPTION Trial, the Most Worrisome Study at AHA 2024

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mandrola-previews-option-trial-most-worrisome-study-aha-2024-2024a1000kmz

    The OPTION Trial Rationale https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2022.05.003

    IV. Blood Pressure Targets

    BPROAD https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1753-0407.13411

    ACCORD - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1001286

    V. GLP1a for HFpEF

    SUMMIT at Clinicaltrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04847557

    VI. VT Ablation

    VANISH2 Rationale https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2024.04.009

    VANISH 1 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1513614

    VII. Spironolactone Results of CLEAR-SYNERGY

    Nov 08, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001865

    'No Hint of Benefit' in Large Colchicine Trial

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/no-hint-benefit-large-colchicine-trial-2024a1000ko4

    CLEAR SYNERGY Rationale https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38936755/

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  45. Nov 08 2024 This Week in Cardiology

    8 november 2024 · 32 min

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    The EARLY TAVR trial, colchicine after MI, and the TRISCEND II trial of tricuspid valve replacement are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I. Early TAVR

    EARLY TAVR https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/clinical-trials/2024/10/24/14/42/early-tavr

    Rationale https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2023.11.019

    AVATAR https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057639

    RECOVERY https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1912846

    FAME 2 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1205361

    Rajkumar; Faith Healing in Unblinded Trials https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29530888/

    PARTNER 3 trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307447

    EARLY TAVR: A Positive Trial That Fails to Inform Clinical Decisions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/early-tavr-positive-trial-fails-inform-clinical-decisions-2024a1000kec

    II. Colchicine

    Meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102835

    Clear-Synergy Rationale https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38936755/

    COLCOT (post MI) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1912388

    LoDoCo (Chronic CAD) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2021372

    III. TRISCEND II Trial

    TRISCEND II Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401918

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  46. Oct 25 2024 This Week in Cardiology

    25 oktober 2024 · 24 min

    Afspelen
    Listener feedback on PFA and STEMI/NSTEMI paradigm, oral semaglutide, symptomatic vs asymptomatic AF, and the win-ratio are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I. Listener Feedback

    Oct 18, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001769

    Pulsed Field Ablation

    https://www.hrsonline.org/guidance/safety-alerts/boston-scientific-cardiac-cryoablation-system

    STEMI/NSTEMI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101314

    II. Oral Semaglutide

    Press Release: https://www.novonordisk.com/content/nncorp/global/en/news-and-media/news-and-ir-materials/news-details.html?id=171480

    Rationale Paper SOUL trial

    III. Symptomatic vs Asymptomatic AF

    Meta-analysis in EHJ

    Meta-analysis of rate vs rhythm-control strategies https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.03.006

    IV. The Win Ratio

    Pocock and colleagues https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae647

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  47. Oct 18 2024 This Week in Cardiology

    18 oktober 2024 · 29 min

    Afspelen
    Listener feedback on the c-statistic, atherosclerotic plaque imaging, WATCHMAN implant decisions in the US, and deprescribing are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I.Listener Feedback

    Oct 11, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001735

    Nancy Cook; C-statistic https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.672402

    II. Plaque Imaging

    New Evidence That Plaque Buildup Shouldn't Be Ignored

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-evidence-plaque-buildup-shouldnt-be-ignored-2024a1000ihw

    Fuster and colleagues; Imaging vs CAC

    III. WATCHMAN Decisions

    Zeitler and colleagues. Long-term Outcomes

    IV. Deprescribing

    Cognitive Decline and Antihypertensive Use: New Data

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cognitive-decline-and-antihypertensive-use-new-data-2024a1000isw?form=fpf

    Jing and colleagues.

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  48. Oct 11 2024 This Week in Cardiology

    11 oktober 2024 · 30 min

    Afspelen
    Reader feedback on cardiac devices and PFA, a new paradigm in the language of MI, sudden cardiac death, and measuring blood pressure are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I. Listener Feedback

    Sep 20, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001631

    Cardiac Devices

    https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-24-00724

    Impact of PFA on Intraluminal Esophageal Temperature https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jce.16096

    II. Towards a New Classification of MI

    McLaren and colleagues; From STEMI to OMI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101314

    III. Sudden Death After MI.

    EHJ Paper; SCD After MI https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae326

    Barsheshet and colleagues; Risk Score to Predict Benefit of ICD https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.02.036

    Zegard and colleagues; Myocardial Fibrosis and SCD 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.10.046

    MADIT RIT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1211107

    IV. BP Readings

    Poor Arm Position May Significantly Skew BP Readings

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/poor-arm-position-may-significantly-skew-bp-readings-2024a1000icv?form=fpf

    ARMS Crossover RCT

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  49. Oct 04 2024 This Week in Cardiology

    4 oktober 2024 · 27 min

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    Reader feedback on LGE pre-ICDs, PFA for AF ablation, CTO-PCI, endovascular ablation of the greater splanchnic nerve in HFpEF, and data sharing are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week. Lees meer

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    I. Listener Feedback

    Sept 27, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001666

    JAMA Meta-analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823869/

    II. Pulsed Field Ablation for AF

    Feb 02, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/999995

    ADMIRE Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.070333

    ADVENT Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307291

    III. PCI for CTO

    EuroCTO One Year SAQ Results https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy220

    EuroCTO Hard Outcomes https://eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/three-year-outcomes-of-eurocto-a-randomized-multicentre-trial-comparing-revascularization-and-optimal-medical-therapy-for-chronic-total-coronary-occlusions

    Faith Healing and Subtraction Anxiety https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.004665

    DECISION CTO trial https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.031313

    ISCHEMIA CTO Rationale and Design https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2022.11.016

    IV. Greater Splanchnic Nerve Ablation for HFpEF

    REBALANCE HF https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2823999

    V. Data Sharing

    The Pros and Cons of Clinical Trial Data Sharing

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/862815

    Kramer and Nallamothu, Caution in Data Sharing https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.010257

    Nosek, Variability in Analytic Methods https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2515245917747646

    Zeraatker, Variability in Analytic Methods

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  50. Sep 27 2024 This Week in Cardiology

    27 september 2024 · 35 min

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    Surgical clearance, NICM assessment, dueling perspectives on PCI as first-line therapy for angina, GDMT in HFrEF are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. Lees meer

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    I. New ACC Peri-operative Guidelines Released

    ACC Guideline document https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.06.013

    J Vasc Surg https://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(21)00335-9/fulltext

    McFalls and colleagues; CARP https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa041905

    II. NICM – We may be doing it wrong in Selecting ICDs

    JAMA Meta-analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823869/

    German CMR ICD Trial https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04558723

    BRITISH CMR trial https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/application-summaries/research-summaries/britishusing-cmr-scar-as-risk-indication-tool-in-nicm-and-severe-lvsd/

    III. When Should PCI be Used in Chronic Stable CAD?

    Rajkumar and Al-Lamee; PCI First https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011201

    Boden and De Caterina; Meds First https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011268

    ORBITA 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32714-9

    ORBITA 2 trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2310610

    IV. GDMT Underuse in HFrEF

    Greene and colleagues https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2024.08.002

    DAPA HF https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1911303

    RALES https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199909023411001

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