Study Shows High-Intensity Statin Associated With Low Risk of Death, Stroke, ACS or Bleeding As Compared to Low to Moderate Intensity Statins or No Statins
Statins, especially high-intensity statins, could reduce the risk of a composite of…
Lower Levels of Circulating Progenitor Cells Associated with Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Death In Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease
In patients with stable coronary artery disease, a decrease in circulating progenitor…
Study Suggests Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction and Not Glomerular Filtration Rate Associated with Abnormal Cardiac Mechanics and Worse Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
A study led by Dr. Navakaranbir Bajaj published in Circulation showed that…
Three Million Patient Study Shows Patients With Cancer At Higher Risk of Dying from Cardiovascular Disease As Compared to the General Population
A study led by Dr. Kathleen Sturgeon published in the European Heart…
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…
Interim Results of The EVAPORATE Trial Indicate No Change in Low Attenuation Plaque Volume But A Reduction in Total Plaque Volume Following Treatment with Icosapent Ethyl
The interim results of EVAPORATE trial, a study on the effect of…
ISCHEMIA CKD: No Difference In Outcomes Between Medical and Invasive Approaches to Ischemia in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease
The results of the International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical…
GALILEO-4D: Rivaroxaban-Aspirin Based Anti-Thrombotic Therapy Post-TAVR Protects From Valve Leaflet Motion Abnormalities
An expanded analysis of 231 patients from the GALILEO trial comparing rivaroxaban-aspirin…
DAPA-HF: Dapagliflozin Improves Heart Failure Outcomes in Patients With HFrEF Regardless of Diabetic Status
Dr. John McMurray presented the results of the DAPA-HF trial at the…
BETonMACE: Trial Shows Novel BET Protein Inhibitor Apabetalone Is Safe and Could Potentially Be Used To Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes
During the American Heart Association 2019 meeting, Dr. Kosh Ray presented the…
Phase 1 Trial Shows RUC-4 (A Novel Subcutaneous GPIIb/IIIa Inhibitor) Achieves Safe, Rapid and Effective Platelet Inhibition
The results of a phase 1 trial that evaluated the safety of…
GALILEO: Rivaroxaban Based Anti-thrombotic Strategy Associated with Increased Risk of Death or Thromboembolic Events and Bleeding Compared to Antiplatelet Based Strategy in Patients with TAVR
The results of the GALILEO trial were presented by Dr. George Dangas…
ISCHEMIA: No Reduction in Cardiovascular Event in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease Who Undergo Invasive Therapy
The results of the ISCHEMIA trial were presented by Dr. Judith Hochman…
COLCOT: Colchicine Reduced Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Recent Myocardial Infarction
The results of the COLCOT trial were presented by Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif…
Blinded Post-PCI Physiologic Assessment Detected Residual Ischemia After Angiographically Successful Result
The result of a study, presented at ACC 2019 in March, 2019…
Cardiac Rehabilitation Is Associated With Decreased Hospitalization and Mortality After Cardiac Valve Surgery
Cardiac rehabilitation after cardiac valve surgery is associated with lower hospitalizations and…
Treatment with Statins, RAAS Inhibitors and Platelet Inhibitors After CABG is Essential, While the Use of Beta-blockers is Questionable: Swedish Study
In a recent study published in the European Heart Journal, Erik Björklund…
New 21,000 PCI Study Shows Same-Day Discharge Associated with Reduced Costs But No Difference in Mortality or Readmission Rates in Patients Undergoing Elective PCI
A study led by Dr. Jennifer Rymer published in the American Heart…
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)…
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…