Oct 30 2026 This Week in Cardiology

The ASPIRED syncope RCT, two studies in coronary artery calcium scoring, and the LEAP-Block trial of CSP vs RV pacing are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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I Syncope

• ASPIRED Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2605812
• REMOSYNCED Trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05066347

II TWO CAC Studies

• Atherosclerosis in Young Adults and Risk of Mortality Over 30 Years https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2855732
• Predictive Utility of CAC Score Added to PREVENT Score https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2853347

III Conduction System Pacing vs Standard RV Pacing for AV block

• LEAP-Block Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2855975
• Meta-analysis: CSP vs RV Pacing in Preserved or Mildly Reduced EF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2026.04.009

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