May 15, 2026 This Week in Cardiology

Another positive digoxin trial, another classic coronary physiology study from Imperial College London (ORBITA-FIRE), news in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and TAVR done in the wrong patients are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I Digoxin in Rheumatic Heart Disease

Dig-RHD Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2848973
Safety and Efficacy of Digoxin: Meta-Analysis https://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4451.long
DIGIT-HF Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2415471
DIG Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199702203360801
RADIANCE Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199307013290101

II The Physiologic Threshold for Angina

ORBITA-FIRE Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.078738

III Prediction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Predictors of Long-Term Outcomes in HCM https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2848800#250998713

IV TAVR Trends in Young Patients

Temporal Trends in AVR for Aortic Stenosis in Patients
Wall Street Journal article https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/heart-valve-tavr-surgery-aorta-1e0eda70

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