Mar 25, 2022 This Week in Cardiology
This Week in Cardiology
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🗓️ 25 March 2022
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Summary
AF ablation vs rate control in HF, TAVI vs SAVR, atherosclerosis, and surrogate endpoints in observational studies are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
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I – AF ablation vs Rate Control
RAFT-AF, Despite Itself, Hints at Advantage for Ablation Rhythm Control in Heart Failure With AF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/951326
• Randomized Ablation-Based Rhythm-Control Versus Rate-Control Trial in Patients with Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation: Results from the RAFT-AF trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/suppl/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057095
• Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation with Heart Failure
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1707855
• Lenient versus Strict Rate Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1001337
II – TAVI vs SAVR
Surgery Groups Push Back on VARC-3 Valve Trial Definitions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/970753
• Joint Surgical Associations (EACTS, LACES, ASCVTS, AATS, and STS) Position Statement Regarding the VARC-3 Definitions for Aortic Valve Clinical Research https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezac110
III – Atherosclerosis
Medical Management Best for Atherosclerotic Stroke: New AAN Guidance
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/970886
• Stroke Prevention in Symptomatic Large Artery Intracranial Atherosclerosis Practice Advisory https://n.neurology.org/content/98/12/486
IV – ECHO parameters with Rhythm Control
Global Gains in Heart Function From Early AF Rhythm Control
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/970329
• Restoring Sinus Rhythm Reverses Cardiac Remodeling and Reduces Valvular Regurgitation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.12.029
• Effects of Atrial Fibrillation and Sinus Rhythm on Cardiac Remodeling and Valvular Regurgitation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.12.028
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| 0:44.0 | Hi everyone this is John Mandrola from the Heart.org Medscape cardiology and this is |
| 0:50.2 | this week in cardiology for March 25th 2022 this This week, Afibublation versus rate control in heart failure. |
| 1:00.2 | Tavi versus Saver. Athrosclerosis in general, and surrogate endpoints in |
| 1:07.2 | observational studies. I want to start by making a few very brief comments about my venture in Denmark last weekend. |
| 1:15.0 | I went to speak to one of the younger research programs in Denmark, Zealand University and Ross Kilda. |
| 1:21.0 | This is about 20 miles west of Copenhagen. My topic was |
| 1:25.8 | communication of science and the use of social media. I went to teach but my gosh I |
| 1:31.5 | am 100% certain I learned more than I taught. Here are four of the many things I learned. |
| 1:40.0 | To be a cardiologist at Denmark, you must complete a PhD. |
| 1:44.0 | Now this explains the tremendous amount of research from the small country. |
| 1:49.0 | And imagine a world where all cardiologists spent years doing research, |
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