Aug 28 2026 This Week in CardiologyListener feedback on mechanical CPR devices, PFA and stroke, the Lindy effect in adopting new technology, and an ESC preview are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
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I Listener Feedback on Mechanical Compression Devices for OHCA
Mechanical CPR Device Use and Cardiac Arrest Survival
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.079272
PARAMEDIC trial • https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(14)61886-9/fulltext
CIRC trial • https://www.resuscitationjournal.com/article/S0300-9572(14)00128-2/fulltext
LINC trial • https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1774037
Cochrane Review •
– Mechanical vs Manual Chest Compressions for Cardiac Arrest • https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6953326/
II PFA and Stroke
Risk of Stroke and TIA With PFA vs RF Ablation https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.081092 AVANT GUARD Trial https://www.nejm.org/do/10.1056/NEJMdo008538/full/ EMBOL-AF Registry https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag217/8566008
III A New ICD Lead
LEADR LBBAP •
Trial • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.08.030
IV ESC Preview
Mandrola's Preview of the European Society of Cardiology 2026 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mandrolas-preview-european-society-cardiology-2026-2026a1000tfi
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