Pulmonary embolism, coffee, when DOACs don’t work, lipoprotein (a), and the marginal benefits of current CV therapy 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. Pulmonary Embolism - Positive Data on Thrombectomy Catheter That Avoids Thrombolytics in Acute PE https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981322 - Acute Outcomes for the Full US Cohort of the FLASH Mechanical Thrombectomy Registry in Pulmonary Embolism https://eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/acute-outcomes-for-the-full-us-cohort-of-the-flash-mechanical-thrombectomy-registry-in-pulmonary-embolism - PEERLESS Study https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05111613 - Ultrasound-facilitated, Catheter-directed, Thrombolysis in Intermediate-high Risk Pulmonary Embolism (HI-PEITHO) https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04790370 - A Prospective, Single-Arm, Multicenter Trial of Catheter-Directed Mechanical Thrombectomy for Intermediate-Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The FLARE Study https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2018.12.022 II. Coffee Again - Coffee Linked to Reduced Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981518 Enough With the Coffee Research and Other Distractions https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/883709 - The impact of coffee subtypes on incident cardiovascular disease, arrhythmias, and mortality: long-term outcomes from the UK Biobank https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwac189 III. DOAC and Mechanical Valves - PROACT Xa Trial of Apixaban With On-X Heart Valve Stopped https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981644 - Artivion Follows Recommendation to Stop PROACT Xa Clinical Trial https://investors.artivion.com/news-releases/news-release-details/artivion-follows-recommendation-stop-proact-xa-clinical-trial - PROACT Xa - A Trial to Determine if Participants With an On-X Aortic Valve Can be Maintained Safely on Apixaban https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04142658 - Dabigatran versus Warfarin in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1300615 IV. Lipoprotein(a) - Aspirin Primary Prevention Benefit in Those With Raised Lp(a)? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981602 - Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Relation to Lipoprotein(a) Genotypes https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.07.027 - A Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa050613 - Effect of Aspirin on Disability-free Survival in the Healthy Elderly https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1800722 - Effect of Aspirin on Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding in the Healthy Elderly https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1805819 - Effect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1803955 You may also like: Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine The Bob Harrington Show with Stanford University Chair of Medicine, Robert A. Harrington, MD. https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington Questions or feedback, please contact: news@medscape.net