Jan 09 2026 This Week in Cardiology

The limits of knowing coronary artery disease anatomy, fish oil and AF risk, a new drug for PSVT, and maybe I was wrong about a drug for AF conversion (the RAFF4 trial). These 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 Prediction of CAD is hard — even if you have anatomy CCTA in Prediction of First Coronary Events https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2841255 II Fish Oil and AF (and as a bonus we learn again about analytic flexibility) Are Fish Oils on the Hook for AF Risk? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995290 Omega-3 and Fish Oil Use With Risk of AF • https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.125.043031 Effect of Long-Term Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acids on the Risk of AF • https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.055654 RESPECT-EPA Trial • https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065520 Association Between Omega-3 Fatty Acids and AF: Meta Analysis • https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10557-021-07204-z Fish Oil Supplements and Risk of AF • https://academic.oup.com/eurjpc/article/29/14/1911/6679610 Editorial: Fish Oil Supplements and AF Risk • https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057464 III A New Drug for PSVT FDA Approval • https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fda-approves-drug-type-abnormally-fast-heart-rhythm RAPID trial • https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00776-6/fulltext IV AF Conversion with Vernakalant RAFF4 Trial • https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj-2025-085632.long Editorial: Rapid Cardioversion for Acute AF • https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2264 VI A Quick Note on HFpEF Med Op-Ed: Avalanche Survival, HFpEF Skepticism, and More https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/med-op-ed-avalanche-survival-hfpef-skepticism-and-more-2026a1000012 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