FFRCT Provides Superior Functional Assessment of Coronary Stenosis When Compared With Traditional Functional Imaging Techniques
A study published in JACC reported that fractional flow reserve (FFR) computation…
FDA Issues Cautionary ‘Dear Doctor’ Letter In Response to Study Reporting Increased Deaths with Paclitaxel-Coated Devices in PAD
The FDA issued a Dear Doctor letter while investigating a potential safety…
Higher Dietary Fiber Intake Associated with Reduction in Incidence of Non-Communicable Diseases
A series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses have depicted how findings from…
Epidemiological Approach Shows Low LDL Levels Do Not Increase the Risk of Sepsis
A fascinating cohort study published in JAMA Network Open conducted by QiPing Feng,…
Identification of a Risk Locus Suggests SCAD May be Genetically Determined
In the largest study conducted to date for Spontaneous coronary artery dissection…
Women in Interventional Cardiology: ‘If You Love it, You Will Make it!’
According to a recent publication in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, many factors uniquely…
New Study Sets the Stage for Determining Optimal Antithrombotic Regimen in TAVR Patients
According to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, sex, renal failure,…
Effects of Maternal Obesity On Cardiac Development
The results of a fascinating study conducted by Dr. Patricia Iozzo and…
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…
Is High Educational Attainment Associated With Higher Cardiovascular Risk and Mortality in Hispanic Individuals?
Results from a study conducted by investigators at Stanford University School of…
Use of Dynamic Myocardial Imaging in the Evaluation of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Provides Prognostic Value
A study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging has shown that both left…
Prior Cerebrovascular Disease: A Key Factor In The Assessment for Optimal Left Main Coronary Artery Revascularization Strategy
A study conducted by Dr. Gregg W.Stone and his colleagues from Columbia…
Survival Over the First Few Decades Following Tetralogy of Fallot Repair
A study published in JAMA cardiology has shown that long-term survival after…
CHIPping Away at the Pathogenesis of Chronic Heart Failure: What is the Clinical Significance of Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP)?
In a study published in JAMA cardiology, the data suggested that somatic…
2018: Cardiology News at A Glance
COAPT trial This prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized trial aimed to assess the…
ILLUMENATE European RCT Demonstrates Durability of Low-Dose DCB in Humans For the First Time
The two-year results of the ILLUMENATE European randomized clinical trial conducted by…
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…
Major Bleeding Rates With Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation
The results of a study conducted by Rein et al. have shown…
Lifetime Stroke Risk From Age Twenty Five Onwards Is Approximately One-Fourth and Varies Geographically, According to A New Study
A study conducted by the GBD 2016 Lifetime Risk of Stroke Collaborators…
Long-Term Risk of Death Shows Dramatic Increase Following Femoropopliteal Application of Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons and Stents
The results of a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials…