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  • 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.

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    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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  • 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.

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    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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  • Listener feedback on the c-statistic, atherosclerotic plaque imaging, WATCHMAN implant decisions in the US, and deprescribing are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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    I.Listener Feedback

    Oct 11, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001735

    Nancy Cook; C-statistic https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.672402

    II. Plaque Imaging

    New Evidence That Plaque Buildup Shouldn't Be Ignored

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-evidence-plaque-buildup-shouldnt-be-ignored-2024a1000ihw

    Fuster and colleagues; Imaging vs CAC

    III. WATCHMAN Decisions

    Zeitler and colleagues. Long-term Outcomes

    IV. Deprescribing

    Cognitive Decline and Antihypertensive Use: New Data

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cognitive-decline-and-antihypertensive-use-new-data-2024a1000isw?form=fpf

    Jing and colleagues.

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  • Reader feedback on cardiac devices and PFA, a new paradigm in the language of MI, sudden cardiac death, and measuring blood pressure are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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    I. Listener Feedback

    Sep 20, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001631

    Cardiac Devices

    https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-24-00724

    Impact of PFA on Intraluminal Esophageal Temperature https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jce.16096

    II. Towards a New Classification of MI

    McLaren and colleagues; From STEMI to OMI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101314

    III. Sudden Death After MI.

    EHJ Paper; SCD After MI https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae326 Barsheshet and colleagues; Risk Score to Predict Benefit of ICD https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.02.036 Zegard and colleagues; Myocardial Fibrosis and SCD 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.10.046 MADIT RIT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1211107

    IV. BP Readings

    Poor Arm Position May Significantly Skew BP Readings

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/poor-arm-position-may-significantly-skew-bp-readings-2024a1000icv?form=fpf

    ARMS Crossover RCT

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  • Reader feedback on LGE pre-ICDs, PFA for AF ablation, CTO-PCI, endovascular ablation of the greater splanchnic nerve in HFpEF, and data sharing are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.

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    I. Listener Feedback

    Sept 27, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001666

    JAMA Meta-analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823869/

    II. Pulsed Field Ablation for AF

    Feb 02, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/999995

    ADMIRE Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.070333 ADVENT Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307291

    III. PCI for CTO

    EuroCTO One Year SAQ Results https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy220 EuroCTO Hard Outcomes https://eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/three-year-outcomes-of-eurocto-a-randomized-multicentre-trial-comparing-revascularization-and-optimal-medical-therapy-for-chronic-total-coronary-occlusions Faith Healing and Subtraction Anxiety https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.004665 DECISION CTO trial https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.031313 ISCHEMIA CTO Rationale and Design https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2022.11.016

    IV. Greater Splanchnic Nerve Ablation for HFpEF

    REBALANCE HF https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2823999

    V. Data Sharing

    The Pros and Cons of Clinical Trial Data Sharing

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/862815

    Kramer and Nallamothu, Caution in Data Sharing https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.010257 Nosek, Variability in Analytic Methods https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2515245917747646 Zeraatker, Variability in Analytic Methods

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  • Surgical clearance, NICM assessment, dueling perspectives on PCI as first-line therapy for angina, GDMT in HFrEF are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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    I. New ACC Peri-operative Guidelines Released

    ACC Guideline document https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.06.013 J Vasc Surg https://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(21)00335-9/fulltext McFalls and colleagues; CARP https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa041905

    II. NICM – We may be doing it wrong in Selecting ICDs

    JAMA Meta-analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823869/ German CMR ICD Trial https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04558723 BRITISH CMR trial https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/application-summaries/research-summaries/britishusing-cmr-scar-as-risk-indication-tool-in-nicm-and-severe-lvsd/

    III. When Should PCI be Used in Chronic Stable CAD?

    Rajkumar and Al-Lamee; PCI First https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011201 Boden and De Caterina; Meds First https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011268 ORBITA 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32714-9 ORBITA 2 trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2310610

    IV. GDMT Underuse in HFrEF

    Greene and colleagues https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2024.08.002 DAPA HF https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1911303 RALES https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199909023411001

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  • Listener feedback, K levels post cardiac surgery, cardiac device safety, disparities in preventive care, stopping trials early, and a SHAM-PVI update are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.

