Sep 17, 2021 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

Cardiac arrest care, finerenone, carotids, meds post TAVI: less is more and the new may not be as grand as the tried and true. John Mandrola, MD, provides a third ESC review. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic

I - Cardiac Arrest Care

- Angiography Can Wait for Cardiac Arrest Without ST-Elevation https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957471

- Angiography after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2101909

- Coronary Angiography after Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1816897

II - Finerenone

- FIDELITY: Finerenone Cuts CV Risk in T2D Across CKD Spectrum https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957470

- Cardiovascular Events with Finerenone in Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2110956

- Effect of Finerenone on Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2025845

III - Carotid Intervention

- ACST-2: Carotid Stenting, Surgery on Par in Asymptomatic Patients https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957474

- Second asymptomatic carotid surgery trial (ACST-2): a randomised comparison of carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01910-3

IV - Post TAVI DOAC

- 'Less Is More' for Edoxaban in Post-TAVI Anticoagulation: ENVISAGE-TAVI AF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957466

- Edoxaban versus Vitamin K Antagonist for Atrial Fibrillation after TAVR https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2111016

- ATLANTIS Hints at How to Choose Post-TAVR Antithrombotics https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/951234

- A Controlled Trial of Rivaroxaban after Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1911425

Features:

- What Are the Implications of ACST-2 for Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/957502

- Top 5 Studies From ESC 2021 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/958598

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