Oct 09 2026 This Week in Cardiology

Listener feedback on POET II, sham control trials in atrial fibrillation, ICDs in HCM, and agenda laundering 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 POET II Response-Tailored or Standard-Duration ABX for Infectious Endocarditis POET I Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1808312 POET II Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2607887 II PVI-SHAM-AF trial Back in the News GAP-AF Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circep.115.003337 PVI-SHAM-AF Trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)01558-8 External Link Why Sham Studies Are a Sham in 2026 10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.09.056 External Link The Indispensable Role of Sham Controls in Evaluating Interventional Therapies 10.1016/j.hrthm.2026.10.001 External Link III ICDs in HCM I CDs for the Prevention of SCD in High-Risk Patients with HCM https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.078597 ICDs in HCM: Editorial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.079687 IV Agenda Laundering How Commercial “Agenda Laundering” Shapes Critical Care https://www.bmj.com/content/395/bmj-2026-100963 The Bob Harrington Show with the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.