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| 5/1/26 | May 01 2026 This Week in Cardiology✨ | quadruple therapyAVANT GUARD trial+4 | — | MedscapeAVANT GUARD+5 | — | quadruple therapyAVANT GUARD trial+5 | — | 29m 05s | |
| 4/24/26 | Apr 24 2026 This Week in Cardiology✨ | PCSK9 inhibitorsCAAN-AF trial+4 | — | PCSK9 inhibitorsconduction system pacing+5 | — | PCSK9 inhibitorsCAAN-AF trial+5 | — | 33m 18s | |
| 4/17/26 | Apr 17 2026 This Week in Cardiology✨ | heart failureimaging study+3 | — | spironolactoneolezarsen+6 | — | SPIRIT-HFESSENCE+5 | — | 28m 12s | |
| 4/10/26 | Apr 10 2026 This Week in Cardiology✨ | imaging-guided PCI trialsLDL targets+2 | — | MedscapeNEJM+2 | — | PCI trialsLDL targets+3 | — | 32m 14s | |
| 4/3/26 | Apr 03 2026 This Week in Cardiology✨ | cardiology trialspulmonary embolism+3 | — | ACCMedscape | — | cardiologytrials+4 | — | 43m 55s | |
| 3/27/26 | Mar 27 2026 This Week in Cardiology✨ | aortic valve replacementaortic stenosis+3 | — | JAMA CardiologyAmerican College of Cardiology+4 | — | aortic valve replacementaortic stenosis+3 | — | 26m 13s | |
| 3/20/26 | Mar 20 2026 This Week in Cardiology✨ | listener feedbackCLOSURE-AF trial+2 | — | CLOSURE-AFCHAMPION AF+4 | — | CLOSURE-AFCHAMPION AF+3 | — | 35m 12s | |
| 3/13/26 | Mar 13 2026 This Week in Cardiology✨ | hypertrophic cardiomyopathyanticoagulation+3 | — | Beta-blockerapixaban+11 | — | hypertrophic cardiomyopathybeta-blocker+6 | — | 31m 54s | |
| 3/6/26 | Mar 06 2026 This Week in Cardiology✨ | listener feedbackAF ablation+4 | — | MedscapeJACC+2 | — | AF ablationstroke reduction+3 | — | 24m 09s | |
| 2/27/26 | Feb 27 2026 This Week in Cardiology✨ | CPRDNR orders+4 | — | MedscapeJAMA Network+6 | — | CPRDNR+5 | — | 29m 06s | |
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| 2/20/26 |  Feb 20 2026 This Week in Cardiology | EVOLUT Low Risk data, a provocative meta-analysis, DNR orders, targeted hypothermia, good news in HFpEF evidence, and GLP-1s as AF drugs are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I EVOLUT Low Risk 6-year Results and a 5-year Meta-Analysis of TAVR vs SAVR 6-Year Outcomes of TAVR vs SAVR https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.02.5063 EVOLUT Low Risk Trial at 2 years https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1816885 EVOLUT Low Risk Trial at 3 years https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.02.017 EVOLUT Low Risk Trial at 4 years https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.09.813 Nonproportional Hazards for Time-to-Event Outcomes in Clinical Trials https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.1034 TAVR vs SAVR 5-Year Outcomes - Systematic Review https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2026/02/11/heartjnl-2025-327092 TAVR vs SAVR Updated Meta-Analysis of RCTs https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.12.031 UK TAVI Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2792251 Dr David Cohen on X https://x.com/djc795/status/2023556582030852172?s=46&t=zXMCUoVjSsdyemzWlzeBjA II DNR in the Hospital Inadequate Documentation of Unilateral DNR Orders https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2829203 GeriPal Blog Unilateral DNR Orders https://geripal.org/unilateral-dnr-gina-piscitello-erin-demartino-will-parker/ III Yet another failure of Targeted Hypothermia 2-Year Follow-Up of TTM2 Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2845193 TTM2 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2100591 IV Good news in HFpEF Evidence ALT-FLOW II Trial https://doi.org/10.1093/ejhf/xuaf016 V GLP-1 as AF drugs Semaglutide as Adjunctive Therapy in Obesity-Related PAF https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag018 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 2/13/26 | Feb 13 2026 This Week in Cardiology | Ticagrelor vs prasugrel, a new LAAC device, pulsed field ablation AF results, lifestyle intervention in AF, the term "provider" vs "doctor," and coffee are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I TUXEDO-2 Trial TUXEDO-2 Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2844869 ISAR-REACT 5 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1908973 II VERITAS Study of Dual-Seal LAAO VERITAS Study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.01.021 III PFA vs RF over 4 years Advent-LTO study https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04246-4 ADVENT Study https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307291 SPHERE PER-AF Study https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03022-6 SINGLE SHOT CHAMPION Study https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2502280 BEAT PAROX-AF Trial https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf1115/8436829 IV What's in a Name — Use of the Term "Provider" Physicians Are Not Providers: The Ethical Significance of Names https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-03852 V Coffee and Dementia Risk Coffee/Tea Intake and Dementia Risk https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844764 Mandrola Commentary: Enough With the Coffee Research and Other Distractions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/883709 VI Lifestyle interventions Post AF ablation Improving Outcomes of AF by Lifestyle Interventions https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/47/6/669/8243674 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 2/6/26 | Feb 06 2026 This Week in Cardiology | Problems with