Feb 13 2026 This Week in Cardiology

Ticagrelor vs prasugrel, a new LAAC device, pulsed field ablation AF results, lifestyle intervention in AF, the term "provider" vs "doctor," and coffee 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 TUXEDO-2 Trial

• TUXEDO-2 Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2844869
• ISAR-REACT 5 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1908973

II VERITAS Study of Dual-Seal LAAO

• VERITAS Study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.01.021

III PFA vs RF over 4 years

• Advent-LTO study https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04246-4
• ADVENT Study https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307291
• SPHERE PER-AF Study https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03022-6 SINGLE SHOT CHAMPION Study https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2502280
• BEAT PAROX-AF Trial https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf1115/8436829

IV What's in a Name — Use of the Term "Provider"

• Physicians Are Not Providers: The Ethical Significance of Names https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-03852

V Coffee and Dementia Risk

• Coffee/Tea Intake and Dementia Risk https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844764
• Mandrola Commentary: Enough With the Coffee Research and Other Distractions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/883709

VI Lifestyle interventions Post AF ablation

• Improving Outcomes of AF by Lifestyle Interventions https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/47/6/669/8243674

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