Study Depicts Strong Associations Between Social Factors and Mortality Risk Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
According to an observational study posted in the Journal of American Heart Association, there were strong associations between social factors and mortality risk... Read more.
Is the Improvement in Fractional Flow Reserve After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (ΔFFR) Associated With Clinical Outcome and Symptomatic Relief?
In an analysis of two randomized clinical trials published in JAMA cardiology, Fournier et al. reported that the larger the improvement in FFR, the larger the symptomatic... Read more.
ALERTS: Use of an Implanted Electrocardiographic Monitoring Device in High-Risk Patients Aids in the Early Detection of ACS
According to a randomized controlled trial led by Dr. Michael Gibson, PERFUSE Study Group, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, the implantable... Read more.
DECISION-CTO Demonstrates No Significant Difference in Death, MI, Stroke, or Any Revascularization with CTO PCI vs. No CTO PCI
The results of the DECISION-CTO trial conducted by Lee et al. showcased that CTO-PCI was feasible with high success rates. In addition to this, there was no difference... Read more.
Coronary CTA Provides an Unrivaled Opportunity for More Detailed Analysis in Selected Patients, According to a Study
According to a recent publication in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, in diabetic patients presenting with stable chest pain, a computed tomographic... Read more.
AVERT: Apixaban for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in High-Risk Ambulatory Cancer Patients
A study by Marc Carrier and his colleagues published in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that apixaban therapy resulted in a significantly lower rate... Read more.
Early and Late Leaflet Thrombosis Following TAVR
A real-world multicenter study by Yanagisawa and his colleagues published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions reported that untreated early leaflet thrombosis... Read more.
Impaired Microvascular Function Predicts Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women with Signs and Symptoms of Ischemia: Understanding the ‘Feminine Face’ of Ischemic Heart Disease
Investigators Ahmed Al Badri and C. Noel Bairey Merz from the Cedars Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, in Los Angeles, California recently reported that on longer-term... Read more.
Vasodilator Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Shows Promise in the Identification of Fatal Heart Disease
The findings of a study by Heitner et al. published online on February 8 in JAMA cardiology has provided a foundational motivation to study the comparative effectiveness... Read more.
Microvascular and Endothelial Dysfunction Found in Nonculprit Artery In Over Ninety Percent of STEMI Patients, According to a Study
Findings of a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions reflected that microvascular and endothelial dysfunction in the non-culprit artery territory... Read more.