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    I. Listener Feedback

    Sep 13, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001596

    Sripal Bangalore Tweet on Yusef Meta-analysis https://x.com/SripalBangalore/status/1750116964893094125

    II. Post Cardiac Surgery AF

    TIGHT K Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823246

    III. Evidence Base for New Cardiac Devices

    Annals of IM Survey Observational Study https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-24-00724

    IV. Disparities in Care

    JAMA Network Open Paper on Insurer Denials of Preventive Care https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2823677

    V. Stopping Trials Early

    Kaul and Butler; Insights on Recent CKD Trials https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.07.026 Bassler Systematic Review https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/185591

    VI. Sham PVI

    AF Ablation Works…But: The Positive SHAM-PVI Trial

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/af-ablation-works-positive-sham-pvi-trial-2024a1000gzl?&icd=login_success_email_match_fpf

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  • More from ESC: the SCOFF trial and fasting before cardiac cath, MATTERHORN, humbling data with AI, plus a reflection on the work of being a patient are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.

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    I. Fasting Before Cardiac Procedures

    The SCOFF Trial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae573

    II. MV repair for Functional MR

    Large Trials Support Mitral Valve Repair in Heart Failure

    MATTERHORN https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2408739

    III. AI in Medicine

    Rapidx AI Project https://healthtranslationsa.org.au/project/rapid-x-ai/ PROTEUS Trial Rationale paper https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37192698/

    IV. Time Toxicity

    Time Toxicity https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00520-024-08844-1 Thread X https://x.com/EnriqueSoto8/status/1833587144256065859

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  • Feedback on ABYSS and beta-blockers, more ESC recap, including SHAM-PVI, FINEARTS-HF, and RESHAPE HF2 trials are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in today’s podcast.

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    I. Feedback on ABYSS

    Setbacks After Stopping Beta-Blockers

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/setbacks-after-stopping-beta-blockers-2024a1000fv7

    Beta-Blockers Post-MI? No for Me, Even After the ABYSS Trial

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/beta-blockers-post-mi-no-me-even-after-abyss-trial-2024a1000fva

    ABYSS trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2404204 REDUCE AMI https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401479 QOL paper REDUCE AMI https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcvp/pvae062 Atenolol ED paper 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.08.016

    II. SHAM-PVI

    JAMA SHAM-PVI paper https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2823283 Gupta QOL paper https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33952593/

    III. FINEARTS HF

    Finerenone Benefits Heart Failure With Preserved EF

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/finerenone-benefits-heart-failure-preserved-ef-2024a1000fza

    Topline Finerenone Results Point to Advance in Heart Failure

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/topline-finerenone-results-point-advance-heart-failure-2024a1000fq2

    FINEHEARTS -HF NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2407107 FIDELIO-DKD https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2025845 FIGARO-DKD https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2110956 Why Have We Not Been Able to Demonstrate Reduced Mortality in Patients With HFmrEF/HFpEF? https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.033

    IV. RESHAPE HF

    TEER in Functional MR: Data Deluge, but No Easy Answers

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/teer-functional-mr-data-deluge-no-easy-answers-2024a1000fvg

    Mitra FR https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805374 COAPT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1806640 RESHAPE- HF2 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2314328 RESHAPE Subgroup paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.027

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  • From ESC: post-MI beta blockers, a new therapy for ATTR-CM, holding RASi before non-cardiac surgery, good news in HFpEF, and an ESC preview are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.

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    I. ABYSS

    ABYSS trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2404204 REDUCE AMI https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401479

    II. ATTR -CM HELIOS B

    Positive Top Line Results for Vutrisiran in Cardiac Amyloidosis

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/positive-top-line-results-vutrisiran-cardiac-amyloidosis-2024a1000cjj

    HELIOS A https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13506129.2022.2091985 HELIOS B https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2409134

    III. STOP or NOT Trial

    Observational Study Showing Benefits of Holding RASi https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000001404 STOP or NOT Protocol Paper -- https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-019-3247-1 JAMA STOP or NOT https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823118

    IV. GLP1a in HFpEF

    The GLP-1 Agonist Semaglutide in HFpEF Cleared a Low Bar https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995872

