Aug 22 2025 This Week in Cardiology

John Mandrola discusses conduction system pacing vs standard pacing, withdrawing HF meds when AF is corrected and patient selection in LAAO.

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I Conduction System Pacing

• CSPACE trial https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.06.043
• BLOCK HF trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1210356
• BioPace trial https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf029

II Withdrawing Meds After AF Corrected

• WITHDRAW AF https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf563
• TRED HF https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30429050/

III Patient Selection in Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

• Long-Term Outcomes Following LAAO in Medicare Beneficiaries: Outcomes From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.039780

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IV HTN Guidelines

• New Blood Pressure Guidelines: 4 Things I Like and 2 Concerns https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-blood-pressure-guidelines-4-thing-i-and-2-concerns-2025a1000m1x

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