Latest News

ICON RELOADED: A New Future for NT-proBNP

A multicenter, international, North American study published in the Journal of the…

SWAP 4 trial: De-escalation of P2Y12 Inhibitors

In a recent article published in The Circulation, it has been found…

HeartMate 3: Magnetic Pump in Advanced Heart Failure

According to a new study published in the New England Journal of…

VEST: Wearable cardiac defibrillator decreases mortality post MI

The first randomized trial of the Wearable Cardiac Defibrillator (WCD) was conducted…

Febuxostat Non-Inferior to Allopurinol in Reduction of MACE but Increases Mortality

In a recent article, published in The New England Journal of Medicine,…

Frailty and Conventional Risk Scores in Patients Undergoing TAVR

The usage of combined risk models of frailty and conventional risk scores…

Intervention in Barbershops Improved Blood Pressure Control

The results of a cluster-randomized trial conducted in black barbershops have been…

Should Patients with Acute Chest Pain Undergo Noninvasive Testing After the Clinical Diagnosis is Made?

The use of noninvasive cardiac tests such as coronary computed tomographic angiography…

Is Sodium Bicarbonate or N-Acetyl-Cysteine Effective in Preventing Contrast-Induced Nephropathy?

In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine,…

By

CABG Versus PCI in Multivessel Disease

In a recent study published in The Lancet, it was found that…

Andexanet alfa: Rapid reversal of Factor Xa inhibitors

On Monday, March 12th at ACC 2018 in Orlando, Florida, an interim…

Using High Sensitivity Troponin T in Ruling Out Acute Coronary Syndrome

High sensitivity troponin T (hsTnT) can be a reliable tool for excluding…

ODYSSEY Demonstrates a Mortality Benefit in ACS Patients

Results of the much anticipated ODYSSEY Outcomes trial were presented today by…

Does Magnitude of CRP Level Reduction Correlate With Cardiovascular Mortality?

In a recent study published in The Lancet, it has been found that…

Thrombectomy Done Beyond 6 Hours has a Favorable Prognosis in Stroke Patients

In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine,…

Acute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection

In a recent retrospective cohort study published in the New England Journal…

S-LAAO Reduces Thromboembolism in AFib Patients After Heart Surgery

In a recent retrospective cohort study published in the Journal of American…

D-dimer Level is Associated With Increased Long-term Cancer Incidence and All-cause Mortality

According to a recently published article in Circulation, it was found that…

Does Marijuana Use Impact Cardiovascular Health?

With the increasing use and the legalization of marijuana in several states…

Can CTCA-derived Plaque Characteristics Predict MACE?

A systematic review and meta-analysis recently published in the journal, Circulation, showed…