A bold trial in valvular heart disease, a CV prevention trial whose message is humility, VTE dogma challenged, more news on oral GLP-1 agonists, and a few public service announcements are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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I DOUBLE-CHOICE: Minimalist Approach to TAVI May Be as Good as Standard of Care https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/double-choice-minimalist-approach-tavi-may-be-good-standard-2025a1000pp7

Patient & Physician Perspectives on CV Risk https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011837

II KP Vaccinate Trial

KP Vaccinate Trial https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/EVIDoa2500208
IAMI trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057042
Increasing Flu Vaccinations in Patients With Chronic Disease https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2824956
MI FREEE Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1107913

III Hi PRO Trial

Apixaban for Extended Treatment of VTE https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2509426
Recurrent VTE in Patients with Provoked VTE https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/226140

IV Oral GLP-1 Agonists

ATTAIN 1 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2511774

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Sep 26 2025 This Week in Cardiology