Afib Catheter Ablation Wins Points for Psych Improvement REMEDIAL trial finds reduced anxiety, depression after procedure vs medical therapy Sep 12, 2023
Beneficial Produce Scripts; Aortic Dissection Deaths Up; New Opioid & Cardiac Arrest Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 05, 2023
No Aspirin After PCI? Extended P2Y12 Monotherapy? Trials Weigh In Two trials read out, but generalizability is the question Aug 29, 2023
OCT Angioplasty Win; Congenital Defect Found in Bronny James; Gene Tx for Angina Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Aug 29, 2023
Compound in Beetroot Juice Fends Off Contrast-Induced AKI "Provocative" results for inorganic nitrate pill shown in NITRATE-CIN trial Aug 29, 2023
STEMI Complete Revascularization: No Point in Waiting MULTISTARS AMI trial helps answer the timing question in multivessel disease treatment Aug 28, 2023
Ambulance Routing Might Not Matter After Cardiac Arrest Trial in best-case scenario setting shows sending patients to specialty centers doesn't help Aug 28, 2023
Pulsed Field Ablation Measures Up in Head-to-Head Trial Novel catheters on par with thermal ablation, but do they meet the early high hopes? Aug 28, 2023
Afib Ablation Exceeds Expectations in Sickest Heart Failure Patients Death and surgeries delayed in end-stage heart failure Aug 28, 2023
Complete PCI Better for Older MI Patients Too Trial affirms advantage over culprit-lesion-only stenting in those ages 75 and up Aug 26, 2023
SGLT2 Inhibitors, Rapid Titration, IV Iron Get a Boost in New European HF Guideline Other recommendations also released for endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, ACS, and more Aug 25, 2023
Medtronic's Renal Denervation System for Hypertension Splits FDA Panel Once resurrected, is radiofrequency renal denervation heading back to limbo? Aug 24, 2023
FDA Advisors' Recommendation on Renal Denervation Hinges on Effectiveness Question Device-based hypertension treatments have only modest BP reductions Aug 21, 2023
Study Questions Relationship Between Hospital Competition and Surgical Quality Outcomes were mixed, depending on the operation Aug 02, 2023
Impella Devices Recalled After Deaths, Injuries Tied to TAVR Interactions Recall involves new instructions for use without devices needing to be returned Jul 28, 2023
American Guidelines Sour on Beta-Blockers for Chronic Coronary Disease For some people, revascularization to improve symptoms or help survival also endorsed Jul 20, 2023
PPI Still Common With Self-Expanding TAVR But rates are now "Sapien-like," editorialist says Jul 19, 2023
Half-Dose TNKase Holds Up for Pharmaco-Invasive Reperfusion in STEMI Excess brain bleeds nevertheless persist with lower dose Jul 14, 2023
Autoimmune Afib; Inappropriate ICD Shocks Down; Dissolving Cardiac Sensors Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jul 11, 2023
Bicuspid Aortic Valves and Aortopathy Cluster Among Close Relatives Large study supports wider screening of family members of probands Jun 15, 2023
Cautious Hope for Endovascular Aortic Tx in Connective Tissue Disease Success observed in usually contraindicated Marfan, Loeys-Dietz syndromes Jun 14, 2023
Real-World Data Affirms Next-Gen TAVR Device Advantage TVT registry compares outcomes with Evolut FX and Pro+ Jun 11, 2023
Strategies May Cut Pacing Needs With Navitor TAVR Approval study analysis suggests best practices Jun 11, 2023
Poor Nutrition Status Linked With Survival After MitraClip But procedure no less effective for this higher risk group, COAPT trial post hoc analysis shows Jun 10, 2023
Transapical Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Trial Raises Questions Pooled 2-year data show risks, raise concern about impact on ventricles Jun 09, 2023
MitraClip Shines in Real-World, Core-Lab Data Benefits similar across anatomical complexity, advanced heart failure in post-marketing studies Jun 09, 2023
Novel LAA Closure Device 'Promising' First-in-human experience weighs in on device that twists the left atrial appendage closed Jun 08, 2023
Farxiga's Decongestion Flop; Benefit of Strong Legs; 2,500-Mile Heart Transport Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 23, 2023
Impella Not Linked to Better VT Ablation Outcomes High-risk patients do not get benefits from devices, observational study finds May 22, 2023
Conduction System Pacing Techniques Tied to Improved LVEF in Heart Failure Compared with biventricular pacing, increase in LVEF was found to be significant May 22, 2023
Faulty Tricuspid Valve Linked to Less Success for Mitral Valve Therapy Registry analyses look at which patients may be candidates for transcatheter tricuspid therapies May 22, 2023
Biologic Envelope Cuts Complications After Cardiac Device Implantation "Any strategy to reduce infection rates in these patients is important," expert says May 22, 2023
Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker Impresses in Safety-and-Performance Study Device provided atrial pacing, reliable atrioventricular synchrony for 3 months post-implantation May 21, 2023
Novel Long-Lesion DES Sails Through Pivotal Trial 48-mm Xience stent surprised with low restenosis at 1 year May 21, 2023
Pulmonary Clot Thrombectomy Has Lasting Benefits Longer-term trial results support durable quality-of-life advantage May 21, 2023
Distal Radial PCI Safety for the Hand Holds Up Longer Term Randomized trial weighs in with extended follow-up May 21, 2023
PCI 'Roadmap' for the Coronary Tree Cuts Contrast Use Tool could hold promise for reducing acute kidney injury risk May 19, 2023
TAVR Valves Fail Fast in ESRD, Study Shows Group predisposed to calcification shows double digit rate within 6 months May 19, 2023
Door Shut on Excess Noncardiac Deaths After Intervention for Stable CAD Earlier signal of noncardiovascular mortality refuted by large meta-analysis May 19, 2023
HF Shunt Results Hold Up Midterm in Early Data 6-month follow-up with investigational device gives support for pivotal trial May 19, 2023