Mar 27 2026 This Week in Cardiology

Early aortic valve replacement in aortic stenosis, left atrial appendage occlusion in JAMA Cardiology, and a big preview of the upcoming American College of Cardiology meeting are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I Early AVR

• RECOVERY Trial at 10 Years https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2511920

II Major Bleeding with Amulet and Watchman in JAMA Cardiology

• Amulet IDE Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2847047
• 5-year Results From Amulet IDE https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.101

III ACC Preview

Mandrola's Top 4 Trials from ACC 2026: Details Matter

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mandrolas-top-4-trials-acc-2026-details-matter-2026a10008ti

• CHIB-BCIS3 Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.123.013367
• Champion-AF Protocol https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2023.05.022
• ORBITA-CTO Protocol Paper https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1172763/full
• SPIRIT-HF Clinical Trials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04727073

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