This Week In Cardiology

Listener feedback, huge news in the world of carotid disease with the CREST-2 publication, prasugrel beats ticagrelor again, and a big coffee trial are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week'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 Listener Feedback Complete Revascularization for Acute MI Meta-analysis  https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)02170-1 II A Sea Change in the Treatment of Carotid Artery Disease — CREST-2 Published ECST-2 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(25)00107-3/fulltext SPACE-2 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36115360/ CREST-2 Trial www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2508800 CREST Protocol paper https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5987521/ III Prasugrel Beats Ticagrelor in High-Risk Patients With Diabetes After PCI https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/prasugrel-beats-ticagrelor-high-risk-patients-diabetes-after-2025a1000wbt PLAT