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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.
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May 17 2024 This Week in Cardiology
An Impella update, another TAVI vs SAVR trial, two studies on angina and PCI, another null substudy from REVIVED-BCIS, and semaglutide are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
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I. Impella Update
CHRIP BCIS 3 https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05003817 Danger-Shock Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000675 II. TAVI vs SAVR
Notion 2 Trial EHJ https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae331 DEDICATE-DZHK6 III. Angina and PCI
Orbita 2 Sub-analysis Orbita Star https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.04.001 IV. Complete Revascularization
Main REVIVED trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2206606 JACC Substudy https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.04.043 V. Semaglutide
Semaglutide CV Benefits Irrespective of Weight Loss: 4-Year SELECT Data
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/semaglutide-cv-benefits-irrespective-weight-loss-4-year-2024a100095z
Nature Med substudy https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02996-7 SELECT Main paper https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307563 You may also like:
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May 10 2024 This Week in Cardiology
Inclisiran, sodium-channel blocker safety, analytic flexibility, the work-up of patients with HF, and BP in older patients are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
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I. Inclisiran Update
ORION 4 https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03705234 II. Sodium-Channel AADs
UPenn Paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.01.021 Three Questions Editorial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/circoutcomes.110.957381 EAST Post-hoc Review https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae121 III. Analytic Flexibility
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
Specification Curve Analysis of Red Meat Data https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111278 IV. The Work-up of Patients With HF
Durstenfeld and colleagues, UCSF https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.123.010800 REVIVED BCIS2 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2206606 V. BP Therapy in Older Patients
Haring and colleagues; Women’s Health Initiative BP Study https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.067302 SPRINT Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1511939 You may also like:
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May 03 2024 This Week in Cardiology
The DEDICATE trial of TAVR vs SAVR, more on renal denervation, inclisiran, and marketing disguised as science are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in today’s podcast.
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I. TAVR vs SAVR
TAVI Comparable With SAVR in Lower-Risk Aortic Stenosis
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/tavi-comparable-savr-lower-risk-aortic-stenosis-2024a100074o?form=fpf
DEDICATE https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2400685 Partner 3 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1814052 Evolut Low Risk https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1816885 Barili meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezab516 II. Renal Denervation
Alcohol-Mediated Renal Denervation Promising in Hypertension
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/alcohol-mediated-renal-denervation-promising-hypertension-2024a10007eg
TARGET 1 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.069291 III. Inclisiran
Earlier Inclisiran Gives Better Long-Term LDL Reductions
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/earlier-inclisiran-gives-better-long-term-ldl-reductions-2024a10007d6
VICTORIAN INITIATE Trial https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.03.382 You may also like:
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Apr 26 2024 This Week in Cardiology
A listener defends colored boxes in guidelines; mysteries of non-culprit coronary lesions during PCI, and of AF ablation; and surrogate markers are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast.
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I. Mystery of What to Do in the Cath Lab after Fixing the Culprit Lesion – The FULL REVASC Trial
Complete Revascularization Not Superior to Culprit-Only PCI After MI
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/complete-revascularization-not-superior-culprit-only-pci-2024a10007ik
FULL REVASC Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2314149 FIRE Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2300468 COMPLETE Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1907775 Cohen Tweet on FULL REVASC https://x.com/djc795/status/1781361606238085532 II. AF Ablation Mysteries
New Expert Consensus on Ablation Strategies for AF
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-expert-consensus-ablation-strategies-af-2024a1000851
Bern Study of Remapping https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.02.026 Natural History of SCAF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2019.09.050 Liverpool Study: Thermal PV Isolation in Persistent AF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.04.061 III. Surrogate Markers
JAMA: Surrugate Markers and Clinical Outcomes https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2817850 BP Surrogate Meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00590-0 JAMA: Nonfatal MI as Surrogate for Mortality https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2785560 You may also like:
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Apr 19 2024 This Week in Cardiology
ACC Part 2: The TACT2 trial of chelation, inter-atrial shunts for HF, and triglyceride lowering; plus diltiazem and Factor Xa anticoagulants are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.
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I. TACT 2
Chelation Therapy Provides No Benefit Post-MI
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/chelation-therapy-provides-no-benefit-post-mi-2024a10006l5
Chelation Therapy and CV Risk: Why TACT2 Showed No Benefit https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/chelation-therapy-and-cv-risk-why-tact2-showed-no-benefit-2024a1000761?src=
JAMA TACT 1 paper https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1672238 Diabetes Subgroup paper https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24254885/ A New Look at P-values https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/EVIDoa2300003 PARAGON HF https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1908655 II. Interatrial Shunts for HF
No Net HF Benefit for Interarterial Shunt Device
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/no-net-hf-benefit-interarterial-shunt-device-2024a10006kk
REDUCE LAP HF II https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00016-2 III. Triglyceride Lowering
Early Olezarsen Results Show 50% Reduction in Triglycerides
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/early-olezarsen-results-show-50-reduction-triglycerides-2024a10006oz
Is It Time to Stop Treating High Triglycerides?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/990126
NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2402309 Substantial Triglyceride Reduction With Plozasiran
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/substantial-triglyceride-reduction-plozasiran-2024a10006wf?icd=login_success_email_match_norm
JAMA Cardiology https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2817469 IV. Diltiazem and Factor Xa inhibitors
JAMA Vanderbilt University Paper https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2817546 You may also like:
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Apr 12 2024 This Week in Cardiology
ACC Recap #1: DanGer Shock (plus a sobering JAMA research letter on Impella use), REDUCE-AMI, PREVENT, and EMPACT-MI are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
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I. DanGer-Shock Trial
Impella CP Improves Survival in STEMI, Cardiogenic Shock https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/impella-cp-improves-survival-stemi-cardiogenic-shock-2024a10006kz
Impella Saves Lives in Cardiogenic Shock, but Patient Selection Key https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000659
Published DanGer Shock Study https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2312572 JAMA Research letter https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2817457 II. REDUCE-AMI Trial
New Data Question Beta-Blockers Post-MI With Preserved EF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-data-question-beta-blockers-post-mi-preserved-ef-2024a10006y8
Beta-Blockers Post-MI Past Their Expiration Date: REDUCE-AMI https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000663
REDUCE-AMI paper https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401479 Meta-analysis: Beta Blockers for MI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.05.032 III. PREVENT Trial
Preventive PCI for Vulnerable Plaques Reduces Cardiac Events
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/preventive-pci-vulnerable-plaques-reduces-cardiac-events-2024a10006tc
Preventive Coronary Stents: Not There Yet
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/preventive-coronary-stents-not-there-yet-2024a10006yr
PREVENT https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00413-6 IV. EMPACT MI trial of Empagliflozin in the Post-MI setting
Empagliflozin Fails to Reduce Events After Acute MI
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/empagliflozin-fails-reduce-events-after-acute-mi-2024a10006kn
EMPACT-MI: Another SGLT2 Inhibitor Miss in Post-MI Care https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000684 EMPACT MI https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2314051 DAPA MI https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/EVIDoa2300286 PARADISE MI https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2104508 Kaul thread https://x.com/kaulcsmc/status/1776611935842165029 Kaul paper https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/circulationaha.116.022537 You may also like:
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