Summary and discussion of AFFIRM and RAC...

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This is the article John referenced that discusses Watchman https://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(17)31200-6/abstract Get full access to Cardiology Trial’s Substack at cardiologytrials.substack.com/subscribe 

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 In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle discusses the value of the balloon pulmonary angioplasty procedure for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. He then reviews the sub analysis of the HOST EXAM trial assessing the benefit of aspirin versus clopidogrel as a mai ... Show More

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<p>ESC Recap Part 2: ECLS-SHOCK, FIRE, MULTISTARS-AMI, HEART FID, and DANPACE II are the trials John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.</p> <p><em>This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only</em>.</p> <p>To read a partial transcript or to comment, visi ... Show More

Dr. Seemant Chaturvedi discusses AtRial Cardiopathy and Antithrombotic Drugs in Prevention after Cryptogenic Stroke Randomized Trial [ARCADIA]. This podcast is sponsored by argenx. Visit www.vyvgarthcp.com for more information. 

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