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   E414 · 17 Jul 2026 · 34 min

   Jul 17 2026 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

   DAPT back in the news, a practice-changing trial in VTE therapy, new knowledge in sudden cardiac death, heart failure definitions updated, and a dumb decision by NICE in the UK are the topics 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 Antiplatelet Therapy After Stenting DAPT-MVD Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2517588 HOST-EXAM Trial at 2 years https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34010616/ HOST-EXAM Trial at 10 years…

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   E413 · 10 Jul 2026 · 32 min

   Jul 10 2026 This Week in Cardiology

   Listener feedback on ICE vs TEE in AF ablation, fractional flow reserve without a wire or catheter, more bad news for ticagrelor, the POLY-HF trial, and oxygen targets after cardiac arrest 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 Oct 10, 2025 This Week in Cardiology Podcast https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1002990 ICE vs TEE in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation…

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   E412 · 26 Jun 2026 · 34 min

   Jun 26 2026 This Week in Cardiology

   Listener feedback on valvular heart disease, statins and frailty, left atrial posterior wall ablation fails again, interpreting medical tests and AI ECG reading 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 PREVUE-VALVE Study https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.02.5137 II Statins and Frailty Statin Initiation Tied to Lower Frailty Risk in Older Adults…

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   E410 · 12 Jun 2026 · 30 min

   Jun 12 2026 This Week in Cardiology

   Listener feedback, transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement, a new metabolic disease called CKM, the ARISE-FLUIDS Trial, the BIHCA trial, and temporal trends in ICD therapies 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 LOSE-AF Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2849335 ARREST-AF Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2840225 POP-AF Trial…

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   E409 · 5 Jun 2026 · 32 min

   Jun 05 2026 This Week in Cardiology

   Chemical cardioversion in the ED, HF monitoring, weight loss in AF, and surgical LAA excision 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 Chemical Cardioversion of AF in the ED: The FLECA-ED Trial FLECA-ED Rationale paper https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10299428/ FLECA-ED ESC Slides https://esc365.escardio.org/presentation/321209 Review on Flecainide Use Despite CAST https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.08.034 RACE 7…

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   E408 · 29 May 2026 · 29 min

   May 29 2026 This Week in Cardiology

   A life-long treatment for high LDL, a VESALIUS subanalysis, tirzepatide beats semaglutide again, arrhythmia burden in cardiac amyloidosis, and a lipid guideline rebuttal 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 Permanent Lipid Lowering therapy Verve 102 Therapy for FH https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2601283 II Vesalius Substudy on PCSK9i Use in Patients With Previous PCI VESALIUS Subgroup Analysis…

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   E425 · 9 Oct 2026 · 29 minNew

   Oct 09 2026 This Week in Cardiology

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   E424 · 2 Oct 2026 · 32 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…

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   E423 · 25 Sep 2026 · 34 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…

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    E422 · 18 Sep 2026 · 32 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…

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