the PREVENT score, a breakthrough in lipid-lowering therapy, a surprising benefit in stroke care, and more thoughts on statins and preventive care of heart disease are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I PREVENT Score PREVENT Equations in Young Adults https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.12.019 Hospital Readmission Reduction Program for HF https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7664458/ II A New Breakthrough in LDL-C Management With an Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/time-overcome-pcsk9i-inertia-new-data-future-options-2025a1000wf8 CORALreef Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2511002 CORALreef Outcomes Trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06008756 III A Win for the Factor XI Inhibitor Asundexian – OCEANIC Stroke Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/first-clear-win-factor-xia-inhibitors-stroke-reduced-2026a10003t0 OCEANIC-STROKE Slide deck https://clinicaltrialresults.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26-02-02_ISC_OCEANIC-STROKE-primary.pdf OCEANIC-AF Study Stopped Early https://www.bayer.com/media/en-us/oceanic-af-study-stopped-early-due-to-lack-of-efficacy/ IV Statin Side Effects Assessment of AEs Attributed to Statins -- Meta-analysis https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01578-8/fulltext N-of-1 Trial to Assess AEs of Statins https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2031173 When to Start a Statin Is a Decision About Preference -- Editorial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029808 V Heart Disease Statistics CV Statistics in the US, 2026 https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.12.027 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | Jan 30 2026 This Week in Cardiology | Listener feedback, huge news in the rapidly expanding world of PFA AF Ablation, obesity, and a beautiful trial studying an AI-enhanced diagnostic tool in the office are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Listener Feedback Risk-Based TEE Omission in PVI 10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.04.056 External Link II PFA News BEAT PAROX-AF trial https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf1115/8436829 Life-Threatening Delayed Myocardial Ischemia and Malignant Arrhythmias Occurring After PFA https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.077983 Heart Rhythm TV: Life-Threatening Delayed Myocardial Ischemia and Malignant Arrhythmias https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-npoLKmRa4 MAUDE Adverse Event report https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfmaude/detail.cfm?mdrfoi__id=23733351&pc=QZI III Obesity trends US State-Level Obesity Trends 1990-2022 and Forecasted to 2035 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844495 IV New Tools in the Office TRICORDER Trial https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)02156-7/fulltext You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | Jan 23 2026 This Week in Cardiology | Listener feedback, the value of procedural volume for TAVR and MTEER, ventricular arrhythmia in older athletes, and the Goldilocks time horizon for predicting and modifying CV risk are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Procedural Volume and Outcomes for TAVI and M-TEER Operator Procedural Volumes and Outcomes for TAVR and MTEER https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2843740 II Ventricular Arrhythmia in Older Male Endurance Athletes Myocardial Fibrosis May Raise Arrhythmia Risk in Older Male Endurance Athletes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/myocardial-fibrosis-may-raise-arrhythmia-risk-older-male-2026a10001y0 Timing and Relationship of VA With Exercise Patterns in Older Male Endurance Athletes https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag021 III Predicting Cardiac Risk and Statin Use 30-Year ASCVD Risk Among US Adults Aged 30-59 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.125.012348 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 1/16/26 | Jan 16, 2026 This Week in Cardiology | Some great listener feedback, one of the best studies of the year in atrial fibrillation and heart failure, imaging to exclude left atrial thrombus, and a truly amazing first cardiac procedure are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Listener Feedback On Fish Oil and AF Links between omega-3 fatty acids and AF https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.058596 Omega-3 and risk of AF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2024.11.003 DHA vs EPA in reducing vulnerability to AF https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCEP.112.971515 II Withdrawal of HF Therapy AF rhythm control The AF is Gone, the EF Is Up. Can You Stop the HF Meds? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/af-gone-ef-can-you-stop-hf-meds-2024a1000h6o Effect of beta-blockers in patient with HF plus AF -- meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25193873/ TRED HF Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32484-X External Link WITHDRAW-AF Trial https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/47/2/250/8238240 III ICE or TEE Before AF Ablation ICE vs TEE in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2839370 IV The Vector Procedure Percutaneous Aorto-Coronary Bypass Graft: the VECTOR procedure https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.125.016130 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 1/9/26 | Jan 09 2026 This Week in Cardiology | The limits of knowing coronary artery disease anatomy, fish oil and AF risk, a new drug for PSVT, and maybe I was wrong about a drug for AF conversion (the RAFF4 trial). These are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Prediction of CAD is hard — even if you have anatomy CCTA in Prediction of First Coronary Events https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2841255 II Fish Oil and AF (and as a bonus we learn again about analytic flexibility) Are Fish Oils on the Hook for AF Risk? