Sep 05 2025 This Week in Cardiology

The big beta-blocker story from ESC, dual pathway therapy with aspirin and OAC, stopping OAC after successful AF ablation, and DANCAVAS II trial are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses on this week's podcast.

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This Week in Cardiology Podcast – August 29 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1002877

II The Big Beta-blocker Story from ESC

Beta-Blockers Post-MI: A Clear Clinical Message https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/beta-blockers-post-mi-clear-clinical-message-2025a1000mz0

• REBOOT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2504735
• BETAMI-DANBLOCK https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa2505985

• REDUCE AMI https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2401479
• CAPITAL RCT https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0199347
• Post Hoc Analysis From REBOOT Trial https://eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/effect-of-beta-blocker-withholding-or-withdrawal-after-myocardial-infarction-without-reduced-ejection-fraction-on-ischaemic-events-a-post-hoc-analysis-from-the-reboot-trial
• Beta-Blockers After MI With Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01592-2
• CAPRICORN 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04560-8 External Link
• BHAT https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/370103
• ISIS 1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2873379/

III Aspirin and OAC Combination Clearly Dangerous

Aspirin Plus Oral Anticoagulants Raises Mortality, Bleeding https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/aspirin-plus-oral-anticoagulants-raises-mortality-bleeding-2025a1000nam

• AQUATIC https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2507532
• AFIRE https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1904143
• EPIC CAD https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2407362
• OAC-ALONE  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30586700/

IV Stop or Continue OAC after Successful AF Ablation

• ALONE-AF https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2838294
• OCEAN trial protocol https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2017.12.007

V DANCAVAS II Trial

• DANCAVAS II https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf704
• DANCAVAS I https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2208681

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