Jul 17 2026 This Week in Cardiology Podcast

DAPT back in the news, a practice-changing trial in VTE therapy, new knowledge in sudden cardiac death, heart failure definitions updated, and a dumb decision by NICE in the UK are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD, in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I Antiplatelet Therapy After Stenting • DAPT-MVD Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056... • HOST-EXAM Trial at 2 years https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34010... • HOST-EXAM Trial at 10 years 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00422-8 External Link • Nick Kurzen on X https://x.com/ncurzen/status/20776767... II Aspirin Proves Its Mettle After Hip and Knee Replacement • EPCAT III Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056... • CRISTAL Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama... III New (and old) Knowledge in Sudden Cardiac Death • Sudden Cardiac Death and its Relation to Cardiac Disease at Autopsy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.0... • Sudden Cardiac Death Due to MI With Obstructive and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.0... • Frequency of Sudden Cardiac Death and Profiles of Risk https://www.ajconline.org/article/S00... IV Heart Failure Diagnosis • AHA/ACC/ESC/WHF Expert Consensus Document http://jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.20... V NICE Makes a Dumb Decision • NICE Recommends New Nonsteroidal MRA for Heart Failure https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-h... Questions or feedback, please contact [email protected]