This Week in Cardiology15 Aug 2025

Aug 15 2025 This Week in Cardiology

Big new hypertension guidelines, ultraprocessed foods, coronary sinus reduction and evidence-based medicine, and more news on pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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I HTN Guidelines

BP Meds Should Begin Promptly, New ACC/AHA Guidelines Say

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/bp-meds-should-begin-promptly-new-acc-aha-guidelines-say-2025a1000lms

Guideline for Management of High Blood Pressure https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001356
BPROAD trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2412006
Trial Score Framework https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6459598/

II UltraProcessed Foods

AHA statement on Ultraprocessed Foods and Cardiometabolic Health
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001365

III Refractory Angina and the Coronary Sinus Reducer – A Lesson in EBM

Coronary Sinus Reducer Shows Promise, With Caveats https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/coronary-sinus-reducer-shows-promise-caveats-2025a1000l76

Coronary Sinus Reducer — Meta-analysis https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2025.06.012
COSIRA II Trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05102019

IV Pulsed Field Ablation Still Looking Strong

Management of OACs After PFA 10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.03.1952 External Link

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