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