COAPT Trial: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Leads to Early and Sustained Health Improvements in Patients with Secondary Mitral Regurgitation
A study led by Dr. Suzanne Arnold published in the Journal of…
PARTNER 3 Trial: Lower Risk of Death, Stroke and Rehospitalization in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Low Surgical Risk Treated with TAVR
A randomized controlled trial led by Dr. M.J. Mack, published in the…
Recently Released Joint Statement Proposes New Model of Care for Patients with Valvular Heart Disease
A joint report that proposes an integrated model of care for patients…
Randomized Trial Shows That Transcatheter Aortic-valve Replacement is Non-inferior to Surgery in Low Risk Patients
A study by Dr. Jeffrey Popma and colleagues published in the New…
TAVR Using Balloon Expandable Valve Superior To Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement In Low Risk Patients With Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis
A randomized multi-center trial which enrolled 1000 patients from 71 centers around…
Randomized Trial Comparing Bilateral with Single Internal-Thoracic-Artery Grafting for CABG Shows No Significant Difference in All-Cause Mortality
A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed…
Long-Term Consequences Post Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Cryptogenic Embolism
Recently, Jérôme Wintzer-Wehekind M.D. and his team at Quebec Heart & Lung…
Survival Over the First Few Decades Following Tetralogy of Fallot Repair
A study published in JAMA cardiology has shown that long-term survival after…
2018: Cardiology News at A Glance
COAPT trial This prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized trial aimed to assess the…
Saphenous Vein Graft Harvesting for CABG: Endoscopic Vs Open Technique
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed…
Low Dose Rivaroxaban Plus Aspirin Reduces Major Adverse Limb Events in COMPASS
According to a new subgroup analysis of the COMPASS trial published in…
Assessment of Long-term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing SAVR
A contemporary cohort study recently published in Journal of the American College of…
S-LAAO Reduces Thromboembolism in AFib Patients After Heart Surgery
In a recent retrospective cohort study published in the Journal of American…
TRICS III – Transfusion Triggers in Cardiac Surgery
Dr. Mathieu Kerneis discusses the trial findings with Dr. David Mazer at…
Continued versus Interrupted NOAC at the time of Device Surgery
Dr. David Birnie and Dr. C. Michael Gibson Discuss
LAAO Among AFib Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Dr. Daniel J. Friedman and Dr. C. Michael Gibson Discuss