Growth Hormones in Childhood Tied to Heart Problems Later On Women, those who were small for gestational age at highest risk Dec 21, 2020
Stroke, Sexual Assault Trauma Tied to Psychogenic Seizures Large study finds novel link with cerebrovascular disease Dec 08, 2020
Will Vascepa Train Roll Past Negative Omega-3 Results? STRENGTH, OMEMI temper enthusiasm but may not change much Nov 24, 2020
COVID's Heart Complications Modest in Large Registry Obese and minority groups at higher risk, though, analyses affirm Nov 18, 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
Post-Surgery Monitoring Finds Afib in Discharged Patients About 20% of patients had episodes recorded on devices, study showed Nov 17, 2020
VITAL-AF, mSToPS: Mixed Results in Afib Screening A signal that screening by continuous ECG monitoring leads to better outcomes Nov 16, 2020
Omega-3s Humbled by Corn Oil Placebo in Two Trials Implications for REDUCE-IT's icosapent ethyl unclear Nov 15, 2020
Xarelto Works for Prevention in Valvular Afib RIVER trial may open the door to use in broader populations Nov 14, 2020
Heart Group Takes Aim at Structural Racism AHA advocates for policies to root out economic, health disparities Nov 10, 2020
Brilinta Wins Indication in Recurrent Stroke Prevention FDA approval based on THALES give the drug a foothold beyond CVD Nov 06, 2020
tPA Stroke Benefit Consistent Up to 9 Hours Better functional outcomes with treatment for perfusion mismatch beyond the typical window Nov 04, 2020
Cardiac ICU: AHA Drafts Guidance for Best Practices Scientific statement aims to optimize specialized critical care, pending more rigorous evidence Oct 29, 2020
No Aspirin Post-STEMI Stent; Sapien 3 Stroke Risk; and More It's a TICO-STEMI, SOLVE-TAVI, FLASH, and IREMMI trial data round-up Oct 19, 2020
Sobering Efficacy Data for TriGuard 3 Deflector in TAVR Randomized trials on embolic protection devices are ongoing Oct 16, 2020
Bedside MRI Feasible in ICU, for COVID-19 Study showed abnormalities found without any complications from the device Sep 09, 2020
Low-Dose DOAC Valuable in Afib After Age 80 Randomized trial suggests benefit on par with warfarin in younger groups Aug 30, 2020
Healthy People 2030: HHS Prioritizes Socioeconomic Disparities, Overall Well-Being New national health goals for the next decade Aug 20, 2020
Brilinta Boosts Secondary Stroke Prevention THALES trial supports addition to aspirin but comparison with clopidogrel now needed Jul 15, 2020
Study: Afib Persistence Shouldn't Be Based on 7-Day Cutoff Is the current definition of "paroxysmal Afib" clinically relevant? Jul 02, 2020
Legendary Gymnast Dies of Basilar Artery Stroke A look at world-champion Kurt Thomas's fatal condition Jun 23, 2020
A Diabetes Drug That Slows Cognitive Decline? Trulicity analysis hints at dementia prevention Jun 22, 2020
DOACs More Risky With Common Antibiotic Study affirms concomitant use associated with major hemorrhage Jun 08, 2020
Asymptomatic Intracranial Stenosis: No Cause for Alarm Common finding on imaging not associated with worse prognosis May 26, 2020
Residual Shunt Size Matters After PFO Closure Incomplete seal was not uncommon in a cohort study May 11, 2020
Silent Infarcts Often Defy Anticoagulation in Seniors With Afib Swiss study found surprising link to cognition from these clinically 'invisible' events May 09, 2020
Next-Gen Watchman Poised to Make LAA Occlusion Less Scary? Study suggests good device performance, procedural safety May 09, 2020
An Unsafe Interaction Between Pradaxa and Common Meds Study suggests drug-drug interaction regardless of kidney function Apr 24, 2020
Study: Off-Label Use of DOACs Worrisome for LV Thrombi DOACs linked to more events than with warfarin for such blood clots Apr 22, 2020
More 'Convincing' Data on BP Drop After Renal Denervation Full results reported from SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED Mar 29, 2020
Favorable Results for DOAC After Peripheral Intervention But the devil's in the details of the VOYAGER PAD trial, expert opines Mar 28, 2020
Eliquis vs Xarelto: Which Is Better in Afib? One DOAC shows better safety, efficacy in U.S. cohort study Mar 09, 2020
Substituting Olive Oil for Animal Fats Does a Body Good, Study Suggests Benefits observed in non-Mediterranean population Mar 05, 2020
Workplace Wellness Program Triumphs for Hypertension Two-thirds meet blood pressure target after 2 years Mar 04, 2020
Just How Bad Is Missing a Few Preeclampsia Prophylaxis Doses? Study details aspirin nonadherence impacts on obstetric complications Mar 02, 2020
Off-Label Alternative to Alteplase Superior for Routine Stroke Thrombolysis? U.S. center reports favorable experience with arguably better lytic drug Feb 24, 2020
Lytic Still Needed for Endovascular Stroke Tx First RCT not definitive but misses non-inferiority Feb 22, 2020
Mobile Stroke Unit Availability Improves Stroke Clinical Outcomes Berlin's experience with the world's first units shows the payoff Feb 21, 2020
Hopes for Novel Stroke Drug Dashed in Trial But ESCAPE-NA1 signals neuroprotectant might work if given without thrombolytic Feb 20, 2020
