This Week in Cardiology

• July 25 2025 This Week in Cardiology

  The VENTOUX study of endurance athletes, the 10,000 step myth was not busted, rate vs rhythm control for AF, and GLP1 drugs and observational studies 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 Endurance Athletes and Arrhythmia (again) VENTOUX trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.125.018470 II Daily Step Count and Health — no myths were busted. Lancet Public Health: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(25)00164-1 III Rate vs Rhythm Control of AF Medscape: Everyone Deserves a Shot at the American Dream: Sinus Rhythm https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/everyone-deserves-shot-american-dream-sinus-rhythm-2025a1000jle This Week in Cardiology, July 11, 2025 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1002704 AFFIRM trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa021328 AFFIRM substudy https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/486560 IV GLP-1 Drugs and Observational Studies Neurodegeneration and Stroke After Semaglutide and Tirzepatide https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2836412 SUSTAIN-6 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1607141 SELECT Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307563 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 [email protected]

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• Jul 18 2025 This Week in Cardiology

  Finerenone, what not to consider when choosing treatment of AS, brain health after atrial fibrillation ablation, early rhythm control for AF, and Watchman reimbursement cuts are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, 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 Finerenone FDA Widens Indication of Finerenone for Heart Failure Patients https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-widens-indication-finerenone-heart-failure-patients-2025a1000ive FDA finerenone approval https://bayer2019tf.q4web.com/news/news-details/2025/U-S--FDA-Approves-KERENDIA-finerenone-to-Treat-Patients-With-Heart-Failure-With-Left-Ventricular-Ejection-Fraction-40-Following-Priority-Review/default.aspx FINEARTS-HF trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2407107 II Choosing TAVI or Surgical AVR Carbon Emission when treating AS EHJ study https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf379 III Brain Lesions and Visual Migraine After Left-Sided Ablations Post-Ablation Visual Auras a Sign of Transient Brain Injury?https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/post-ablation-visual-auras-sign-transient-brain-injury-2025a1000iro TRAVERSE Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.071352 TRAVERSE Migraine Substudy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.06.035 IV Early Rhythm Control for AF EHJ Rapid Communication https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf397 EAST-AFNET 4 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2019422 V Watchman Cuts CMS Reduces LAAO Value in Proposed Fee Schedule https://www.acc.org/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2025/07/15/20/08/CMS-Reduces-LAAO-Value-in-Proposed-2026 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 [email protected]

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• Jul 11 2025 This Week in Cardiology

  Approval of first-generation devices, the ticagrelor controversy, ICD longevity, the PRAGUE-25 trial (one of the most important trials of the year), and some thoughts on the end of EP as a profession 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 More Ticagrelor Controversy BMJ Investigation Finds More Concerns in Ticagrelor Trials https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/investigation-bmj-raises-more-concerns-about-ticagrelor-2025a1000gh3 Ticagrelor PLATO study https://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r1201 Ticagrelor vs Clopidogrel https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0904327 Review of the Ticagrelor Trials Evidence Base https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.123.031606 The Plato Trial: Do you believe in magic? https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp545 ONSET/OFFSET Antiplatelet Effects https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.109.912550 RESPOND Study https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.109.919456 II ICD Battery Longevity Variability in ICD Battery Longevity https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.05.031 PRAGUE-25 Trial of AF Ablation vs LFM PRAGUE-25 Trial https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.042 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 [email protected]

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• Jun 27 2025 This Week in Cardiology

  FDA approves triple-drug polypill, a change of opinion, a deep dive into invasive pulmonary embolism therapies, heart disease trends, and diabetes care is on fire 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 FDA News in HTN FDA announcement https://george-medicines.com/george-medicines-announces-fda-approval-of-widaplik-telmisartan-amlodipine-and-indapamide-a-new-single-pill-combination-treatment-for-hypertension-in-adults-including-initial-treatment/ Lancet Study https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01744-6 JACC study vs placebo https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.025 JAMA Cardiology Meta-analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2804313 II Invasive PE Therapy EHJ-Open review: https://academic.oup.com/ehjopen/article/5/3/oeaf071/8156689 PEITHO Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1302097 REAL PE Observational Study https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11308131/ III Heart Disease Trends King et al https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.038644 IV Diabetes Coverage Medscape Link https://www.medscape.com/viewcollection/37830 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 [email protected]

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• Jun 20 2025 This Week in Cardiology

  A big, deep dive into CTA and fractional flow reserve CT, and a sobering report on the new EVOQUE valve are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, 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 and Correction CRAAFT HF https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06505798 II Imaging and Behavior Change SCOT HEART 1 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805971 Five Reasons I Don't Believe an Imaging Test Improves Outcomes https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/901204 SCOT HEART 2 https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.016 III. More on Imaging and CT FFR Symptoms Don’t Always Indicate the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/symptoms-dont-always-indicate-severity-coronary-artery-2025a1000ge6 ADVANCE Registry Protocol https://www.journalofcardiovascularct.com/article/S1934-5925(16)30288-X/abstract Research Letter JACC CV Imaging  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2025.05.002 ADVANCE Registry Paper 2018 https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy530 Cook et al JAMA Card https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2629072 Low diagnostic yield Patel paper NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0907272 Venk Murthy thread https://x.com/venkmurthy/status/1033379922679660544 IV EVOQUE Real World Data JACC has published a sobering research letter on the Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement called EVOQUE valve. Lupu et al JACC IV https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2025.03.019 TRISCEND II https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401918 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 [email protected]

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