    STEP-HFpEF https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2306963 STEP-HFpEF-DM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2313917 SELECT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307563 FLOW https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2403347 Lancet Meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01643-X

    V. ESC Preview

    Mandrola's Five Big Trials to Look for at ESC 2024

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mandrolas-five-big-trials-look-esc-2024-2024a1000fkt

    Topline Finerenone Results Point to Advance in Heart Failure

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/topline-finerenone-results-point-advance-heart-failure-2024a1000fq2

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  • Suicidal ideation and GLP-1 agonists, a repeat of PARADIGM HF in Chagas CM, CASTLE HTx critical appraisal, and primary prevention of SCD in HF are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.

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    I. Suicidal ideation with GLP-1

    Signal of Suicidality With GLP-1 RA Semaglutide, but Experts Urge Caution

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/signal-suicidality-glp-1-ra-semaglutide-experts-urge-caution-2024a1000fa7

    Disproportionality Analysis from World Health Organization Data on Semaglutide, Liraglutide, and Suicidality Variability in Disproportionality paper https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.668765/full

    II. PARACHUTE HF: Repeating the Mistakes in PARADIGM HF

    PARACHUTE HF https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jchf.2024.05.021 SOLVD https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199108013250501 CONSENSUS trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM198706043162301 Meta-analysis of Low vs High Dose ACE/ARB https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.117.003956 Meta-analysis of Sac/Val vs ARB/ACE Inhibitors https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00228-024-03686-6 PARADISE MI https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2104508

    III. CASTLE HTx Critical Appraisal

    Critical Appraisal of CASTLE HTx https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.06.020 CASTLE HTx https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2306037 CASTLE AF https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1707855

    IV. More Data Suggesting Modest Benefits of the Primary Prevention ICD

    First and Recurrent ICD Shocks: JICE Paper from Denmark https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10840-024-01873-0 HF trialists https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1609758
    PROFID Trial https://profid-project.eu/ DANISH https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1608029 SCD-HeFT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa043399

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  • Diuretic therapy in HFrEF, AF ablation, TACT 2 and the story of subgroups, and SGLT2 inhibitor underuse are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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    I. Diuretic Therapy in HF

    Dapa vs Metolazone Trial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad341
    ADVOR https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2203094

    II. Rapid Medication Titration for Acute HF

    ACC Decision Pathway https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.06.002

    III. SGLT2 Inhibitor Use in the US

    Shin and Colleagues; JACC https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0735109724076332 Editorial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.07.001

    IV. AF Ablation: General Anesthesia vs Conscious Sedation

    Da Riis-Vestergaard and Colleagues https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae203

    V. TACT 2 Published

    TACT 1 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1672238 TACT 1 DM https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000663 TACT 2 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2822472

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  • Prediction models vs clinical judgement, CCTA quantification of atherosclerosis, AF ablation plus LAAO, atrial shunt devices, and HF medical therapy are topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.

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    I.Clinical Prediction Models vs Clinical Judgement

    Did Statin Decision-Making Just Get Harder?

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/did-statin-decision-making-just-get-harder-2024a1000egl

    Colunga-Lozano and colleagues https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.10.016 Aug 02, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001429

    II. CCTA Quantification of Atherosclerosis

    Atherosclerosis Quantification and Cardiovascular Risk: the ISCHEMIA Trial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae471 Circulation ISCHEMIA sub study 2021 – Severity of CAD and Outcomes https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.049755 ISCHEMIA Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1915922

    III. Combined AF Ablation and LAAO

    Review from Mills and colleagues https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcm.2023.11.003 Link to CMS Rule on AF Ablation and LAAO https://hrs2.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT05MjU3ODgyJnA9MSZ1PTkwMDQ2MTk4MCZsaT04NTU1OTQxMg/index.html

    IV. Atrial Shunt Devices

    No Net HF Benefit for Interatrial Shunt Device

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/no-net-hf-benefit-interarterial-shunt-device-2024a10006kk

    Original REDUCE-LAP-HF-II https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00016-2 Two-year results of REDUCE-LAP-HF-II https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2024.04.011 Apr 19, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

    V. Optimal HF Therapy

    Rao and colleagues; CHAMP HF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2024.05.026

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  • Two downsides of PFA including autonomic tone and hemolysis, a bad surrogate in AF care, and controversies in defining cardiac risk are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast.

