ADRIFT Study: Reduced Rivaroxaban Doses Are Associated With Lower Thrombin Generation Following Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Compared to Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
A recent study by Dr. Duthoit, MD, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions,…
SASSICAIA Trial Showed No Difference Between Intensified Prasugrel-Based and Standard Clopidogrel-Based Loading Strategies in Terms of Safety and Efficacy in Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
A recent study by Dr. Julinda Mehilli, M.D., published in Circulation journal,…
SYNTAX III REVOLUTION Trial: Non-invasive CT Scanning as a Potential Alternative to Invasive Coronary Angiography for Treatment Decision-Making in Patients with Complex Coronary Artery Disease
A cross-sectional observational study enrolling 223 patients with 3-vessel coronary artery disease,…
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…
ADRIFT Trial: Low-Dose Rivaroxaban is Superior to Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Controlling Thrombin Generation after Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
According to the results of Assessment of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Versus Rivaroxaban…
ORBIT-AF Registry: INR Metrics Associated with Bleeding but Not Ischemia
Among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with warfarin, clinical risk scores…
Anti-Inflammatory Therapy May Not Prevent Atherosclerotic Events
A randomized double-blinded trial called Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial (CIRT) recently published…
Adjunctive Low Dose Alteplase During Primary PCI Fails to Imrpove Microvascular Obstruction in STEMI Patients
A multi-center randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group clinical trial has shown…
Novel Target for STEMI Patients: Cholesterol Efflux Capacity Inversely Associated with All-Cause Mortality
A population-based cohort study has shown that patients with a higher serum…
Chronic Red Meat Consumption Associated With Increased TMAO Concentrations
A recent study published in the European Heart Journal showed that chronic…
Endogenous Fibrinolysis Measurement as a Predictive Test for Recurrent Cardiovascular Events
A prospective cohort study that was conducted by Mohamed Farag et al.…
Deciphering the Underpinnings of MINOCA (MI with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries)
A new prospective observational study of 38 patients suffering from myocardial infarction…
Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy in Stented Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
In an article published in the Journal of the American College of…
Blood Transfusion Increases the Risk of VTE Following Surgery
Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are associated with a higher risk of…
Thrombectomy Done Beyond 6 Hours has a Favorable Prognosis in Stroke Patients
In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine,…
S-LAAO Reduces Thromboembolism in AFib Patients After Heart Surgery
In a recent retrospective cohort study published in the Journal of American…
D-dimer Level is Associated With Increased Long-term Cancer Incidence and All-cause Mortality
According to a recently published article in Circulation, it was found that…
Canakinumab Anti-Inflammatory Thrombosis Outcomes Study
Dr. Paul Ridker and Dr. C. Michael Gibson Discuss