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May 29 2026 This Week in Cardiology

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A life-long treatment for high LDL, a VESALIUS subanalysis, tirzepatide beats semaglutide again, arrhythmia burden in cardiac amyloidosis, and a lipid guideline rebuttal are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I Permanent Lipid Lowering therapy

  • Verve 102 Therapy for FH https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2601283

II Vesalius Substudy on PCSK9i Use in Patients With Previous PCI

  • VESALIUS Subgroup Analysis https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.080616
  • VESALIUS Study - NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2514428

III Tirzepatide looking to be best again

  • SURPASS-EARLY Trial https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-05602
  • SURMOUNT-5 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa2416394

IV Arrhythmias in Cardiac Amyloidosis

Loop Recorders Reveal Arrhythmias in Cardiac Amyloidosis https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/loop-recorders-reveal-arrhythmias-cardiac-amyloidosis-2026a1000gq9

  • EXCALIBUR Study
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