Meta-analysis Shows Reduced 1-Year Mortality with TAVR in Low-Risk Severe AS Patients
In a meta-analysis of RCTs comparing TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) versus SAVR (Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement) in low-risk patients with severe... Read more.
PolyIran Trial: Polypill Prevents Cardiovascular Events
A four-component polypill, including aspirin, atorvastatin, hydrochlorothiazide, and enalapril or valsartan, effectively reduced major cardiovascular events in a... Read more.
CLIMA Registry: OCT-Defined Plaque Morphology Links to Major Coronary Events
Data from CLIMA registry shows that simultaneous presence of four optical coherence tomography (OCT) plaque vulnerability features are associated with a seven-fold... Read more.
Novel Physiology-Based Method of Estimating Myocardial Ischemic Burden
Murai et al. devised a novel physiology-based method of estimating the amount of myocardium subtended by coronary stenosis, which is feasible and can be performed... Read more.
Biologic Therapy for Psoriasis Associated with Reduced Coronary Inflammation
Anti-inflammatory biologic therapy used for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis is associated with reduced coronary inflammation in patients with the skin... Read more.
Fractional Flow Reserve Aids Decision Making for Intermediate Coronary Lesions: 1-Month Data from FORZA Study
Compared with optical coherence tomography (OCT), fractional flow reserve (FFR) was associated with a higher percentage of medical therapy, lower risk of acute kidney... Read more.
Vascular Risk Factors Tied to Unhealthy Brains, Study from UK Biobank Suggests
Vascular risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, and diabetes were associated with poor brain health. The study by Cox et al., recently published in the European... Read more.
IMPROVE-IT Trial: Intensive Lipid-Lowering Cuts CVD Risk in the Elderly
Among patients hospitalized for an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), adding ezetimibe to simvastatin further reduced the risk of cardiovascular events, and the benefit... Read more.
TSR1 Gene Associated with Coronary Dissection in A Chinese Cohort
TSR1 gene, encoding a ribosome biogenesis factor required for the maturation of 40S subunit, was identified as a potential cause of spontaneous coronary artery dissection... Read more.
Silent Myocardial Infarction Prevails Prior to Sudden Cardiac Death, Autopsy Data Suggests
Among individuals who had sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to ischemic cardiac disease, a substantial number had a previously undetected myocardial infarction at autopsy;... Read more.