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- Today28 min
Oct 09 2026 This Week in Cardiology
Listener feedback on POET II, sham control trials in atrial fibrillation, ICDs in HCM, and agenda laundering 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/twicI Listener FeedbackPOET II Response-Tailored or Standard-Duration ABX for Infectious EndocarditisPOET I Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1808312POET II Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2607887II PVI-SHAM-AF trial Back in the NewsGAP-AF Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circep.115.003337PVI-SHAM-AF Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)01558-8 External LinkWhy Sham Studies Are a Sham in 2026 10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.09.056 External LinkThe Indispensable Role of Sham Controls in Evaluating Interventional Therapies 10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.10.001 External LinkIII ICDs in HCMI CDs for the Prevention of SCD in High-Risk Patients with HCM https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.078597ICDs in HCM: Editorial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.079687IV Agenda LaunderingHow Commercial “Agenda Laundering” Shapes Critical Care https://www.bmj.com/content/395/bmj-2026-100963The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harringtonQuestions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago32 min
Oct 02 2026 This Week in Cardiology
Listener feedback on DANISH-CRT, the POET II trial, a mechanistic study in obesity and AF, the DANCODE trial of slowing CAC progression, and more on GLP-1 drugs 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 DANISH-CRT Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)01597-7 Identifying LV Posterior Wall Delay in RBBB Using Lead V8 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.03.009 Using Lead V8 as a Tool to Improve Patient Selection in CRT https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf194 II POET II Response-Tailored or Standard-Duration Antibiotics for Endocarditis POET I https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1808312 POET II https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2607887 III Obesity and AF – A Neat Study from the Team in Prague LA Remodeling and Functional Maladaptations in Obesity https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.126.014509 IV Reducing CAC: The DANCODE Trial DANCODE Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.082363 V Two Big RCTs of New GLP-1 Drugs TRIUMPH-1 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2604169 SYNCHRONIZE-2 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2607219 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 news@medscape.net
- 2 weeks ago34 min
Sep 25 2026 This Week in Cardiology
Listener feedback, pulmonary embolism intervention, simple vs complex in BiV pacing, exercise in AF, and TAVR for paradoxical low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis 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 LBBP ICD Lead LEADR LBBAP Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41110529/ TRIC-I-HF trial TRIC-I-HF Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2606934 Growth of Tricuspid Interventions in Germany https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2025.05.030 II Treatment of Acute Intermediate-High Risk PE – the PRAGUE-26 Trial PRAGUE-26 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2608012 III Targeting CS leads in CRT devices – DANISH-CRT Trial DANISH-CRT Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)01597-7 IV Exercise for AF, Especially When There Is LA Disease Physical Activity and Risk of Incident AF in Atrial Cardiomyopathy https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102999 V Paradoxical Low-Flow, Low-Gradient AS – REBOOT-PARADOX REBOOT-PARADOX trial 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.08.017 ROTAS Trial https://heart.bmj.com/content/110/20/1223 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 news@medscape.net
- 3 weeks ago31 min
Sep 18 2026 This Week in Cardiology
Another ESC recap, listener feedback on two trials, and a paper on GLP-1 effects on inflammation from the SELECT trial 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 Correction on PROFID Trial II Listener Feedback III Fifth Universal Definition of MI Fifth Universal Definition of MI https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag101 Foy/Mandrola Editorial on Troponin Use and Interpretation https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2777967 IV New ESC HF Guidelines ESC Guidelines for Management of HF https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag100 Sanjay Kaul on X https://x.com/kaulcsmc/status/2094959683215958158?s=20 Geographic Disparities in TOPCAT https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5065247/ V AIR STEMI Trial AIR-STEMI Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2605373 CR Strategies After MI https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.04.051 PRAMI Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1305520 COMPLETE Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1907775 FULL REVASC Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2314149 VI GLP-1 News – A SELECT Trial Secondary Analysis Semaglutide and hsCRP in Patients with CVD and Obesity https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.074482 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 news@medscape.net
- 4 weeks ago29 min
Sep 11 2026 This Week in Cardiology
A second ESC recap plus two breaking stories on the failure of an investigational Lp(a) reducing drug and a new FDA approval of an AI-ECG app are covered by John Mandrola, MD This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Lp(a) Disappointment HORIZON https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04023552 Press Release https://www.novartis.com/news/media-releases/novartis-announces-lpahorizon-phase-iii-topline-results-pelacarsen-patients-elevated-lpa-and-established-cardiovascular-disease-cvd Rationale paper https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2025.03.019 II FDA Clears AI-ECG for Acute MI Detection Accuracy of cath lab activation decisions for STEMI-equivalent and mimic ECGs: Physicians vs. AI (Queen of Hearts by PMcardio) 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.07.061 AI-Enabled ECG Analysis Improves Diagnostic Accuracy and Reduces False STEMI Activations: A Multicenter U.S. Registry https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2025.10.018 Queen of Hearts™ AI ECG App https://www.powerfulmedical.com/pmcardio-stemi/ III TARGET CTCA Trial Targeted Use of Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography in Acute Chest Pain https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2608903 IV CorCal trial Press release https://www.escardio.org/news/press/press-releases/new-data-presented-on-the-use-of-coronary-artery-calcium-for-cardiovascular-risk-assessment/ CorCal Outcomes: A randomized trial using the pooled cohort equation or coronary artery calcium to select statin therapy in primary prevention patients. Study design and baseline characteristics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107473 V AMUNDSEN Trial LDL Cholesterol Lowering With Evolocumab Before Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial InfarctionThe AMUNDSEN Randomized Clinical Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2853274 VI TRIC-I-HF trial Tricuspid Repair Cuts Death, HF Hospitalization in Severe TR https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/tricuspid-repair-cuts-death-hf-hospitalization-severe-tr-2026a1000wvk Tricuspid-Valve Intervention in Heart Failure https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2606934 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 news@medscape.net
- Sep 4, 202641 min
Sep 04 2026 This Week in Cardiology
ESC recaps on the SINGLE-AF trial, CMR Guide trial, two ATTR studies, PVI-SHAM-AF, STAREE, and an observational study of ICD benefit over the past decades 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 SINGLE-AF Trial To Anticoagulate or Not in Intermediate-Risk AF: The SINGLE-AF Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/anticoagulate-or-not-intermediate-risk-af-single-af-trial-2026a1000uko SINGLE-AF https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2607978 II Scar as an ICD risk stratifier Is Scar on CMR an Indication for ICD? CMR Guide Leaves Doubts https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/scar-cmr-indication-icd-cmr-guide-leaves-doubts-2026a1000ukq CMTR GUIDE Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2853395 MADIT II Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa013474 III Single vs Dual Therapy in ATTR-CM HELIOS-B Trial Sub-analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109726072086 HELIOS-B Sub-analysis Editorial https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109726073766#bib8 HELIOS-B main trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2409134 CARDIO-TTRansform Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2608510 IV A Stunning Result of another Sham-controlled AF ablation trial Does AF Ablation Work? That's in Question After PVI-SHAM-AF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/does-af-ablation-work-s-question-after-sham-pvi-af-2026a1000uli PVI-SHAM-AF Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)01558-8 External Link SHAM-PVI Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823283 PFA-Sham Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.079484 V Should Older Adults Take Statins: The STAREE trial. STAREE Strengthens Case for Over-the-Counter Statins https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/staree-strengthens-case-over-counter-statins-2026a1000vrw STAREE Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2607314 VII Declining ICD Benefit After MI Mortality Reduction with ICD for Prevention of SCD Post-MI https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag706/8768943 CONTEMP-ICD Trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06543446 PROFID-EHRA Trial https://profid-project.eu/profid-ehra-trial/ 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 news@medscape.net
- Aug 28, 202626 min
Aug 28 2026 This Week in Cardiology
Listener feedback on mechanical CPR devices, PFA and stroke, the Lindy effect in adopting new technology, and an ESC preview 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 on Mechanical Compression Devices for OHCA Mechanical CPR Device Use and Cardiac Arrest Survival https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.079272 PARAMEDIC trial https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(14)61886-9/fulltext CIRC trial https://www.resuscitationjournal.com/article/S0300-9572(14)00128-2/fulltext LINC trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1774037 Cochrane Review – Mechanical vs Manual Chest Compressions for Cardiac Arrest https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6953326/ II PFA and Stroke Risk of Stroke and TIA With PFA vs RF Ablation https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.081092 AVANT GUARD Trial https://www.nejm.org/do/10.1056/NEJMdo008538/full/ EMBOL-AF Registry https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag217/8566008 III A New ICD Lead LEADR LBBAP Trial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.08.030 IV ESC Preview Mandrola's Preview of the European Society of Cardiology 2026 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mandrolas-preview-european-society-cardiology-2026-2026a1000tfi 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 news@medscape.net
- Aug 21, 202633 min
August 21 2026 This Week in Cardiology
Mechanical CPR devices, the dangers of AF performance measures, two scholarly articles on CLOSURE and CHAMPION, and a little ESC preview 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 Mechanical Compression Devices for OHCA · Mechanical CPR Device Use Cardiac Arrest Survival https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.079272 · PARAMEDIC Trial https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(14)61886-9/fulltext · CIRC Trial https://www.resuscitationjournal.com/article/S0300-9572(14)00128-2/fulltext · LINC trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1774037 · Cochrane Review of Mechanical vs Manual Chest Compressions for Cardiac Arrest https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6953326/ II ACC AF Performance Measures · 2026 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance for Patients With AF https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.05.032#sec-3 III Two Critical Appraisals of the recent LAAC trials</stron
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