July 24 2026 This Week in Cardiology

The first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, another study finding safe MRI scanning in patients with nonconditional CIEDs, the PFA-SHAM trial, and the curious case of orthopedic injuries in cardiology are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I Enlicitide Approved

First Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Welcomed for Potential Primary Care Impact https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/first-oral-pcsk9-inhibitor-welcomed-potential-primary-care-2026a1000own

• Dr Gregory Katz Substack https://gregorykatz.substack.com/p/are-we-sure-mercks-new-cholesterol
• CORALreef Lipids Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2511002
• CORALreef HeFH Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2841258
• CORALreef Outcomes Trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06008756

II MRI Scans in Non-conditional CIEDs

Specialized Nurse Practitioners Safely Manage MRI in Patients With Cardiac Implantable Devices https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/specialized-nurse-practitioners-safely-manage-mri-patients-2026a1000ozt

• Nurse Practitioner-Led CIED Monitoring During MRI 10.1016/j.hroo.2026.04.031 External Link
• MRI in Nonconditional Pacemakers and ICDs https://academic.oup.com/europace/article/22/2/288/5717383
• Heart Rhythm Society Consensus Document 10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.04.025 External Link

III PFA-SHAM trial

• PFA-SHAM Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.079484
• SHAM-PVI Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823283

IV Orthopedic Injuries in Cardiology

What Will It Take to Make Fluoroscopy Labs Safer?

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/what-will-it-take-make-fluoroscopy-labs-safer-2026a1000ox6

• Expert Consensus Statement on Enhanced Radiation Protection https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2026.06.011
• 'Shed the Lead' and the Injuries. Should Cath Labs Go Lead-Free? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/shed-lead-and-injuries-should-cath-labs-go-lead-free-2024a1000hnb
• Health Hazards of Working in the Interventional Laboratory https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2014.11.056

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