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995290 Omega-3 and Fish Oil Use With Risk of AF https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.125.043031 Effect of Long-Term Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acids on the Risk of AF https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.055654 RESPECT-EPA Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065520 Association Between Omega-3 Fatty Acids and AF: Meta Analysis https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10557-021-07204-z Fish Oil Supplements and Risk of AF https://academic.oup.com/eurjpc/article/29/14/1911/6679610 Editorial: Fish Oil Supplements and AF Risk https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057464 III A New Drug for PSVT FDA Approval https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fda-approves-drug-type-abnormally-fast-heart-rhythm RAPID trial https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00776-6/fulltext IV AF Conversion with Vernakalant RAFF4 Trial https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj-2025-085632.long Editorial: Rapid Cardioversion for Acute AF https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2264 VI A Quick Note on HFpEF Med Op-Ed: Avalanche Survival, HFpEF Skepticism, and More https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/med-op-ed-avalanche-survival-hfpef-skepticism-and-more-2026a1000012 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 12/19/25 | Dec 19 2025 This Week in Cardiology | The MI paradox of risk scores, the CELEBRATE trial of a new subcutaneous glycoprotein IIb/IIIA inhibitor (with its funny endpoint), the SURPASS CVOT trial, and the bad story of andexanet alfa are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I What do risk scores mean for individuals? Or perhaps a better question: Is a first MI preventable? Limitations of Screening in Predicting First MI https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102361 Sudden Death Due to Cardiac Arrhythmias https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMra000650 UMC Amsterdam group (EHJ) https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/46/38/3762/8181058 II CELEBRATE Trial CELEBRATE Trial https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/EVIDoa2500268 III SURPASS CVOT Trial Published Aug 01, 2025 This Week in Cardiology Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1002781 SURPASS-CVOT Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2505928 REWIND Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31149-3 External Link IV FDA Pulls Andexanet Alfa From the Market ANNEXA 4 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1814051 ANNEXA I https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2313040 Richard Buka Tweet https://x.com/richardbuka/status/2001045834050216327?s=20 V Mandrola's Top Cardiovascular Stories of 2025 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mandrolas-top-10-cardiovascular-stories-2025-2025a1000yuh You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 12/12/25 | Dec 12 2025 This Week in Cardiology | An elegant study in post-TAVI atrioventricular block, a PSA for my structural colleagues, revascularization in women, and a CTO PCI trial are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I AV Block After TAVR Heart Blocks During vs After TAVR Show Distinct Patterns https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/heart-blocks-during-vs-after-tavr-show-distinct-patterns-2025a1000ypp Mechanisms Underlying Alterations in Cardiac Conduction After TAVR https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2842748 II Related PSA Announcement to My Structural Colleagues III Revascularization Strategies in Women with Severe Chronic CAD Women With Chronic Severe CAD Fare Better With CABG vs PCI https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/women-chronic-severe-cad-fare-better-cabg-vs-pci-2025a1000ygd PCI vs CABG in Women With Chronic CAD https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf806 PCI vs CABG - Meta-Analysis of 4 RCTs https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02334-5/abstract CABG vs Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for CAD - Meta-Analysis https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2016.10.008 RECHARGE trial https://therechargetrial.com/ IV A CTO PCI RCT – But don't get your hopes up Early vs Late-Staged PCI After Subintimal Tracking and Re-entry for CTO https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.09.1598 DECISION CTO trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30813758/ National Inpatient Sample Database PCI CTO Associated With Higher Mortality https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37356643/ V Mandrola's Top 10 Stories You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 12/5/25 | Dec 05 2025 This Week in Cardiology | Less is more after PCI, the TARGET-FIRST trial, a negative blood pressure trial that is actually positive, aspirin vs OAC for bleeding, AEDs, and Factor XI is not dead yet are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, on this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Less is More: TARGET-FIRST TARGET-FIRST Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2508808 STOPDAPT-2 ACS Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2789701 II A Negative Trial That Is Actually Positive The RETREAT-FRAIL Study https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2508157 III Major Bleeding With Aspirin vs Apixaban Subanalysis of ARTESiA https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2841075 ARTESiA Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2310234 AVERROES Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1007432 IV High Value Interventions – The AED Experts Call for AED Placement on All Commercial Aircraft https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/experts-call-aed-placement-all-commercial-aircraft-2025a1000xzf In-Flight Sudden Cardiac Arrest and AED Use 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.10.010 External Link V Factor XI Inhibitors – OCEANIC STROKE trial Bayer Press Release on Asundexian https://www.bayer.com/en/us/news-stories/oceanic-stroke You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 11/21/25 | Nov 21 2025 This Week in Cardiology | Listener feedback, huge news in the world of carotid disease with the CREST-2 publication, prasugrel beats ticagrelor again, and a big coffee trial are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Listener Feedback Complete Revascularization for Acute MI Meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)02170-1 II A Sea Change in the Treatment of Carotid Artery Disease — CREST-2 Published ECST-2 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(25)00107-3/fulltext SPACE-2 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36115360/ CREST-2 Trial www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2508800 CREST Protocol paper https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5987521/ III Prasugrel Beats Ticagrelor in High-Risk Patients With Diabetes After PCI https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/prasugrel-beats-ticagrelor-high-risk-patients-diabetes-after-2025a1000wbt PLATO trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0904327 Ticagrelor or prasugrel vs clopidogrel in PCI https://eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/ticagrelor-or-prasugrel-versus-clopidogrel-in-patients-undergoing-percutaneous-coronary-intervention-for-chronic-coronary-syndromes ISAR-REACT 5 trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1908973 IV Another Coffee and AF study Can Coffee Cut the Risk for Atrial Fibrillation? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-coffee-cut-risk-atrial-fibrillation-2025a1000w11 A Coffee a Day to Keep the AFib Away? The DECAF Trial Discussed https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/coffee-day-keep-afib-away-decaf-trial-discussed-2025a1000v5z DECAF trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2841253 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 11/14/25 | Nov 14 2025 This Week in Cardiology | Listener feedback on the PISCES trial, AHA news (including a big PCSK9i trial), beta-blockers post MI, LAAC, and post-AF ablation OAC use are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Listener Feedback Why I Believe Fish Oil's Big CV Benefit in Dialysis Patients https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/why-i-believe-fish-oils-big-cv-benefit-dialysis-patients-2025a1000uzg PISCES trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2513032 II PCSK9 Inhibitor News In Global Trial, PCSK9 Inhibitor Provides Major Protection Against First CV Event https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/global-trial-pcsk9-inhibitor-provides-major-protection-2025a1000uzp VESALIUS-CV trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2514428 ODYSSEY trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1801174 FOURIER https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1615664 Anish Koka Tweet on LDL-lowering https://x.com/anish_koka/status/1987280506937909326?s=20 III Beta-Blockers After MI and John Cleland Beta-Blockers after MI with normal EF https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2512686 REBOOT-CNIC trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2504735 REDUCE AMI trial https://academic.oup.com/ehjcvp/article/9/2/192/6895544?login=false ABYSS trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2404204 CAPITAL RCT trial https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0199347 Beta-Blockers after MI with mildly reduced EF https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40897190/ John Cleland Clinical Outlook https://www.nature.com/articles/s41569-025-01228-w IV Left Atrial Appendage Closure – The CLOSURE-AF trial Percutaneous LAAC in AF Falls Short Again in CLOSURE-AF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/percutaneous-left-atrial-appendage-closure-af-falls-short-2025a1000uzu Prague-17 Trial https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.04.067 OPTION trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2408308 V Oral AC after AF ablation – the OCEAN Trial Anticoagulation After AF Ablation: The OCEAN