Apr 03 2026 This Week in Cardiology

Apr 03 2026 This Week in Cardiology

From This Week in Cardiology by Medscape

April 3, 2026 · 44 min

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John Mandrola discusses five significant cardiology trials from the ACC conference.

John Mandrola offers an ACC recap of 5 big trials—Hi-PEITHO, PROTAVI, ORBITA-CTO, CHIPS-BCIS3 and CHAMPION AF This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only . To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Catheter Based Fibrinolysis of Pulmonary Embolism –Hi PEITHO Fibrinolysis Treatment Validated in Large Trial for Acute Intermediate-Risk PE https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fibrinolysis-treatment-validated-large-trial-acute-2026a10009im Ultrasound-Facilitated, Catheter-Directed Fibrinolysis for Acute Pulmonary Embolism (HI PEITHO) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2516567 National Early Warning Score (NEWS) https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/clinical-policy/sepsis/nationalearlywarningscore/ II PRO-TAVI trial Deferral of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (PRO-TAVI) 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00308-9 External Link PCI in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation (Notion 3) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401513 III ORBITA CTO Sham vs PCI for Angina Relief Tightly Blinded Trial Confirms PCI Reduces Angina in Obstructive Occlusion…

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Host: John Mandrola

Topics covered

  • cardiology trials
  • pulmonary embolism
  • transcatheter aortic valve implantation
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • angina relief

Keywords

  • cardiology
  • trials
  • pulmonary embolism
  • aortic valve
  • coronary intervention
  • angina

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Organizations: ACC, Medscape

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