Pacemaker Interference Warning; Religious Fasting and CVD; Toothpick in the Heart Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 17, 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
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
COVID Vax & Myocarditis; Ejection Fractions on EKG; Southerners Still Unwell Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 10, 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
Surgical Repair: A Newcomer in Aortic Valve Disease In this podcast, Andrew Perry and Chris Burke tackle the current state of aortic valve repair May 07, 2021 podcast
Report: Worst Hospitals for Unnecessary Procedures Lown Institute says report is the first to name hospitals with high rates of overuse May 04, 2021
This Is How Much Every Second Counts in Stroke Thrombectomy Delays until reperfusion cost years of healthy life, meta-analysis suggests 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
Low Radiation Possible During Cardiac Cath in Children NYC center reports encouraging results with ALARA radiation protocol Apr 30, 2021
Endocarditis After Low-Risk TAVR: Different Trajectory, Problem Organisms Low-risk patients "not immune" to rare infection, LRT studies show Apr 30, 2021
Shifting PCI Procedures to Outpatient Centers: Safety First? Do benefits in efficiency, cost reduction outweigh risks? Apr 29, 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
Post-MitraClip Gradients Not So Dangerous After All COAPT analysis suggests benefit of MR reduction offsets risk of mitral stenosis Apr 19, 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
Harmony Pulmonary Valve Gets FDA Nod Transcatheter valve implantation approved for people without surgical RVOT conduits Mar 26, 2021
Choice of Erectile Dysfunction Med May Have Heart Health Implications Large observational study of PDE-5 inhibitors vs alprostadil Mar 23, 2021
Positive Data Salvaged for Thrombectomy on Basilar Strokes BEST, BASICS trials not wholly negative, group finds Mar 22, 2021
Stroke Thrombectomy: 6-Hour Threshold Not So Relevant? Pooled trial analysis supports move to imaging-based criteria Mar 19, 2021
Adjustable Stent Retriever Passes Muster Novel device offers better grip on clots in LVO strokes Mar 19, 2021
Time to Stop Routine Anesthesia for Stroke Thrombectomy? Neurologists debate pandemic-related guidelines Mar 17, 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
Vascular Surgeon Admits Doing Unnecessary Procedures Feng Qin, MD, will pay $800,000 and be excluded from Medicare for 4 years Mar 11, 2021
Pre-TAVR Leaflet Cut Backed by Registry BASILICA procedure for people at risk of coronary obstruction Mar 06, 2021
Low-Risk TAVR at 2 Years: Thrombosis Concerns Creep In PARTNER 3 showing trends toward convergence of outcomes with surgery Mar 01, 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
FDA Advisors Pan Drug-Coated Balloon for Lower-Leg Ischemia Panel members cite muddy efficacy data Feb 18, 2021
Drinks, Drugs and Smokes Spell Early Heart Disease Amphetamines, cannabis, and cocaine posed the greatest ASCVD risk in the young Feb 16, 2021
Nutrition Status Tied to TAVR Outcomes Data support pre- and post-TAVR dietary interventions for the elderly Feb 05, 2021
USPSTF: Still a Hard Pass on Carotid Artery Stenosis Screening Science hasn't improved, task force says Feb 02, 2021
Promising Tissue Valve Tech Blocks Calcium Buildup Zero structural valve deterioration at 5 Years in the COMMENCE study Feb 01, 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