Finerenone, what not to consider when choosing treatment of AS, brain health after atrial fibrillation ablation, early rhythm control for AF, and Watchman reimbursement cuts are discussed by John Mandrola, MD, 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 Finerenone FDA Widens Indication of Finerenone for Heart Failure Patients https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fda-widens-indication-finerenone-heart-failure-patients-2025a1000ive <ul> <li>FDA finerenone approval https://bayer2019tf.q4web.com/news/news-details/2025/U-S--FDA-Approves-KERENDIA-finerenone-to-Treat-Patients-With-Heart-Failure-With-Left-Ventricular-Ejection-Fraction-40-Following-Priority-Review/default.aspx</li> <li>FINEARTS-HF trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2407107</li> </ul> II Choosing TAVI or Surgical AVR Carbon Emission when treating AS <ul> <li>EHJ study https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf379</li> </ul> III Brain Lesions and Visual Migraine After Left-Sided Ablations Post-Ablation Visual Auras a Sign of Transient Brain Injury?https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/post-ablation-visual-auras-sign-transient-brain-injury-2025a1000iro <ul> <li>TRAVERSE Trial https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.071352</li> <li>TRAVERSE Migraine Substudy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.06.035</li> </ul> IV Early Rhythm Control for AF <ul> <li>EHJ Rapid Communication https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf397</li> <li>EAST-AFNET 4 Trial https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2019422</li> </ul> V Watchman Cuts CMS Reduces LAAO Value in Proposed Fee Schedule https://www.acc.org/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2025/07/15/20/08/CMS-Reduces-LAAO-Value-in-Proposed-2026 You may also like: 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 news@medscape.net

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