Another knock against the antiplatelet/anticoagulant combo, polypills in HF, the physical exam of the future, and the problem of underpowered trials that even Bayesian analyses cannot rescue are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.

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I Listener Feedback

Trends Study https://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(11)00496-6/fulltext

II Another knock against the Antiplatelet/Anticoagulation combination

"Antiplatelet Plus Oral Anticoagulant Lowers Stroke, Raises Bleeding Risk" https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/antiplatelet-plus-oral-anticoagulant-lowers-stroke-raises-2025a1000re0

ATIS-NVAF Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2839511
AQUATIC trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa2507532

III Polypill for HFrEF

A Multilevel Polypill for Patients With HFrEF https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102195

IV The Physical Exam of the Future

Point-of-Care Ultrasound https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102707

V More on Underpowered Trials – GA vs Moderate Sedation in IV stroke

SEGA Trial https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2839838
Bayesian Analyses of CV Trials https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2021.03.014

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