Cardiology Today

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 19, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like interventricular septum and right bundle branch block. Key takeaway: Sex Impacts Microaxial Pump Outcomes in Shock. Article Links: Article 1: Sex-Specific Microaxial Flow Pump Use and Outcomes in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock in the DanGer Shock Trial. (Journal of the Ameri...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 19, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like mind-body exercise and older adults. Key takeaway: Sirolimus Balloon Challenges Paclitaxel Mortality. Article Links: Article 1: Comparison of Sirolimus- vs Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Angioplasty for Femoropopliteal Artery Disease: The SIRONA Randomized Noninferiority Trial. (Jou...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 18, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries and complex congenital heart disease. Key takeaway: Xenotransplant: Genetic Editing for Success. Article Links: Article 1: Arrhythmias in congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: an international stud...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 17, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like Endothelial function and Venous thromboembolism. Key takeaway: Cell-free DNA Reveals Heart Transplant Recipient Injury. Article Links: Article 1: Six-Year Outcomes After Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients With Aortic Stenosis. (Journal of th...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 16, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like heart transplant rejection and Percutaneous coronary intervention. Key takeaway: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Mortality Breakdown.. Article Links: Article 1: ADAR1 and RIPK1 orchestrate the ZBP1-mediated PANoptosis and mouse heart transplant rejection. (American journal o...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 15, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like sex differences and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Key takeaway: E. C. G. Boosts Microvascular Disease Detection. Article Links: Article 1: Prognostic importance of exercise electrocardiography in patients with suspected microvascular disease. (Heart (British C...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 15, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like N. L. R. P. three and lipid management. Key takeaway: Remote Heart Failure Management Sustains Benefits. Article Links: Article 1: Lipoprotein(a)-lowering therapies: a promising future. (European heart journal) Article 2: Macrophage SBK2 suppresses inflammation and atherosclero...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 14, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like C. C. R. 8 and Left Heart Dysfunction. Key takeaway: Soluble S. T. 2 Drives Fulminant Myocarditis. Article Links: Article 1: Elevated Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure in Group 1 Pulmonary Hypertension. (Circulation) Article 2: CCR8 Expression on Regulatory T Cells Reveals Trajec...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 13, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like obesity and body mass index. Key takeaway: AF: The 25% Diabetes Complication You Miss. Article Links: Article 1: Second- and Third-Generation BCR-ABL Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and the Risk of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Prevalent New-User Design. (Circulation) Article 2...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 12, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like transthyretin silencers and macrophage PRMT9. Key takeaway: Acoramidis Reduces ATTR-CM Mortality & Hospitalization.. Article Links: Article 1: Sirolimus-Eluting Iron Bioresorbable Scaffolds vs Everolimus-Eluting Stents for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Randomized T...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 11, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like qualitative research and heart failure. Key takeaway: AF Rate Control: Evidence Gap Identified. Article Links: Article 1: Changes in Haemodynamics, Cardiac Energetics, and Cell Signalling Pathways Induced by VA-ECMO with or without Left Ventricular Active Unloading. (The Journa...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 11, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like Blood pressure reduction and E. X. C. E. L. trial. Key takeaway: Macrophage circHIPK2 Directs Post-MI Fibrosis. Article Links: Article 1: Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction After Left Main Revascularization: The EXCEL Trial. (Circulation) Article 2: Computed tomography-guided vs...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 10, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like endothelium and cost-utility analysis. Key takeaway: AP-1 Genes Drive Lung Allograft Dysfunction. Article Links: Article 1: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes in Stressor-Associated Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the VITAL-AF Trial. (Circulation) Article 2: Spatial trans...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 09, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like Accessory pathways and Omnipolar technology near-field. Key takeaway: CVP: Key to Heart Failure Chemoreceptor Sensitivity. Article Links: Article 1: A Novel Predictive Model for Left Atrial Low-Voltage Areas in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. (Heart rhythm) Article 2: Blood pre...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 08, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like preeclampsia and maternal-fetal interface. Key takeaway: Adipose Tissue Drives Heart Failure Pathogenesis. Article Links: Article 1: Coronary Artery Compliance Modification after Non-Compliant Balloon Angioplasty and Intravascular Lithotripsy. (The American journal of cardiolog...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 07, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like cost-effectiveness and HeartMate 3. Key takeaway: Echo Phenotypes Boost PAH Risk Prediction. Article Links: Article 1: Pulsed Field Ablation vs Standard Radiofrequency Ablation for Typical Atrial Flutter: ADVANTAGE AF Trial Substudy. (Journal of the American College of Cardiolo...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 07, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like myocardial recovery and bicuspid aortic valve. Key takeaway: Insulin Resistance Impairs LVAD Recovery in Obese Heart Failure.. Article Links: Article 1: The Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 rs671 Variant Enhances Platelet Activation and Arterial Thrombosis. (Circulation) Article 2: Gen...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 06, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like heart transplantation and Cytomegalovirus. Key takeaway: Donor T. N. F. alpha Linked to Worse Kidney Grafts. Article Links: Article 1: Safety-Net Kidney Transplantation After Heart Transplantation: Early Real-World Outcomes Under the New Policy. (The Journal of heart and lung t...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 05, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like risk prediction and heart failure. Key takeaway: Early TAVR Superior for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis. Article Links: Article 1: PREVENT Equations in Young Adults: Fairness, Calibration, and Performance Across Racial and Ethnic Groups. (Journal of the American College of Cardio...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 04, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like high-intensity interval training and acute exercise. Key takeaway: C. T. Predicts Stroke Clot Removal Success. Article Links: Article 1: General Anesthesia Versus Conscious Sedation for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke in the MOST Trial. (Journal o...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 03, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like cardiac implantable electronic devices and quality of life. Key takeaway: New Extravascular Defibrillator Offers Pacing. Article Links: Article 1: Defining an Optimal Result of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Intervention: Results From the Tri-QOL Study. (Circulation) Article 2:...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 02, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like stroke risk and cardiac lymphatics. Key takeaway: Lymphatics Predict Heart Transplant Survival.. Article Links: Article 1: Prognostic Value of Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Electrocardiography-Derived Diastolic Dysfunction Grading and Trajectory in Patients Undergoing Transca...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 01, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like warm ischemic time and chronic antibody-mediated rejection. Key takeaway: Chlorthalidone vs Hydrochlorothiazide: No C. V. Risk Difference. Article Links: Article 1: Barriers and opportunities in donation after circulatory death heart transplantation. (The Journal of heart and l...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded February 01, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like cardiac protection and delayed kidney graft function. Key takeaway: Dual Organ Perfusion: Superior Cardiac Safety. Article Links: Article 1: Add-on therapy with parenteral prostacyclin analogues in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: Insights from the COMPERA registr...

Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded January 31, 2026. This episode summarizes 5 key cardiology studies on topics like cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome and sinoatrial node dysfunction. Key takeaway: Fontan Liver Biomarkers Predict Survival. Article Links: Article 1: Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Medication Eligibility Across National Survey, Community-Based, and Ambulatory Healthcare S...