May 26 2023 This Week in Cardiology

An HRS meeting recap, Impella failure, sacubitril/valsartan, the purpose of trials, and a major breakthrough in evidence generation are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD 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. HRS Meeting Recap II. Impella in VT ablation - First-in-human Experience with Impella 5.0/5.5 for High-Risk Patients with Advanced Heart Failure Undergoing VT Ablationhttps://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.05.012 III. Sacubitril/Valsartan ARNI Bests ARB to Reduce NT-proBNP in Stabilized Preserved-EF HF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/992461 - Angiotensin-Neprilysin Inhibition in Patients With Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction and Worsening Heart Failure https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.04.019 - Angiotensin–Neprilysin Inhibition in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1908655 - Sacubitril/valsartan in heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction: a pre-specified participant-level pooled analysis of PARAGLIDE-HF and PARAGON-HF https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad344 - Bogdan Tweet https://twitter.com/bogdienache/status/1660356776204595201?s=20 IV. Big Change in Reporting of Medical Evidence – Elan Trial - Early versus Later Anticoagulation for Stroke with Atrial Fibrillationhttps://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2303048 - Early versus Late initiation of direct oral Anticoagulants in post-ischaemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillatioN (ELAN): Protocol for an international, multicentre, randomised-controlled, two-arm, open, assessor-blinded trial https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873221106043 You may also like: Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine The Bob Harrington Show with Stanford University Chair of Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact: news@medscape.net