Drs Harrington and Gibson review their picks for the top cardiology trials of 2024 and look ahead to 2025, particularly what health topics may be prioritized by the new administration.

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Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction and Preserved Ejection Fraction (REDUCE AMI) https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa2401479

Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (BPROAD) https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2412006

Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis EARLY TAVR https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2405880

Asundexian versus Apixaban in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (OCEANIC-AF) https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2407105

In the Wake of OCEANIC-AF, Is Equipoise Regarding Factor XI Inhibition Still Afloat? https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.105

Preventive percutaneous coronary intervention versus optimal medical therapy alone for the treatment of vulnerable atherosclerotic coronary plaques (PREVENT): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00413-6

Preventive Coronary Stents: Not There Yet

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/preventive-coronary-stents-not-there-yet-2024a10006yr

Speech by Commissioner Robert M. Califf to the House of Medicine June 16, 2023

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/speeches-fda-officials/speech-commissioner-robert-m-califf-house-medicine-06162023

Evolution of Single-Lead ECG for STEMI Detection Using a Deep Learning Approach

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.11.039

From ST-Segment Elevation MI to Occlusion MI: The New Paradigm Shift in Acute Myocardial Infarction https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101314

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