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Intrepid Transseptal TMVR: No Mitral Regurgitation at 30 days

Key Points Many patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation are not candidates…

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Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve shows sustained improvement in Triscuspid Regurgitation at 6 months: TRISCEND

Key Points Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement with the EVOQUE valve is being…

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One-year outcomes of two RCTs of sirolimus-coated and paclitaxel-coated balloons in coronary in-stent restenosis lesions

Key Points: Patients undergoing PCI for in-stent restenosis (ISR) were treated with…

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CardioMEMS helps decrease Heart Failure events in specific populations: GUIDE-HF substudy shows

Key Points: In this follow-up study to GUIDE-HF, HF patients with hemodynamic-guided…

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Less GI injury and bleeding after six months of SAPT compared to DAPT: OPT-PEACE

Key Points: In the OPT-PEACE trial, patients undergoing complete revascularization with current…

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SWISS-APERO: better rates of device-related leak with AMULET, but higher procedural complications when compared to WATCHMAN FLX.

Key Points To determine success of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO),…

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AMULET superior to WATCHMAN in peridevice leak at 12 months: clinical impact unknown

Key Points The AMULET Left Atrial Appendage Occluder was shown to be…

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SURTAVI: self-expanding TAVR continues to perform against SAVR 5 years out

Key Points The SURTAVI trial randomized patients at intermediate risk for aortic…

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STOP-DAPT 2 Total Cohort Study: needle moving closer to one month DAPT strategy

Despite advances in therapy, the choice and duration of antiplatelet therapy following…

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Left atrial appendage closure is noninferior to NOACs for atrial fibrillation: PRAGUE-17

Key Points: In the PRAGUE-17 study, patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation were…

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Plug-based vascular closure device associated with more complications: CHOICE-CLOSURE

In patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve…

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Abbreviated DAPT can be safe for patients with high bleeding and ischemic risk: MASTER-DAPT substudy

Key Points: In this pre-specified MASTER DAPT sub-study, patients with high bleeding…

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Sweet news for new stent: SUGAR trial finds polymer-free stent non-inferior to ZES in patients with diabetes.

Key Points: Patients with diabetes who undergo PCI are more likely to…

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PCI guided by Quantitative Flow Reserve Superior to Standard Angiography: FAVOR III China

Key Points: Quantitative Flow Reserve (QFR) is a non-pressure wire method of…

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FAME 3: PCI does not meet noninferiority to CABG in patients with three-vessel disease.

Key Points: All-comers with three vessel disease were randomized to undergo FFR-guided…

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