The limits of knowing coronary artery disease anatomy, fish oil and AF risk, a new drug for PSVT, and maybe I was wrong about a drug for AF conversion (the RAFF4 trial). These are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professi...
The limits of knowing coronary artery disease anatomy, fish oil and AF risk, a new drug for PSVT, and maybe I was wrong about a drug for AF conversion (the RAFF4 trial). These 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 Prediction of CAD is hard — even if you have anatomy
- CCTA in Prediction of First Coronary Events https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2841255
II Fish Oil and AF (and as a bonus we learn again about analytic flexibility)
- Are Fish Oils on the Hook for AF Risk?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995290
- Omega-3 and Fish Oil Use With Risk of AF https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.125.043031
- Effect of Long-Term Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acids on the Risk of AF https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.055654
- RESPECT-EPA Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065520
- Association Between Omega-3 Fatty Acids and AF: Meta Analysis https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10557-021-07204-z
- Fish Oil Supplements and Risk of AF https://academic.oup.com/eurjpc/article/29/14/1911/6679610
- Editorial: Fish Oil Supplements and AF Risk https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057464
III A New Drug for PSVT
- FDA Approval https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fda-approves-drug-type-abnormally-fast-heart-rhythm
- RAPID trial https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00776-6/fulltext
IV AF Conversion with Vernakalant
- RAFF4 Trial https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj-2025-085632.long
- Editorial: Rapid Cardioversion for Acute AF https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2264
VI A Quick Note on HFpEF
Med Op-Ed: Avalanche Survival, HFpEF Skepticism, and More
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/med-op-ed-avalanche-survival-hfpef-skepticism-and-more-2026a1000012
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