ACST-2: Largest trial to date comparing carotid artery stenting to carotid endarterectomy finds no difference in disabling stroke at 5 years.
Key Points: Carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy have both been employed…
One month of dual antiplatelet therapy after PCI non-inferior to standard duration: results from MASTER DAPT.
Key Points: Patients with high bleeding risk who were treated with PCI…
TOMAHAWK: no benefit in immediate angiography after out of hospital cardiac arrest without ST segment elevation
Key Points: In patients with resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) of potential…
Systematic FFR in patients undergoing coronary angiography did not improve outcomes at 1 year: Results from RIPCORD-2.
Key Points: Patients undergoing coronary angiography were randomized to undergo fractional flow…
APAF-CRT: AV junction ablation followed by biventricular pacing provides a significant mortality benefit among some patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation
Key points: • The APAF-CRT trial was a two-phase trial conducted among…
MRI-guided ablation no better than conventional PVI for Atrial Fibrillation
Key Points: DECAAF-1 showed that higher volumes of atrial tissue fibrosis on…
ENVISAGE-TAVI AF shows edoxaban noninferior to VKAs in patients with AFib after TAVR.
Key Points: ENVISAGE-TAVI AF is a large, multinational, randomized-control trial investigate the…
Haemodynamic Guided Heart Failure Management as a Hospitalization Reduction Strategy – the GUIDE-HF Tria
KEY POINTS: · CardioMEMS, a wireless, battery-free pressure sensor implanted in the…
SMART-MI shows Benefits of Cardiac Monitoring after Myocardial Infarction
KEY POINTS: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) are indicated for post-myocardial infarction patients…
Empagliflozin does it again: Results from EMPEROR-PRESERVED
Key Points: Patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF,…
Novel IL-6 Antibody Crushes CRP in High-risk ASCVD in Phase2
RESCUE, a phase II, trial presented by Paul M. Ridker, MD, Director of…
Colder Is Not Necessarily Better: CAPITAL CHILL Results
Key Points: Survivors of out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) suffer very…
Role for Omecamtiv Mecarbil in Pts with EF
KEY POINTS: An experimental new therapeutic for heart failure, omecamtiv mecarbil is…
Revascularization Shows Benefit at 4 years in ISCHEMIA
Key Points: ISCHEMIA trial patients in the invasive management arm were assessed…
Acute alcohol consumption elevates risk of AF event
Presented as a Late Breaking Clinical Trial at the American College of…
Hyperinvasive Approach Improves Survival in Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
It goes without saying that refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)…
No Advantage to Catheter Ablation for Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation and heart failure are two common, costly medical conditions that…
Hospital-level Intervention Did Not Improve Outcomes or Quality in HFrEF
Key Points: CONNECT-HF, one of the largest heart failure (HF) implementation science…