Jun 19 2026 This Week in Cardiology

Listener feedback, more long-term data on the TAVR/SAVR question, population prevalence of valvular heart disease in the US, and a CMS proposal to expand TAVR coverage are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses 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 Listener Feedback ICD Trends and Outcomes: 15-Year Analysis https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag110 MADIT-RIT https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1211107 II More Long Term Data on TAVR vs SAVR PARTNER 2 Trial https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.03.169 10-Year Outcomes of SAPIEN 3 TAVR or SAVR in Intermediate-Risk Patients https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.03.170 TAVR at a Decade: Editorial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.04.042 EVOLUT Trial https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.02.5063 Updated 5-year Outcomes of TAVR vs SAVR in AS https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2026/02/11/heartjnl-2025-327092 NOTION Trial https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae043 PARTNER 3 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2509766 NOTION 2 Trial https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/45/37/3804/7673297 TAVR vs SAVR Editorial : https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag407/8708044 III The PREVUE-VALVE Study PREVUE-VALVE Study https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.02.5137 IV CMS has Proposed New Coverage for TAVR CMS Proposal Document https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/ncacal-decision-memo.aspx?proposed=Y&ncaId=321 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-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact [email protected]