Feb 06 2026 This Week in Cardiology

Problems with the PREVENT score, a breakthrough in lipid-lowering therapy, a surprising benefit in stroke care, and more thoughts on statins and preventive care of heart disease are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.
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I PREVENT Score
PREVENT Equations in Young Adults https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.12.019
Hospital Readmission Reduction Program for HF
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7664458/
II A New Breakthrough in LDL-C Management With an Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/time-overcome-pcsk9i-inertia-new-data-future-options-2025a1000wf8
CORALreef Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2511002
CORALreef Outcomes Trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06008756
III A Win for the Factor XI Inhibitor Asundexian – OCEANIC Stroke Trial
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/first-clear-win-factor-xia-inhibitors-stroke-reduced-2026a10003t0
OCEANIC-STROKE Slide deck https://clinicaltrialresults.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/26-02-02_ISC_OCEANIC-STROKE-primary.pdf
OCEANIC-AF Study Stopped Early https://www.bayer.com/media/en-us/oceanic-af-study-stopped-early-due-to-lack-of-efficacy/
IV Statin Side Effects
Assessment of AEs Attributed to Statins -- Meta-analysis https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01578-8/fulltext
N-of-1 Trial to Assess AEs of Statins https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2031173
When to Start a Statin Is a Decision About Preference -- Editorial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029808
V Heart Disease Statistics
CV Statistics in the US, 2026 https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.12.027
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