A Novel, Oral, PSCK-9 Inhibitor Showed Significant and Dose-dependent Reduction of LDL compared to Placebo
Key Points -Lowering LDL-C is known to reduce the risk of ASCVD…
LIVE HCM Trial: Vigorous Exercise in Patients with HCM Not Associated with Increased Risk of Adverse Cardiac Events
Key Points -HCM is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death…
The future is now: A wrist-worn Sensor Coupled with AI Accurately Predicts Troponin Elevation in ACS Patients
Key Points - Prompt identification of patients suffering from ACS requires measurements…
Low Cardiac Risk for Elite Level Athletes With Genetic Heart Disease
Key Points -Patients with diagnosed sudden cardiac death (SCD)-predisposing genetic heart diseases…
Macitentan/Tadalafil Fixed Dose Combination reduces PVR compared with monotherapy
Key Points: Macitentan and Tadalfil are frequently used in combination for PAH,…
A Virtual Care Team-Guided Strategy Improved GDMT in Hospitalized HFrEF Patients: the IMPLEMENT-HF Study
Key Points Despite an extensive body of evidence supporting the benefit and…
Lifelong Endurance Not linked to Favorable Coronary Plaque Composition but Less Vulnerable ones: MASTER at HEART Trial
Key Points Cardiovascular risk mitigation strategies such as the recommendation to engage…
Treat-to-target LDL Strategy Non-inferior to High-Intensity Statin Therapy In CAD Patients: the LODESTAR trial
Key Points Appropriate lipid management is of critical importance in preventing further…
Black women with TTR V122I variant have higher risk of CVD and all-cause mortality
Key Points: The prognostic significance of the V122I variant (associated with…
The Final Word on Transcatheter edge-to-edge Repair with MitraClip– COAPT Five Year Results
Key Points: Two-year results showed improved outcomes with the MitraClip device but…
Pulsed Field Ablation Effective to treat Paroxysmal and Persistent AF: The PULSED AF Pivotal Trial
Key Points: - Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a novel ablation technology…
COORDINATE-Diabetes – A Coordinated, Multifaceted Intervention Increases Prescription of Evidence-based Therapies for Adults with T2D and CV Disease
Key Points Evidence-based therapies that reduce cardiovascular risk remain underused among individuals…
The GCCF Project: Remote monitoring reduces cardiology’s carbon footprint
Key Points Cardiac device monitoring is a repetitive, long term activity that…
Elevated hs-cTnL levels precede and predict pre-eclampsia
Key Points: There have been limited data regarding the biomarkers that may…
TEER for degenerative MR Safe, Effective: a real world analysis using the STS/ACC TVT registry
Key Points While transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) is FDA approved for treatment…
STREAM-2 Trial: Half-dose TNK + PCI Provides Effective reperfusion In Elderly STEMI Patients
Key Points: Pharmaco-invasive (PI) strategy with half-dose tenecteplase (TNK) is compared to…
Electronically Delivered Nudges Increase Influenza Vaccination Uptake: The NUDGE-FLU Trial
Key Points Despite the proven benefits of annual influenza (flu) vaccination among…
RAPID HF: Rate-adaptive atrial pacing for HFpEF not ready for prime time
Key Points Over half of the patients with HFpEF suffer from exercise…
PCDS Statin: Automated reminders increase statin use in ASCVD patients
Key Points Despite guideline recommendations, both statin use overall and high intensity…
ACCESS: Eliminating chronic disease medication co-payments for low income elderly adults improved adherence but did not change clinical outcomes
Key Points Cost related medication non-adherence is a common problem among patients…