Pulmonary Artery Denervation Improves Pulmonary HTN in Heart Failure
The findings of the Pulmonary artery denervation (PADN) trial, presented at the…
Highlights of TCT 2018
The results of many interesting trials were presented at the TCT conference…
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…
PCI in Nonagenarians: Age Is Just a Number
The outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in nonagenarians is an understudied…
Optimal IVUS Guidance for Stent Placement: A Clear Winner?
The results of the ULTIMATE trial, presented at the TCT conference 2018,…
How Accurate is the Fractional Flow Reserve Derived From Routine Coronary Angiography?
The FAST-FFR study conducted by Fearon and his colleagues, and presented at…
Tricuspid Edge-to-Edge Valve Repair Safe in Patients with Torrential Tricuspid Regurgitation
Results from a subgroup analysis of the TriValve Registry presented at TCT…
Corevalve Evolut R (Medtronic) and Edwards Sapien 3 (Edward Lifesciences) Valves Reveal Equivalence in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) in a Head-to-Head Comparison
Results from an open-label, multi-center, 2x2 factorial design randomized trial powered for…
Landmark COAPT trial Demonstrates the Benefit of Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair Using MitraClip in Patients with Heart Failure
The spectacular results of the Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous…
Polymer-Free Amphilimus-Eluting stents: A Novel Elution Technology
Polymer-free amphilimus-eluting stents (PF-AES) are non-inferior to permanent-polymer zotarolimus-eluting stents (PP-ZES) in terms…
Polymer coated sustained-release Eluvia DES outshines non-polymer coated Zilver DES for femoropopliteal artery stenosis
A randomized global, prospective, multi-center, single-blind trial comparing the Eluvia paclitaxel-eluting stent…
SORT-OUT and BIONYX Successfully Demonstrate Non-Inferiority in the World of Drug-Eluting Stents
Findings from the SORT-OUT trial, presented at the 30th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular…
Physician burnout: An Emerging National Epidemic
Results of two studies published in the latest issue of the JAMA…
Apple Watch Series 4 Receives FDA Approval as a Class II Medical Device
The Apple watch series 4 received FDA approval as a class II…
Early Discharge Following Uncomplicated TAVR Safe, According to a Meta-Analysis
A recent meta-analysis published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology…
ASPREE: Another Warning Bell for Aspirin, “Wonder Drug”Fails to Work Wonders
The results of the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE)…
Do Valsartan Contaminants NDMA and NDEA Bear A Potential Cancer Risk?
The discovery of Valsartan products that were contaminated with NDMA, in July…
Can TTR levels Determine Long-term Prognosis in AFib Patients on Vitamin K Antagonists?
Findings from a Danish nationwide registry conducted among patients with Atrial Fibrillation…