Excited to announce a special EP Edge® Journal Watch podcast episode in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society, releasing July 13, 2026.
In this episode, Dr. Niraj Sharma and Dr. Michael Lloyd, with the Heart Rhythm Society Digital Education Committee, will revisit selected trials and translational studies previously analyzed in EP Edge® Journal Watch and bring them into a practical, clinically focused podcast discussion.
Two major trial discussions:
1. The InEurHeart Trial
Has CT-guided anatomic VT ablation superseded conventional high-density electroanatomic mapping ablation?
Or is the future not “CT versus mapping,” but CT first, electrograms second, and ablation third?
2. The OPINION Trial
Another negative trial for prophylactic surgical left atrial appendage closure in patients without a history of atrial fibrillation?
What does this mean for routine appendage management during valve surgery?
And three lightning-round discussions:
Alcohol and AF
Not a simple linear relationship.
Caveolae and sinus node dysfunction
What are caveolae, and how can disruption of nanoscale pacemaker signaling contribute to sinus node disease?
Pulse self-exam for AF screening
Do we still need smartwatches, or can low-tech pulse checks still matter?
These studies were previously covered in detail in EP Edge® Journal Watch. For the full written analyses, readers can go back to:
- Issue 27, June 2026 — InEurHeart trial and alcohol-AF meta-analysis
- Issue 24, June 2026 — OPINION trial
- Issue 26, June 2026 — Caveolar compartmentalization and sinus node dysfunction
- Issue 28, July 2026 — Pulse self-exam for AF screening
Stay tuned for the podcast release on July 13, 2026. Also sharing this with the Heart Rhythm Forum community.
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Niraj Sharma MD, FHRS
Electrophysiologist
Northside Hospital
GA
7709005120
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