In a Recent Large Cohort Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Inhibitors Were Not Associated with Increased Risk of COVID-19 and Severe Illness
Medications acting on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), such as ACE inhibitors and…
TIM-HF2 Trial: Morbidity and Mortality Benefit of Remote Telemedical Interventional Management In Heart Failure No Longer Observed 1 Year After End of Trial
The positive effect of the remote patient management (RPM) intervention on morbidity…
Patients with Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Treated at Teaching Hospitals Are More Likely to Survive to 30 Days, Compared with Non-Teaching Hospitals
In a large population-based study, a significant and sustained survival benefit was…
Severe Coronary Calcification Might Delay Healing Following Implantation of Newer-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents
In an autopsy-based, histopathological analysis of stented coronary lesions, severe calcification was…
One in Eight Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiac Disease Experience Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence
One in eight patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease reports medication nonadherence due…
Blinded Post-PCI Physiologic Assessment Detected Residual Ischemia After Angiographically Successful Result
The result of a study, presented at ACC 2019 in March, 2019…
Cardiac Rehabilitation Is Associated With Decreased Hospitalization and Mortality After Cardiac Valve Surgery
Cardiac rehabilitation after cardiac valve surgery is associated with lower hospitalizations and…
THEMIS Study: Ticagrelor Plus Aspirin Associated with Lower Ischemic Event Rate but Higher Bleeding Rate Than Aspirin Alone in Patients with Diabetes and Stable Coronary Artery Disease
Use of ticagrelor plus aspirin in patients with stable coronary artery disease…
The COMPLETE Timing Substudy: A Randomized Trial of Complete Staged Revascularization Vs. Infarct Artery PCI Alone in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Multivessel Disease – Importance of Revascularization Timing
The results of a substudy of the COMPLETE Trial were presented at…
EWTOPIA 75 Trial: Lowering LDL-Cholesterol with Ezetimibe Prevents Cardiovascular Events in the Elderly
Individuals older than 75 years treated with ezetimibe had a significantly lower…
Meta-analysis Shows Reduced 1-Year Mortality with TAVR in Low-Risk Severe AS Patients
In a meta-analysis of RCTs comparing TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) versus…
PolyIran Trial: Polypill Prevents Cardiovascular Events
A four-component polypill, including aspirin, atorvastatin, hydrochlorothiazide, and enalapril or valsartan, effectively…
CLIMA Registry: OCT-Defined Plaque Morphology Links to Major Coronary Events
Data from CLIMA registry shows that simultaneous presence of four optical coherence…
Novel Physiology-Based Method of Estimating Myocardial Ischemic Burden
Murai et al. devised a novel physiology-based method of estimating the amount…
Biologic Therapy for Psoriasis Associated with Reduced Coronary Inflammation
Anti-inflammatory biologic therapy used for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis…
Fractional Flow Reserve Aids Decision Making for Intermediate Coronary Lesions: 1-Month Data from FORZA Study
Compared with optical coherence tomography (OCT), fractional flow reserve (FFR) was associated…
Vascular Risk Factors Tied to Unhealthy Brains, Study from UK Biobank Suggests
Vascular risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, and diabetes were associated with…
IMPROVE-IT Trial: Intensive Lipid-Lowering Cuts CVD Risk in the Elderly
Among patients hospitalized for an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), adding ezetimibe to…
TSR1 Gene Associated with Coronary Dissection in A Chinese Cohort
TSR1 gene, encoding a ribosome biogenesis factor required for the maturation of…
Silent Myocardial Infarction Prevails Prior to Sudden Cardiac Death, Autopsy Data Suggests
Among individuals who had sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to ischemic cardiac…