‘CONSERVE’ Your Energy and Resources: Selective Referral Strategy Using CCTA Non-Inferior to Direct Referral Strategy to ICA for Suspected CAD
The findings of a randomized, controlled, open-label trial conducted by Dr. Hyuk-Jae…
Does One Need A Parachute While Jumping From An Aircraft? A Clinical Trial Addresses the Question
Parachute use on jumping from an aircraft does not reduce death or major…
Drug-Coated Balloon Outperforms Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Femoropopliteal Disease
A study conducted by Yongle Xu et al. demonstrated that the superiority…
New TAVR Insights: Survival Advantage of TAVR Over SAVR Not Sustained At Five Years, Severe Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch Not Benign Following TAVR
The 5-year outcomes of a trial conducted by Gleason et al. published…
NT-ProBNP-Guided Medical Therapy Failed To Show Superiority Compared To Usual Care In HFrEF
Results of a multi-center, randomized clinical trial which enrolled 894 patients with…
N- acetylcysteine and Intravenous Sodium Bicarbonate Infusion in the Prevention of Contrast Associated Kidney Injury: A Cautionary Tale
A study published in JACC Cardiovascular Interventions has shown that among patients…
Mechanistic Study Delves Into Heart Failure Benefits Noted With Empagliflozin
The EMPA-HEART trial showed that empagliflozin resulted in beneficial effects on left…
TRED-HF: Tread With Caution While Withdrawing Heart Failure Medication in Recovered Dilated Cardiomyopathy
The results of the TRED-HF trial published in The Lancet showed that…
Superior Efficacy of Sacubitril-Valsartan Compared to Enalapril for lowering NT Pro-BNP in Patients Hospitalized for HFrEF
Results from a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, double dummy, parallel group clinical trial…
Dapaglifozin ‘DECLARED’ Effective in the Reduction of Heart Failure Hospitalizations in Diabetic Population
The DECLARE–TIMI 58 trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine…
Fish Oil or Vitamin D Supplementation as Protection Against Cardiovascular Events or Cancer Suffers Deteriorating ‘VITAL’ Signs
The VITAL trial conducted by Manson et al. showed that supplementation with…
Fish Oil Use in Hypertriglyceridemia Reduces Risk of Ischemic Events, Over-The-Counter Fish Oil Supplements Still ‘Fishy’
A study by Bhatt et al. published online in the New England…
PPIs for GI Bleeding Prophylaxis in Critically Ill ICU Patients: Benefits Vs Risks
The use of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) for prophylaxis against gastrointestinal (GI)…
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Albiglutide Demonstrates ‘Harmonious’ Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetics
The results of the recently published Harmony-Outcomes study in The Lancet, led…
Same Day Discharge Following Elective PCI Proven Both Safe and Economical
An observational cross-sectional cohort study by Amin et al. suggested that greater…
Portico TAVR study demonstrates low rates of stroke, death at 1 year
Results from the Portico 1 study were presented during a late-breaking session…
Pulmonary Artery Denervation Improves Pulmonary HTN in Heart Failure
The findings of the Pulmonary artery denervation (PADN) trial, presented at the…
Tiered Approach for Management of Angina Patients With No Obstructive CAD Shows Benefit
For angina patients without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), adjunctive testing of…
‘Rota Regret’ Makes Training in High-Speed Rotablation A Necessity, for Interventionalists Dealing with Heavily Calcified Coronary Lesions
The results of PREPARE-CALC trial, presented at TCT 2018, have shown that…
Encouraging Outcomes in ABSORB IV Pave the Way for Polymeric Coronary Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds
In the long saga of ABSORB trials, the ABSORB IV trial presented…