The FDA approval of TAVR for asymptomatic AS, digital health, subcutaneous vs transvenous ICD, and cryptogenic stroke in young adults are discussed by John Mandrola, MD.

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I FDA announces approval for TAVR in pts with asymptomatic AS

Edwards Press Release https://www.edwards.com/newsroom/news/2025-05-01-edwards-tavr-receives-fda-approval-for-patients-with-asymptomatic-severe-aortic-stenosis
Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis (EARLY TAVR) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2405880
EARLY TAVR: A Positive Trial That Fails to Inform Clinical Decisions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/early-tavr-positive-trial-fails-inform-clinical-decisions-2024a1000kec
Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis: 'Time to Act' or Not So Fast? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/asymptomatic-aortic-stenosis-time-act-or-not-so-fast-2025a10005o9

II PPG that Can Distinguish source of Tachycardia

Machine-learning guided differentiation between photoplethysmography waveforms of supraventricular and ventricular origin https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2025.108798

III PRAETORIAN -XL trial

Device-related Complications in Transvenous Versus Subcutaneous Defibrillator Therapy During Long-term Follow-up: the PRAETORIAN-XL Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.074576
Subcutaneous or Transvenous Defibrillator Therapy (PRAETORIAN trial) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1915932
Subcutaneous or Transvenous Defibrillator Therapy Letter to Editor https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2034917
The PRAETORIAN Trial: Guarded Approach to Subcutaneous ICD Best https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/937156

IV Stroke in Young People

Burden of Modifiable Risk Factors in Young-Onset Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke by High-Risk Patent Foramen Ovale https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.049855
Migraine: A Key Factor in Young Adults With Unexplained Stroke https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/migraine-key-factor-young-adults-unexplained-stroke-2025a10009jj
U.S. stroke rate declining in adults 75 and older, yet rising in adults 49 and younger ASA statement https://newsroom.heart.org/news/u-s-stroke-rate-declining-in-adults-75-and-older-yet-rising-in-adults-49-and-younger
Increasing stroke in the young https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2020.100085

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