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Oct 25 2024 This Week in Cardiology

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Listener feedback on PFA and STEMI/NSTEMI paradigm, oral semaglutide, symptomatic vs asymptomatic AF, and the win-ratio are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses 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. Listener Feedback

Oct 18, 2024 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1001769

  • Pulsed Field Ablation

https://www.hrsonline.org/guidance/safety-alerts/boston-scientific-cardiac-cryoablation-system

  • STEMI/NSTEMI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101314

II. Oral Semaglutide

  • Press Release: https://www.novonordisk.com/content/nncorp/global/en/news-and-media/news-and-ir-materials/news-details.html?id=171480
  • Rationale Paper SOUL trial

III. Symptomatic vs Asymptomatic AF

  • Meta-analysis in EHJ
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  • Meta-analysis of rate vs rhythm-control strategies https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.03.006

IV. The Win Ratio

  • Pocock and colleagues https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae647

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