July 24 2026 This Week in Cardiology

The first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, another study finding safe MRI scanning in patients with nonconditional CIEDs, the PFA-SHAM trial, and the curious case of orthopedic injuries in cardiology 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 Enlicitide Approved First Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Welcomed for Potential Primary Care Impact https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/first-oral-pcsk9-inhibitor-welcomed-potential-primary-care-2026a1000own • Dr Gregory Katz Substack • https://gregorykatz.substack.com/p/are-we-sure-mercks-new-cholesterol • CORALreef Lipids Trial • https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2511002 • CORALreef HeFH Trial • https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2841258 • CORALreef Outcomes Trial • https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06008756 II MRI Scans in Non-conditional CIEDs Specialized Nurse Practitioners Safely Manage MRI in Patients With Cardiac Implantable Devices https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/specialized-nurse-practitioners-safely-manage-mri-patients-2026a1000ozt Nurse Practitioner-Led CIED Monitoring During MRI • 10.1016/j.hroo.2026.04.031 External Link MRI in Nonconditional Pacemakers and ICDs • https://academic.oup.com/europace/article/22/2/288/5717383 Heart Rhythm Society Consensus Document • 10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.04.025 External Link III PFA-SHAM trial PFA-SHAM Trial • https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.079484 SHAM-PVI Trial • https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823283 IV Orthopedic Injuries in Cardiology What Will It Take to Make Fluoroscopy Labs Safer? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/what-will-it-take-make-fluoroscopy-labs-safer-2026a1000ox6 Expert Consensus Statement on Enhanced Radiation Protection • https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcin.2026.06.011 'Shed the Lead' and the Injuries. Should Cath Labs Go Lead-Free? • https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/shed-lead-and-injuries-should-cath-labs-go-lead-free-2024a1000hnb Health Hazards of Working in the Interventional Laboratory • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2014.11.056 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