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,…
100,000 Patient Meta-Analysis Shows Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression Can Be Used as a Surrogate Marker for Cardiovascular Risk
A recent meta-analysis of clinical trials with more than 100,000 patients has…
Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials Shows Early Aspirin Discontinuation with P2y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy Decreases Risks of Major Bleeding After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
A recent study by Dr. O’Donoghue, published in Circulation, shows that early aspirin…
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,…
SOLVE-TAVI Trial: No Difference in 30-Day Outcomes Between Balloon-Expandable and Self-Expandable Aortic Valves in High Risk Patients With Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis
A trial led by Dr. Holger Thiele showed that there was no…
1K Plaque Associated With Lower Future ACS Risk: Case Control Cohort Study (Analysis from ICONIC Study)
In an original investigation by Dr. Alexander R. van Rosendael et al…
Study Shows Pre-Dilation Associated with Worse Outcomes As Compared to Direct Stenting of Saphenous Vein Graft Lesions in Patients Undergoing PCI
A post-hoc analysis of the Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Bare-Metal Stents in Saphenous…
Study Shows Hepatitis C Status Not Associated With Adverse Events in Adult Heart Transplant Patients by 1 Year
A recent study by Dr. Kilic, published in the American Heart Association…
Trial Shows OCT Does Not Reduce Incidence of Non-optimal Deployment of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold as Compared to Standard Angiography
A randomized controlled trial led by Dr. Seung-Yul Lee published in Circulation:…
Elevated Coronary Sinus Neuropeptide Y Levels Are Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
The study by Dr. Ajijola, published in JAMA Cardiology, found that elevated…
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…
COMPLETE Trial OCT Substudy: Non-Culprit Lesions with Vulnerable Plaque Morphology Found In Half of Patients with STEMI and Multivessel Disease
The results of the COMPLETE Optical Coherence Tomography Substudy were presented by…
Blinded Post-PCI Physiologic Assessment Detected Residual Ischemia After Angiographically Successful Result
The result of a study, presented at ACC 2019 in March, 2019…
New-Onset AF After TAVR linked To Worse Long-Term Outcomes Compared With Patients With Pre-Existing AF and No AF
A registry-based cohort study including 72,660 Medicare patients with and without atrial…
ORION-1: 1-Year Follow-Up Data Affirms 2-dose Regimen Using 300 mg of Inclisiran For Persistent LDL-C Lowering
A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, phase II clinical trial studying the effect…
COAPT: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Is a Cost Effective Treatment In Patients with Heart Failure and Secondary Mitral Valve Regurgitation
New findings from the COAPT study were just published in Circulation and…
PARTNER 3: TAVR Associated with Better Health Status At 12 Months As Compared to SAVR in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Low Surgical Risk
Findings from the ongoing PARTNER 3 trial were published in the Journal…
REMEDIAL III: Urine Flow Rate Guided Hydration Is Superior to Left Ventricular End‐Diastolic Pressure Guided Hydration for Preventing Renal And/Or Pulmonary Edema in Interventional Cardiology
Findings of an ongoing REMEDIAL (REnal Insufficiency Following Contrast MEDIA Administration triaL)…
EXCEL Trial: Five-Year Data Suggests PCI Non-Inferior to CABG in Patients with Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
The results of a randomized controlled trial led by Dr. Gregg W.…