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. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic 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 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]