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Apr 17 2026 This Week in Cardiology

Apr 17 2026 This Week in Cardiology

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SPIRIT-HF, another spironolactone trial in HFpEF; the ESSENCE imaging study of the drug olezarsen; the SirPAD trial in peripheral artery disease; and ultrasound-guided femoral venous access are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I ACC: SPIRIT-HF Trial

  • FINEARTS-HF Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2407107
  • TOPCAT Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731
  • TOPCAT Americas Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.114.013255

II A New Class of Lipid Lowering Drug Has a Dubious Debut At ACC

  • ESSENCE-TIMI 73b Imaging Study https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.080012
  • ESSENCE-TIMI 73b Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2507227
  • IMPROVE IT Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1410489

III Drug-Coated Balloons Looked Quite Good in PAD interventions

Sirolimus-Coated Balloon Reduces Amputation Risk in Peripheral Artery Disease

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/sirolimus-coated-balloon-reduces-amputation-risk-peripheral-2026a1000a83

  • SirPAD trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2600360

IV Another Vascular Story from the European Heart Rhythm Association

  • ULYSSES Trial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag291
  • ULTRA-FAST Trial https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux175

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