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FDA approves PFA for AF ablation, flawed comparisons of TEER vs MV surgery and PCI vs CABG, and cardiologists struggling with board exams are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week's podcast.
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I. PFA
FDA Okays Boston Scientific PFA System for Paroxysmal AF
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-okays-boston-scientific-pfa-system-paroxysmal-af-2024a1000275
Pulsed-Field Ablation for AF: The Promise and the Reality
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995675
- ADVENT Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307291
- EU-PORIA Registry https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euad185
- Tomlinson/Mandrola Editorial https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.07.032
II. TEER vs MV Surgery
- EHJ Paper https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae046
III. ISCHEMIA Post-Hoc Studies
- JACC Post-Hoc ISCHEMIA Trialhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.11.002
- Main ISCHEMIA paper https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1915922
- FAME 3 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2112299
IV. Board Exams
More Cardiologists Failing the Boards, Why and How to Fix?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/more-cardiologists-failing-boards-why-and-how-fix-2024a10001oi
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