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Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate Enables MRA Optimization in HFrEF with Hyperkalemia: Insights from the REALIZE-K Trial

Key Points: REALIZE-K trial was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized withdrawal study investigating…

Leah Kosyakovsky

Enhanced Efficiency and Accuracy in Echocardiographic Workflow: Insights from the AI-ECHO RCT

Key Points: AI-ECHO RCT is the first randomized trial to evaluate AI-based…

Leah Kosyakovsky

Acoramidis: Open-Label Extension Data Confirms Sustained Benefits in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis

Key Points: Sustained Efficacy: Continued improvements in cardiac biomarkers, functional capacity, and…

Leah Kosyakovsky

Geographic Variations in Racial Disparities for Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment in the U.S.

Key Takeaways: Black patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) had significantly higher…

Leah Kosyakovsky

Mitral Annular Calcification Severity Predicts Outcomes in Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients Undergoing TAVR

Key Points: The presence of mitral annular calcification (MAC) in prior studies…

Leah Kosyakovsky

Impact of Technology-Enabled Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation on Functional Status and Cardiovascular Health Metrics: mTECH-Rehab Trial

Key Points: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a guideline-directed multifaceted intervention that is…

Leah Kosyakovsky

Zerlasiran Was Well Tolerated and Reduced Time-averaged Lp(a) Concentration: The ALPACAR Trial

Key Takeaways: Zerlasiran, a short interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)), was…

Leah Kosyakovsky

AMULET IDE Trial 5 years Showed Long-term Safety and Efficacy of AMPLATZER Amulet and Watchman Device in LAAO

Key Takeaways: The AMULET IDE trial compared the AMPLATZER Amulet occluder with…

Leah Kosyakovsky

ATTR-Specific Medication and AVR Improve Survival in Patients with Aortic Stenosis and ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis

Key Takeaways: In this international registry, 266 patients with dual pathology, aortic…

Leah Kosyakovsky

Bempedoic Acid Reduces Major Adverse Limb Events in Patients with PAD : A Pre-specified Analysis from the CLEAR Outcomes Trial

Key Points: Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) at an increased risk…

Leah Kosyakovsky

Consistent Efficacy and Safety of Finerenone in Women and Men: A Secondary Analysis of the FINEARTS-HF Trial

KEY POINTS: Historically women have been underrepresented in cardiovascular clinical trials, however,…

Leah Kosyakovsky

Oral Muvalaplin Lowered Lipoprotein(a): The KRAKEN Trial

Key Takeaways: KRAKEN was an international, multicenter, placebo controlled, phase 2 trial…

Leah Kosyakovsky

Rivaroxaban for 18 Months Superior to 6 Months To Prevent Recurrent VTE Events in Cancer Patients with Acute-low PE: ONCO PR

Key Takeaways: The ONCO PE trial demonstrated that an 18-month treatment with…

Leah Kosyakovsky

Promising Cardioprotective Effect of ARNi in High-Risk Cancer Patients Treated with Anthracycline Chemotherapy: SARAH

Key Points: Anthracycline (ANT)-based chemotherapy is a known cancer treatment regimen but…

Leah Kosyakovsky

Semaglutide Improves CV Outcomes in Patients with Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Insights from the SELECT Trial

Key Takeaways: In this secondary analysis of the SELECT Trial, semaglutide 2.4…

Leah Kosyakovsky

VALOR-HCM: Mavacamten Reduces Long-Term Need for Septal Reduction Therapy in Symptomatic Obstructive HCM

Key Points: In patients with treatment-refractory symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), invasive…

Leah Kosyakovsky

FLOW Trial: Renal Benefits of Semaglutide in T2DM Similar Regardless of Baseline CV Risk

Key Points Both chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are…

Leah Kosyakovsky