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    I.PFA and Its (lack of) Effect on Autonomic Tone

    Pulsed Field Ablation for AF: Are US Electrophysiologists Too Easily Impressed?

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/pulsed-field-ablation-af-are-us-electrophysiologists-too-2024a1000d2v

    Autonomic Tone Paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.005 ADVENT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307291

    II. Second PFA Study JACC-EP—on Hemolysis

    Hemolysis study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.001 MANIFEST 17K https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03114-3 Defaye Editorial https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.06.007

    III. A Self-serving Surrogate Marker: Diagnosis to Ablation Time.

    CAPLA Study https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2800186 CAPLA Substudy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.031 EHJ RCT Early vs Late https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad247 LOOP; Diederichsen and colleagues 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.09.050 Groningen and Maastricht Group study https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/3/186

    IV. Future Cardiac Risk

    Diao and colleagues Study of AHA PREVENT Risk Equations https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2821624 JAMA Editorial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2821542 Another JAMA Editorial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2821628

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  • Health and income, high BP in the hospital, and more on subclinical AF and when to use anticoagulants are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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    I. Health and Income

    A Cash Giveaway to Improve Health

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cash-giveaway-improve-health-2024a1000dhf?form=fpf

    JAMA RCT https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2821454 NBER RCT https://www.nber.org/papers/w32711 Have We Missed the Hidden Cause of Medical Overuse? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/908309 Mar 17, 2023 This Week in Cardiology Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989775

    Other References

    Health Care Access and Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Working-Age Adults With Low Income by State Medicaid Expansion Status https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2793120 Rand Link https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3055.html The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20150716.236899/full/ Effect of Health Insurance in India: A Randomized Controlled Trial https://www.nber.org/papers/w29576 Full Coverage for Preventive Medications after Myocardial Infarction https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmsa1107913 Effect of Medication Co-payment Vouchers on P2Y12 Inhibitor Use and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Among Patients With Myocardial InfarctionThe ARTEMIS Randomized Clinical Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2720024

    II. Elevated BP in the hospital

    JAMA-IM https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2821364

    III. Short-duration Subclinical AF

    Apixaban Cuts Stroke but Ups Bleeding in Subclinical AF: ARTESIA

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998379

    ARTESiA https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2310234 ARTESiA CHADSVASC Subgroup https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.002 NOAH https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2303062 EHJ NOAH subanalysis https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae225 Stroke: Prolonged Heart Rhythm Monitoring After Stroke https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.045843 EHRA Analysis https://esc365.escardio.org/EHRA-Congress/sessions/10668

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  • Vulnerable plaque and scientific method; industry payments to trainees; tirzepatide or semaglutide; trial interpretation; and PFA are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in today’s podcast.

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    I. Non-invasive Imaging for Vulnerable Plaque

    PET Imaging Finds Vulnerable Plaques That Cause MI

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/pet-imaging-finds-vulnerable-plaques-cause-mi-2024a1000cm2

    JACC paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.03.419 Original JAMA-Card paper https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2806690

    II. Industry Payments to Fellows

    JAMA Network Letter https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2821267

    III. GLP-1a Class Effect?

    Semaglutide Significantly Improves Chronic Kidney Disease

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/semaglutide-significantly-improves-chronic-kidney-disease-2024a10009w9

    Mounjaro Beats Ozempic, So Why Isn’t It More Popular?

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mounjaro-beats-ozempic-so-why-isnt-it-more-popular-2024a1000ckd

    JAMA-Internal Medicine: Semaglutide vs Tirzepatide https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2821080 SELECT trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307563 FLOW trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2403347 SURPASS-CVOT – Rationale https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2023.09.007

    IV. Colchicine and Trial Interpretation in the Lancet

    CONVINCE https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00968-1

    V. PFA

    Pulsed Field Ablation for AF: Are US Electrophysiologists Too Easily Impressed?

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/pulsed-field-ablation-af-are-us-electrophysiologists-too-2024a1000d2v

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  • Venous closure devices, GLP1-s linked to blindness and cancer, resisting the urge to do an ECG, and transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) for secondary mitral regurgitation are the topics discussed this week.

