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Pulmonary embolism, coffee, when DOACs don't work, lipoprotein (a), and the marginal benefits of current CV therapy are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
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I. Pulmonary Embolism
- Positive Data on Thrombectomy Catheter That Avoids Thrombolytics in Acute PE https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981322
- Acute Outcomes for the Full US Cohort of the FLASH Mechanical Thrombectomy Registry in Pulmonary Embolism https://eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/acute-outcomes-for-the-full-us-cohort-of-the-flash-mechanical-thrombectomy-registry-in-pulmonary-embolism
- PEERLESS Study https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05111613
- Ultrasound-facilitated, Catheter-directed, Thrombolysis in Intermediate-high Risk Pulmonary Embolism (HI-PEITHO) https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04790370
- A Prospective, Single-Arm, Multicenter Trial of Catheter-Directed Mechanical Thrombectomy for Intermediate-Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The FLARE Study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2018.12.022
II. Coffee Again
- Coffee Linked to Reduced Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981518
Enough With the Coffee Research and Other Distractions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/883709
- The impact of coffee subtypes on incident cardiovascular disease, arrhythmias, and mortality: long-term outcomes from the UK Biobank https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwac189
III. DOAC and Mechanical Valves
- PROACT Xa Trial of Apixaban With On-X Heart Valve Stopped https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981644
- Artivion Follows Recommendation to Stop PROACT Xa Clinical Trial https://investors.artivion.com/news-releases/news-release-details/artivion-follows-recommendation-stop-proact-xa-clinical-trial
- PROACT Xa - A Trial to Determine if Participants With an On-X Aortic Valve Can be Maintained Safely on Apixaban https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04142658
- Dabigatran versus Warfarin in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1300615
IV. Lipoprotein(a)
- Aspirin Primary Prevention Benefit in Those With Raised Lp(a)? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981602
- Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Relation to Lipoprotein(a) Genotypes https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.07.027
- A Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa050613
- Effect of Aspirin on Disability-free Survival in the Healthy Elderly https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1800722
- Effect of Aspirin on Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding in the Healthy Elderly https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805819
- Effect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1803955
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