Apr 12 2024 This Week in Cardiology

Apr 12, 2024

ACC Recap #1: DanGer Shock (plus a sobering JAMA research letter on Impella use), REDUCE-AMI, PREVENT, and EMPACT-MI are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

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I. DanGer-Shock Trial

Impella CP Improves Survival in STEMI, Cardiogenic Shock https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/impella-cp-improves-survival-stemi-cardiogenic-shock-2024a10006kz

Impella Saves Lives in Cardiogenic Shock, but Patient Selection Key https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000659

• Published DanGer Shock Study  https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2312572
• JAMA Research letter https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2817457

II. REDUCE-AMI Trial

New Data Question Beta-Blockers Post-MI With Preserved EF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-data-question-beta-blockers-post-mi-preserved-ef-2024a10006y8

Beta-Blockers Post-MI Past Their Expiration Date: REDUCE-AMI https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000663

• REDUCE-AMI paper https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2401479
• Meta-analysis: Beta Blockers for MI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.05.032

III. PREVENT Trial

Preventive PCI for Vulnerable Plaques Reduces Cardiac Events

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/preventive-pci-vulnerable-plaques-reduces-cardiac-events-2024a10006tc

Preventive Coronary Stents: Not There Yet

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/preventive-coronary-stents-not-there-yet-2024a10006yr

• PREVENT https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00413-6

IV. EMPACT MI trial of Empagliflozin in the Post-MI setting

Empagliflozin Fails to Reduce Events After Acute MI

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/empagliflozin-fails-reduce-events-after-acute-mi-2024a10006kn

• EMPACT-MI: Another SGLT2 Inhibitor Miss in Post-MI Care  https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000684
• EMPACT MI https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2314051
• DAPA MI https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/EVIDoa2300286
• PARADISE MI https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2104508
• Kaul thread https://x.com/kaulcsmc/status/1776611935842165029
• Kaul paper https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/circulationaha.116.022537

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