Sep 04 2026 This Week in Cardiology

ESC recaps on the SINGLE-AF trial, CMR Guide trial, two ATTR studies, PVI-SHAM-AF, STAREE, and an observational study of ICD benefit over the past decades are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I SINGLE-AF Trial

To Anticoagulate or Not in Intermediate-Risk AF: The SINGLE-AF Trial https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/anticoagulate-or-not-intermediate-risk-af-single-af-trial-2026a1000uko

• SINGLE-AF https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2607978

II Scar as an ICD risk stratifier

Is Scar on CMR an Indication for ICD? CMR Guide Leaves Doubts

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/scar-cmr-indication-icd-cmr-guide-leaves-doubts-2026a1000ukq

• CMTR GUIDE Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2853395
• MADIT II Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa013474

III Single vs Dual Therapy in ATTR-CM

• HELIOS-B Trial Sub-analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109726072086
• HELIOS-B Sub-analysis Editorial https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109726073766#bib8
• HELIOS-B main trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2409134
• CARDIO-TTRansform Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2608510

IV A Stunning Result of another Sham-controlled AF ablation trial

Does AF Ablation Work? That's in Question After PVI-SHAM-AF https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/does-af-ablation-work-s-question-after-sham-pvi-af-2026a1000uli

• PVI-SHAM-AF Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)01558-8 External Link
• SHAM-PVI Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823283
• PFA-Sham Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.079484

V Should Older Adults Take Statins: The STAREE trial.

STAREE Strengthens Case for Over-the-Counter Statins https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/staree-strengthens-case-over-counter-statins-2026a1000vrw

• STAREE Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2607314

VII Declining ICD Benefit After MI

• Mortality Reduction with ICD for Prevention of SCD Post-MI https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag706/8768943
• CONTEMP-ICD Trial https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06543446
• PROFID-EHRA Trial https://profid-project.eu/profid-ehra-trial/

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