Feb 13 2026 This Week in Cardiology

Ticagrelor vs prasugrel, a new LAAC device, pulsed field ablation AF results, lifestyle intervention in AF, the term "provider" vs "doctor," and coffee 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 TUXEDO-2 Trial
TUXEDO-2 Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2844869
ISAR-REACT 5 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1908973
II VERITAS Study of Dual-Seal LAAO
VERITAS Study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.01.021
III PFA vs RF over 4 years
Advent-LTO study https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04246-4
ADVENT Study https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2307291
SPHERE PER-AF Study https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03022-6 SINGLE SHOT CHAMPION Study https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2502280
BEAT PAROX-AF Trial https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf1115/8436829
IV What's in a Name — Use of the Term "Provider"
Physicians Are Not Providers: The Ethical Significance of Names https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-03852
V Coffee and Dementia Risk
Coffee/Tea Intake and Dementia Risk https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844764
Mandrola Commentary: Enough With the Coffee Research and Other Distractions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/883709
VI Lifestyle interventions Post AF ablation
Improving Outcomes of AF by Lifestyle Interventions https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/47/6/669/8243674
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