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…
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…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
SURTAVI: self-expanding TAVR continues to perform against SAVR 5 years out
Key Points The SURTAVI trial randomized patients at intermediate risk for aortic…
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…
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…
Plug-based vascular closure device associated with more complications: CHOICE-CLOSURE
In patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve…
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…
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…
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…
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…
STOP-DAPT 2 ACS: 1 month DAPT followed by clopidogrel monotherapy does not quite cut it when it comes to ACS
Key Points: The original STOP-DAPT trial randomized patients to receive either 12…
Influenza Vaccination after Myocardial Infarction Should Become Standard of Care – Results of the IAMI Trial
Key Points: Prior observational and small randomized studies suggested that influenza vaccine…
When Treating Blood Pressure in Older People – How Low Should We Go? Results from the STEP Study: Intensive vs. Standard Blood Pressure Control Among Older Hypertensive Patients
Key Points: The STEP Study was a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial which…
Amulet IDE: a new left atrial appendage occlusion device enters the market for patients with atrial fibrillation and contraindications to anticoagulation.
Key points: • The Amulet IDE is an open-label clinical trial that…
ILR use led to increased diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation, but no reduction in stroke or arterial embolism noted: Results from LOOP
Key Points: • In the LOOP trial, patients at high risk of…
Salt substitutes decrease rates of stroke, cardiovascular events, and mortality: results from SSaSS
Key Points: The Salt Substitute and Stroke (SSaSS) study compared the effect…