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

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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/viewarti...

Statins and diabetes, AAD in patients with heart disease, tricuspid valve interventions, and an ACC preview are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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I. Statins and Diabetes

• Meta-analysis in Lancet-Diabetes https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(24)00040-8
• Editorial h...

Intermittent fasting, anticoagulation decisions, heterogenous treatment effects, frailty in HF, the importance of the ECG, and industry conflicts are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.

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I. Intermittent Fasting

No, Intermittent Fasting Won't Kill You

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p>Obesity drugs as ASCVD-modifiers, HR monitors, when journals publish obvious facts, and effect scores and sorting out signals from RCTs are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast.

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I. Denmark Notes

II. FDA approval of Semaglutide

FDA Approves Semaglutide for Cardiovascula...

Plastics and heart disease, MINT trial letters-to-the-editor and Bayes theorem, and Brugada syndrome are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I. Plastics and Heart Disease

Plastic Particles in Carotid Plaques Linked to CV Events

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

The Western AF meeting, aspirin, cannabis use, LVEF in athletes, and shared decision making before ICD implantation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I. ASA in Primary Prevention

• Campbell Meta-analysis https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAH...

Reading incidental CAC on chest CT scans, exercise benefits in women vs men, PCI with or without imaging, and trial non-reporting are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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I. Incidental CAC on Chest CT

• Incidental CAC
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• When Does a Calcium Score Equate to Seco...

An update in trial interpretation, CI, and P-values; percutaneous tricuspid Interventions; and news on HDL and humility in Medicine are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.

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I. Evidence of Absence Is not Absence of Evidence

Feb 09, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

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Beta-blocker withdrawal in HFpEF, the ARCADIA trial, food as medicine, and bariatric surgery are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in today’s podcast.

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I. HFpEF and Heart Rate

• PRESERVE HF Substudy https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2814596
• PRESERVE HF Origina...

FDA approves PFA for AF ablation, flawed comparisons of TEER vs MV surgery and PCI vs CABG, and cardiologists struggling with board exams are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast.

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I. PFA

FDA Okays Boston Scientific PFA System for Paroxysmal AF

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LAAO, more evidence that stable CAD is stable, CRT benefit over the long-term, and AF monitoring after stroke are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast.

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I. LAAO

This Week in Cardiology Podcast, Dec 15, 2023 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/999282

• European Heart J...

Listener feedback on antiplatelet therapy after PCI, bempedoic acid, off-Label PFO Closure, and palliative care are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I. Listener Feedback on Antiplatelet Therapy After PCI

Long-term Clopidogrel Has Advantages After Coronary Stentin...

GLP-1s and BaroStim Neo revisited, a new drug for transthyretin amyloid CM, clopidogrel vs ASA years after PCI and stent, and statins are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I. GLP-1s and Obesity, BaroStim Neo Revisited

FDA Expands Label for CVRx Barostim System in ...

Neuro-modulation in HF, private equity owned hospitals, HCM, SCD and ICD re-evaluated, and peer review are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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I. Neuromodulation for HFrEF

FDA Expands Label for CVRx Barostim System in HF

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-exp...

FDA approves PFA, breakthrough in PAH, residual leaks after percutaneous LAAO, OAC in low to intermediate risk people are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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I. FDA Approves PFA

FDA Approves First Pulsed Field Ablation System for AF https://www.medscape.com/viewarti...

Three aspects of the recent AF guideline documents and a possible new treatment of POTS are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I AF Guidelines

ACC/AHA Issue Updated Atrial Fibrillation Guideline

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998956

- Guideline doc: https://w...

More from AHA including SGLT2 inhibitors, blood transfusion after MI; cracks in the armor of Factor XI inhibitors; and renal denervation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.

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I. DAPA MI

Potential Dapagliflozin Benefit Post-MI Is Not a 'Mandate'

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An AHA Recap: SELECT, ORBITA2, and ARTESIA are the trials John Mandrola, MD, reviews in this week's podcast.

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American Heart Association 2023 on theHeart.org | Medscape Cardiology

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I. SELECT Trial

Semaglutide 'A New Pathway' to CVD Risk Reduction: S...