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Jan 16, 2026 This Week in Cardiology
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:30:36
Publish Date: 2026-01-16 18:25:00
Description:

Some great listener feedback, one of the best studies of the year in atrial fibrillation and heart failure, imaging to exclude left atrial thrombus, and a truly amazing first cardiac procedure are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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I Listener Feedback

On Fish Oil and AF

  • Links between omega-3 fatty acids and AF https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.058596
  • Omega-3 and risk of AF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2024.11.003
  • DHA vs EPA in reducing vulnerability to AF https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCEP.112.971515

II Withdrawal of HF Therapy AF rhythm control

The AF is Gone, the EF Is Up. Can You Stop the HF Meds?

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/af-gone-ef-can-you-stop-hf-meds-2024a1000h6o

  • Effect of beta-blockers in patient with HF plus AF -- meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25193873/
  • TRED HF Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32484-X External Link
  • WITHDRAW-AF Trial https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/47/2/250/8238240

III ICE or TEE Before AF Ablation

  • ICE vs TEE in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2839370

IV The Vector Procedure

  • Percutaneous Aorto-Coronary Bypass Graft: the VECTOR procedure https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.125.016130

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