This Week In Cardiology

Silent cerebral embolism after LAAC, AI in ECG rhythm analysis, anti-thrombotic strategies in patients with AF and CAD, and subclinical AF are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in today’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. Silent Cerebral Embolism after LAAC JAHA Case Series  https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.037968 JACC  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.12.039 II. AI Transforming Rhythm Monitor Reading Johnson and colleagues RCT https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03516-x III. Anticoagulation Alone or OAC plus antiplatelets in patients with CAD and AF Rashedi and colleagues Meta-analysis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.12.030 AQUATIC https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04217447 IV. DOAC for Subclinical AF – A Subgroup Analysis of ARTESIA Anticoagulation Uncertainty in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/anticoagulati