This Week in Cardiology

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This podcast delivers Dr. John Mandrola’s summary and perspective on top news of the week that cardiologists can’t miss. This podcast is intended for US health professionals only.

25 OCT

Oct 25 2024 This Week in Cardiology

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. 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 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 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

24 min
18 OCT

Oct 18 2024 This Week in Cardiology

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. 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 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. 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

29 min
11 OCT

Oct 11 2024 This Week in Cardiology

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. 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 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 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

30 min
4 OCT

Oct 04 2024 This Week in Cardiology

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. 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 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 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

27 min
27 SEPT

Sep 27 2024 This Week in Cardiology

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. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic 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 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

35 min
20 SEPT

Sep 20 2024 This Week in Cardiology

Listener feedback, K levels post cardiac surgery, cardiac device safety, disparities in preventive care, stopping trials early, and a SHAM-PVI update are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week. 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 Sep 13, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001596 Sripal Bangalore Tweet on Yusef Meta-analysis https://x.com/SripalBangalore/status/1750116964893094125 II. Post Cardiac Surgery AF TIGHT K Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823246 III. Evidence Base for New Cardiac Devices Annals of IM Survey Observational Study https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-24-00724 IV. Disparities in Care JAMA Network Open Paper on Insurer Denials of Preventive Care https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2823677 V. Stopping Trials Early Kaul and Butler; Insights on Recent CKD Trials https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.07.026 Bassler Systematic Review https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/185591 VI. Sham PVI AF Ablation Works…But: The Positive SHAM-PVI Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/af-ablation-works-positive-sham-pvi-trial-2024a1000gzl?&icd=login_success_email_match_fpf 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

23 min
13 SEPT

Sep 13 2024 This Week in Cardiology

More from ESC: the SCOFF trial and fasting before cardiac cath, MATTERHORN, humbling data with AI, plus a reflection on the work of being a patient are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I. Fasting Before Cardiac Procedures The SCOFF Trial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae573 II. MV repair for Functional MR Large Trials Support Mitral Valve Repair in Heart Failure MATTERHORN https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2408739 III. AI in Medicine Rapidx AI Project https://healthtranslationsa.org.au/project/rapid-x-ai/ PROTEUS Trial Rationale paper https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37192698/ IV. Time Toxicity Time Toxicity https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00520-024-08844-1 Thread X https://x.com/EnriqueSoto8/status/1833587144256065859 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

26 min
6 SEPT

Sep 06 2024 This Week in Cardiology

Feedback on ABYSS and beta-blockers, more ESC recap, including SHAM-PVI, FINEARTS-HF, and RESHAPE HF2 trials are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in today’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. Feedback on ABYSS Setbacks After Stopping Beta-Blockers https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/setbacks-after-stopping-beta-blockers-2024a1000fv7 Beta-Blockers Post-MI? No for Me, Even After the ABYSS Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/beta-blockers-post-mi-no-me-even-after-abyss-trial-2024a1000fva ABYSS trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2404204 REDUCE AMI https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401479 QOL paper REDUCE AMI https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcvp/pvae062 Atenolol ED paper 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.08.016 II. SHAM-PVI JAMA SHAM-PVI paper https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2823283 Gupta QOL paper https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33952593/ III. FINEARTS HF Finerenone Benefits Heart Failure With Preserved EF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/finerenone-benefits-heart-failure-preserved-ef-2024a1000fza Topline Finerenone Results Point to Advance in Heart Failure https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/topline-finerenone-results-point-advance-heart-failure-2024a1000fq2 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 IV. RESHAPE HF TEER in Functional MR: Data Deluge, but No Easy Answers https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/teer-functional-mr-data-deluge-no-easy-answers-2024a1000fvg Mitra FR https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805374 COAPT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1806640 RESHAPE- HF2 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2314328 RESHAPE Subgroup paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.027 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

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This podcast delivers Dr. John Mandrola’s summary and perspective on top news of the week that cardiologists can’t miss. This podcast is intended for US health professionals only.