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…
New 1,500 Patient Study Demonstrates Favorable 1-Year Mortality Rate in Mitral Valve-In-Valve Implantation in Patients With Failed Mitral Valve Surgery
The results of a combined analysis of the STS/ACC/TVT Registry and the…
SCOPE I: ACURATE Neo (Self-Expanding TAVR System) Struggles to Have An Edge On SAPIEN 3 (Balloon-Expandable TAVR System)
Results of a randomized trial presented at TCT 2019 and simultaneously published…
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…
REVELATION Trial: Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Angioplasty is Non-Inferior To The Routinely Conducted Drug-Eluting Stenting in STEMI Patients
According to a recent study based on the REVELATION Trial, conducted by…
Dual Anti-thrombotic Therapy Safe For Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Recent PCI:ENTRUST-AF PCI
Results from a phase-IIIb, open-label, multi-center, randomized clinical trial comparing the safety…
SYNTAXES Study: No Significant Difference In All-Cause Death At 10 Years Between PCI and CABG
A follow-up of a multicenter, randomized controlled trial, the results of which…
Novel Physiology-Based Method of Estimating Myocardial Ischemic Burden
Murai et al. devised a novel physiology-based method of estimating the amount…
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…
TSR1 Gene Associated with Coronary Dissection in A Chinese Cohort
TSR1 gene, encoding a ribosome biogenesis factor required for the maturation of…
Nationwide Study Shows New-onset Left Bundle Branch Block After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Occurred in 15% of Intermediate Risk Patients and Is Associated with Worse 2 Year Outcomes
According to a new nationwide study, new onset left bundle branch block…
STS/ACC TVT Registry: Higher Volume Associated with Better TAVR Outcomes
Recent updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain…
MR-INFORM: Myocardial Perfusion Based Strategy to Determine Need for Revascularization Shown to be Non-Inferior to Invasive Angiography in Reducing the Occurrence of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Stable Angina
A trial led by Dr. Eike Nagel published in the New England…
LRT Trial: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement In Low Risk Patients with Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis Appears To Be Safe At 1 Year
A study led by Dr. Ronald Waksman showed that in low-risk patients…
BIO-RESORT TRIAL: Lower Stent Strut Thickness Associated with Lower Rates of Repeat Revascularization
A prespecified analysis of the BIO-RESORT trial demonstrated that patients stent in…
REVELATION: Drug-Coated Balloon Is Non-Inferior to Drug-Eluting Stent in Terms of Functional Outcome by 9 Months In Patients with STEMI
A randomized controlled trial led by Dr. Nicola Vos published in JACC:…
New Study Involving 95,000 Stents Shows Outcomes of Bioabsorbable Polymer Drug-Eluting Stents Not Better than Permanent Drug-Eluting Stents in Reducing Stent Thrombosis and Restenosis
In a study published in the European Heart Journal, Dr. Sergio Buccheri…
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…
VANISH Trial: 3 Year Follow Up Data Shows No Difference in Myocardial Blood Perfusion With Bioresorbable Stents Compared to Drug-Eluting Stents After Sympathetic Stimulation
A clinical trial led by Dr. Wijnand J. Stuijfzand published in JACC…