Aug 15 2025 This Week in Cardiology

Big new hypertension guidelines, ultraprocessed foods, coronary sinus reduction and evidence-based medicine, and more news on pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic I HTN Guidelines BP Meds Should Begin Promptly, New ACC/AHA Guidelines Say https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/bp-meds-should-begin-promptly-new-acc-aha-guidelines-say-2025a1000lms Guideline for Management of High Blood Pressure https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001356 BPROAD trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2412006 Trial Score Framework https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6459598/ II UltraProcessed Foods AHA statement on Ultraprocessed Foods and Cardiometabolic Health • https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001365 III Refractory Angina and the Coronary Sinus Reducer – A Lesson in EBM Coronary Sinus Reducer Shows Promise, With Caveats https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/coronary-sinus-reducer-shows-promise-caveats-2025a1000l76 Coronary Sinus Reducer — Meta-analysis https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2025.06.012 COSIRA II Trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05102019 IV Pulsed Field Ablation Still Looking Strong Management of OACs After PFA 10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.03.1952 External Link You may also like: The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact news@medscape.net