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From ESC: post-MI beta blockers, a new therapy for ATTR-CM, holding RASi before non-cardiac surgery, good news in HFpEF, and an ESC preview are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.
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I. ABYSS
- ABYSS trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2404204
- REDUCE AMI https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401479
II. ATTR -CM HELIOS B
Positive Top Line Results for Vutrisiran in Cardiac Amyloidosis
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/positive-top-line-results-vutrisiran-cardiac-amyloidosis-2024a1000cjj
- HELIOS A https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13506129.2022.2091985
- HELIOS B https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2409134
III. STOP or NOT Trial
- Observational Study Showing Benefits of Holding RASi https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000001404
- STOP or NOT Protocol Paper -- https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-019-3247-1
- JAMA STOP or NOT https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823118
IV. GLP1a in HFpEF
The GLP-1 Agonist Semaglutide in HFpEF Cleared a Low Bar https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995872
- STEP-HFpEF https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2306963
- STEP-HFpEF-DM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2313917
- SELECT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307563
- FLOW https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2403347
- Lancet Meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01643-X
V. ESC Preview
Mandrola's Five Big Trials to Look for at ESC 2024
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mandrolas-five-big-trials-look-esc-2024-2024a1000fkt
Topline Finerenone Results Point to Advance in Heart Failure
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/topline-finerenone-results-point-advance-heart-failure-2024a1000fq2
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