Trial Still Leaves Questions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/anticoagulation-after-af-ablation-ocean-trial-still-leaves-2025a1000v4t OCEAN Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2509688 ALONE-AF trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2838294 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 11/7/25 | Nov 07, 2025 This Week in Cardiology | Listener feedback on non-culprit PCI in STEMI, a major cardiac result in patients on hemodialysis, news on GLP-1 agonists, a dubious stroke trial, and an AHA preview are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Listener Feedback Meta-analysis of MI as a surrogate https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34694318/ Compare Acute Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1701067 DANAMI-3–PRIMULTI 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60648-1 External Link CULPRIT-SHOCK https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1710261 II Huge Cardiac News for Patients with ESRD PISCES article EMBARGOED Till 1130 AM EST PISCES Trial www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2513032 REDUCE-IT Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1812792 STRENGTH Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2773120 FISH trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1150094 III Obesity Agents White House announces deal with Lilly and Novo on GLP-1 drugs https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/novo-lilly-shares-rise-trump-obesity-drug-deal-nears-2025-11-06/ Amylin Agonists Amylin Analog Eloralintide Reduces Weight in Phase 2 Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/amylin-analog-eloralintide-reduces-weight-phase-2-trial-2025a1000uqf Eloralintide Phase 2 Study https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)02155-5 GLP-1 Comparisons SURMOUNT-5 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2416394 Tirzepatide vs Semaglutide in 10-year CVD Risk Reduction https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oeaf117 IV A Problematic Trial in Stroke Care LAMP trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2840370 V AHA Preview AHA 2025: Mandrola's Four Trials to Look For https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/aha-2025-mandrolas-four-trials-look-2025a1000u80 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 10/31/25 | Oct 31 2025 This Week in Cardiology | Four pillars of cardiology today, stable coronary artery disease, severe aortic stenosis, the evaluation of chest pain, and best therapies for atrial fibrillation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Stable CAD Complete vs culprit-only revascularization at time of STEMI iMODERN Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2512918 PRAMI Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1305520 COMPLETE Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1907775 FULL REVASC Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2314149 PCI Revascularization Strategies After MI https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.04.051 CULPRIT SHOCK Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1710261 How a Meta-Analysis Can Mislead https://www.sensible-med.com/p/how-a-meta-analysis-can-misleadthe II SEVERE Aortic Senosis 7-Year PARTNER 3 Results – TAVI vs SAVR 7-year results PARTNER 3 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2509766 PARTNER 3 at 1 year https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1814052 PARTNER 3 at 5 years https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2307447 III Functional vs Anatomic Assessment in Suspected CAD 10-year follow-up of PROMISE trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2838118 PROMISE Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1415516 CCTA vs Functional Stress Test – Meta-Analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2655243 IV ARREST AF ARREST AF trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2840225 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
| 10/24/25 | Oct 24 2025 This Week in Cardiology | The PREVENT score in hypertension, GLP-1 mechanism of action in cardiovascular disease, CAD type and statin benefit, and the problem with hospitalization endpoints in HF trials are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Is the PREVENT Calculator Best for Determining CVD Risk? Insights From a Post Hoc Analysis of SPRINT Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/prevent-calculator-best-determining-cvd-risk-insights-post-2025a1000svo PREVENT Calculator https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.07.037 SPRINT Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1511939 II GLP-1 Mechanism of Action in CV Disease Analysis of SELECT Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01375-3 External Link SELECT trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307563 III Statins and CAD Phenotype on CTA and Outcomes Interactions Between Statin Use, CAD Phenotypes on CTA https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcmg.2025.05.018 Statin Use for Primary Prevention of CVD https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2795522 IV HHF Endpoints in Heart Failure Trials The Problem with Hospitalization Endpoints in HF Trials https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejhf.70070 You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net | — | ||||||
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