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.
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  • Nov 15 2024 This Week in Cardiology
    Nov 15 2024

    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.

    This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

    To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit:

    https://www.medscape.com/twic

    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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    28 mins
  • Nov 08 2024 This Week in Cardiology
    Nov 8 2024

    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.

    This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

    To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit:

    https://www.medscape.com/twic

    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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    32 mins
  • Oct 25 2024 This Week in Cardiology
    Oct 25 2024

    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

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    24 mins

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