April 11, 2025 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

Listener feedback, the ZEUS trial fails, a fascinating statin trial, more on GLP-1 drugs, and radiation safety in the EP lab are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This po...

14 Aug 28min

Another failure of LA posterior wall isolation, first-line AF ablation, a revelation on EAST-AFNET 4 trial, an LAAC meta-analysis, and preventing AKI post-cardiac surgery are the topics John Mandrola,...

31 Juli 31min

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 top...

24 Juli 25min

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 discusse...

17 Juli 34min

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 top...

10 Juli 31min

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, discu...

26 Juni 33min

Listener feedback, more long-term data on the TAVR/SAVR question, population prevalence of valvular heart disease in the US, and a CMS proposal to expand TAVR coverage are the topics John Mandrola, MD...

19 Juni 36min

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 Mand...

12 Juni 30min