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    I Listener Feedback

    Venous vascular closure system vs. figure-of-eight suture following atrial fibrillation ablation: the STYLE-AF Study https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae105

    II GLP1-s and Blindness

    Risk of Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in Patients Prescribed Semaglutide https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2820255 Locke Twitter https://x.com/doc_BLocke/status/1808972226655629610 When to Start a Statin Is a Preference-Sensitive Decision https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029808

    III GLP1-s and Cancer

    Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists and 13 Obesity-Associated Cancers in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2820833

    IV Screening ECG

    Routine Electrocardiogram Screening and Cardiovascular Disease Events in Adultshttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2820721 Clinical outcomes in systematic screening for atrial fibrillation (STROKESTOP) https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01637-8 Implantable loop recorder detection of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke (The LOOP Study) https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01698-6

    IV TEER for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

    Randomized investigation of the MitraClip device in heart failure: Design and rationale of the RESHAPE-HF2 trial design https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3247 Percutaneous repair of moderate-to-severe or severe functional mitral regurgitation in patients with symptomatic heart failure: Baseline characteristics of patients in the RESHAPE-HF2 trial and comparison to COAPT and MITRA-FR trials https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ejhf.3286 Jun 21, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001237 Stats Blog https://www.r-bloggers.com/2023/07/the-benjamini-hochberg-procedure-fdr-and-p-value-adjusted-explained/

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  • Screening echo, multivitamins, wasteful research, another PA sensor for HF, vascular closure devices, and GLP-1 marketing as science research are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses this week.

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    I. Screening for Valvular HD in the Elderly

    EHJ-CV Imaging Paper https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeae127

    II. Vitamins and Wasteful Research

    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

    May 10, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

    https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000772

    Multivitamin Paper https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2820369 Physicians Health Study II https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1389615

    III. FDA Has Approved Another PA Sensor

    Link to slides https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4104690-1&h=4197477262&u=https%3A%2F%2Fendotronix.com%2FEndotronix-PROACTIVE-HF-LBCT-THT-2024.pdf&a=here

    IV. Vascular Closure Devices in Electrophysiology.

    Vascular Closure Devices Study https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jce.16345

    V. SURMOUNT-OSA

    SURMOUNT OSA Paper https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2404881 SELECT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307563 June 21, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001237 JAMA Systematic Review and Meta-analysis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2643307 SAVE https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1606599 Norwegian study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.06.016

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  • MRAs in HF with renal dysfunction, coronary autoregulation, the hubris of US doctors, NSTEMI in older patients, survival after STEMI, and new leaders at JACC are discussed by John Mandrola, MD.

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    I Listener Feedback

    Combined analysis (Matsumoto)

    II Coronary artery autoregulation with increasing stenosis

    NEJM Paper https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2402216

    III RECOVER IV Trial

    Gregg Stone, MD Tweet https://x.com/GreggWStone/status/1803583552354742416 DANGER-Shock Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2312572 Impella Saves Lives in Cardiogenic Shock, but Patient Selection Key https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000659

    IV NSTEMI Elderly

    Main Paper Datamethods https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/random-vs-fixed-effects-meta-analysis/7361 O’Fee Paper https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2785560

    V MI Survival

    Danish Paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.04.025

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  • Listener feedback, statin eligibility and Yogi Berra, evidence-based medicine and heterogenous treatment effects, and MRAs in HF are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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    I. Listener Feedback

    ASPIRE AF https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03968393 Butala paper: Stroke After TAVR With and Without EPD https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.123.013697 PROTECTED TAVR Heuts meta-analysis: EPD During TAVR https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/11/757

    II. Statin Eligibility

    JAMA-IM: Data Analytic Choices and Predicting Vascular Events https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2819821 Zeraatker Specification Analysis Paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111278 PCE https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/3398/ascvd-atherosclerotic-cardiovascular-disease-2013-risk-calculator-aha-acc

    III. Heterogenous Treatment Effect

    Weisberg and Dailey-Higgs DANISH

    IV. Heart Failure and MRAs

    RALES https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199909023411001 EMPHASIS https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1009492 Combined analysis (Matsumoto)

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