Mar 23, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

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. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic 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 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

23 Aug 202432min

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. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic 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 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

16 Aug 202429min

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. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic 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 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

9 Aug 202427min

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. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic 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 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

2 Aug 202428min

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. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic 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 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

26 Jul 202424min

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. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic 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 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

19 Jul 202425min

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. 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 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/ 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

12 Jul 202429min

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. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic 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 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

28 Jun 202425min