Approval of first-generation devices, the ticagrelor controversy, ICD longevity, the PRAGUE-25 trial (one of the most important trials of the year), and some thoughts on the end of EP as a profession are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.

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I More Ticagrelor Controversy

BMJ Investigation Finds More Concerns in Ticagrelor Trials https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/investigation-bmj-raises-more-concerns-about-ticagrelor-2025a1000gh3

Ticagrelor PLATO study https://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r1201
Ticagrelor vs Clopidogrel https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0904327

Review of the Ticagrelor Trials Evidence Base https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.123.031606
The Plato Trial: Do you believe in magic? https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp545
ONSET/OFFSET Antiplatelet Effects https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.109.912550
RESPOND Study https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.109.919456

II ICD Battery Longevity

Variability in ICD Battery Longevity https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.05.031

PRAGUE-25 Trial of AF Ablation vs LFM

PRAGUE-25 Trial https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.042

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