Falling Through the Cracks on Rapid Troponin Testing Protocols Studies point to potential risks and pitfalls with change to more sensitive, rapid testing May 18, 2021
FFR Disappoints as Guide for PCI on Non-Culprit Lesions in STEMI Angiography-guided strategy holds strong in FLOWER-MI trial May 16, 2021
Mixed Results with ARNI Therapy for Post-MI Heart Failure Prevention Sacubitril/valsartan deemed safe, but still can't beat ramipril in PARADISE-MI trial May 15, 2021
ARNI Therapy in the Hot Seat at Another Virtual ACC PARADISE-MI to provide data on Entresto for MI survivors with reduced LVEF May 14, 2021
Toxic Cardiology Culture Pervasive Worldwide, ACC Survey Finds No group was immune to hostile work conditions, but women and young doctors got the worst of it May 10, 2021
What's Behind the Mysterious Chest Pain in Bladder Cancer Patient? Cardiomyopathy risks interrupting cancer treatment, worsening prognosis May 03, 2021
Business as Usual at Some Cath Labs, But Providers Still On Guard Cautious optimism as some appear to come out the other side of the global pandemic May 01, 2021
Heart Pump Protocol Makes a Dent in Cardiogenic Shock Mortality NCSI algorithm includes early hemodynamic support Apr 29, 2021
Cath Lab Team 'Not Off the Hook' for Racial Disparities in Medicine Interventional cardiology leader suggests concrete actions for colleagues Apr 28, 2021
Complete Coronary Revascularization: One Definition to Unite Them All? New framework proposed around ISCHEMIA trial findings Apr 22, 2021
Safety Data Mixed for Anti-VEGF Eye Drugs Continued concern over systemic effects in high-risk patients Apr 15, 2021
Reassuring Data on Tranexamic Acid and Blood Clots Yet concerns of thrombotic complications remain Apr 14, 2021
CaMKII Inhibitor Disappoints in Post-MI Cardioprotection First agent of its kind to test the waters in heart disease Apr 14, 2021
Cath Lab Team Easily Trained to Do Stroke Intervention European center reports good results from the start of its endovascular program Apr 05, 2021
Stripped of Hospital Privileges, St. Louis Cardiologists Go to Court Suit against SSM Health seeks $50 million if former status not restored Apr 02, 2021
Choice of Erectile Dysfunction Med May Have Heart Health Implications Large observational study of PDE-5 inhibitors vs alprostadil Mar 23, 2021
Uneven Progress Closing Race Gap in Heart Health Urban areas more successful at narrowing disparities Mar 15, 2021
Intracoronary Imaging Backed in Hunt for Vulnerable Plaques But is labor-intensive IVUS-NIRS practical in the real world? Mar 12, 2021
White Bread or White Rice? Glycemic Index Telling of CVD Risk Across Borders Observational study suggests role of diet in primary, secondary prevention alike Feb 24, 2021
ACC Report: Cardiac Care Better Woman-to-Woman Group suggests rethink of cardiology culture and medical education Feb 22, 2021
Drinks, Drugs and Smokes Spell Early Heart Disease Amphetamines, cannabis, and cocaine posed the greatest ASCVD risk in the young Feb 16, 2021
Coronary Disease: Plugged Pipes or Popped Pimple? A better analogy for what's happening to the coronary vessels Feb 07, 2021
Some of Last Year's Deferred Cardiac Surgeries Likely Still in Backlog Report describes effect of COVID on surgical case volumes, outcomes Jan 31, 2021
Combined Cath Approach No Match for Surgery for Aortic Stenosis, CAD Pacemakers increasingly an issue in TAVR plus PCI Jan 30, 2021
In STEMI PCI, Symptom-to-Balloon Time Is What Counts Study authors urge greater efforts to reduce pre-hospital delays Jan 14, 2021
Growth Hormones in Childhood Tied to Heart Problems Later On Women, those who were small for gestational age at highest risk Dec 21, 2020
Will Vascepa Train Roll Past Negative Omega-3 Results? STRENGTH, OMEMI temper enthusiasm but may not change much Nov 24, 2020
AHA: Highlighting Effective 'Real-World' Heart Tx Strategies Studies on overcoming GDMT underuse, improving self-care education, creating new settings for care delivery Nov 17, 2020
Omega-3s Humbled by Corn Oil Placebo in Two Trials Implications for REDUCE-IT's icosapent ethyl unclear Nov 15, 2020
Polypill, Aspirin Together Make a Difference in Large Outcomes Trial Aspirin proves mettle in primary prevention, TIPS-3 trial shows Nov 13, 2020
SPRINT: African Ancestry Not an Innate CVD Risk in Blacks Study refutes genetic basis for racial disparities in hypertension, CVD Nov 13, 2020
Heart Group Takes Aim at Structural Racism AHA advocates for policies to root out economic, health disparities Nov 10, 2020
Cardiac ICU: AHA Drafts Guidance for Best Practices Scientific statement aims to optimize specialized critical care, pending more rigorous evidence Oct 29, 2020
ACS Patients Benefit From Bivalirudin During PCI, Pooled Data Show Risks can be mitigated with infusion strategy, patient-level meta-analysis finds Oct 14, 2020
Is PCI the Answer to Vulnerable Plaques That Don't Limit Flow? Some success with BVS placement in PROSPECT ABSORB Oct 14, 2020
Stress Tests: A Waning Practice Before Knee, Hip Replacement Yet one surprising group actually saw an increase Sep 30, 2020
REALITY Check: Stricter RBC Transfusion Safe for Anemic MI Patients Restrictive strategy makes sense for clinical outcomes, costs Sep 01, 2020
Colchicine Scores for CV Secondary Prevention LoDoCo2 trial finds substantial benefit, but questions linger Aug 31, 2020
Antianginal Tx Fails to Make a Difference After Coronary Stenting Prophylactic trimetazidine doesn't enhance optimal medical therapy Aug 30, 2020
Impressive Results With Early-Rhythm Control in AFib Results from EAST-AFNET 4 trial "should and will change practice," expert says Aug 29, 2020