Cohort Study Showed a Large Number of Patients Receiving Anticancer Therapy Demonstrate Myocardial Injury or Left Ventricular Dysfunction, With Only Few Showing Severe Cardiotoxicity
A recent study by Dr. Lopez-Sendon, published in European Heart Journal, showed…
SOLVE-TAVI Trial: No Difference in 30-Day Outcomes Between Balloon-Expandable and Self-Expandable Aortic Valves in High Risk Patients With Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis
A trial led by Dr. Holger Thiele showed that there was no…
1K Plaque Associated With Lower Future ACS Risk: Case Control Cohort Study (Analysis from ICONIC Study)
In an original investigation by Dr. Alexander R. van Rosendael et al…
Study Shows Pre-Dilation Associated with Worse Outcomes As Compared to Direct Stenting of Saphenous Vein Graft Lesions in Patients Undergoing PCI
A post-hoc analysis of the Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Bare-Metal Stents in Saphenous…
Trial Showed Implementation of High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assays and Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction Recommendations in Patients with Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome Increased Diagnosis Rate Without a Change in Outcomes
A recent study by Dr. Chapman, published in Circulation, showed that implementation…
Population-Based Cohort Study Shows Blood Pressure Trajectories Over The Life Course Progress More Rapidly in Women Compared to Men
A new study by Dr. Hongwei, published in JAMA Cardiology, demonstrated that…
Study Shows Hepatitis C Status Not Associated With Adverse Events in Adult Heart Transplant Patients by 1 Year
A recent study by Dr. Kilic, published in the American Heart Association…
Study Shows Abnormalities in Both Systolic and Diastolic Echocardiographic Features Associated with Mortality in Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis
A study published by Dr. Liza Chacho published in the European Heart…
Randomized Trial Shows Prasugrel Associated with Better Endothelial Function and Stronger Platelet Inhibition as Compared to Clopidogrel or Ticagrelor in Patients with ACS Who Undergo Stenting
In a recent randomized, three-arm, parallel, blinded study by Dr. Schnorbus, published…
Trial Shows OCT Does Not Reduce Incidence of Non-optimal Deployment of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold as Compared to Standard Angiography
A randomized controlled trial led by Dr. Seung-Yul Lee published in Circulation:…
Type 2 Myocardial Infarction (T2MI) Is Associated With Higher All-Cause Mortality Compared to Type 1 Myocardial Infarction (T1MI)
Raphael et al. showed in a prospective cohort study, published in Circulation,…
Trial Shows Abstinence From Alcohol Can Reduce Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation In Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Who Regularly Consume Alcohol
In an original study conducted by Dr. Aleksandr Voskoboinik et al. recently…
Elevated Coronary Sinus Neuropeptide Y Levels Are Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
The study by Dr. Ajijola, published in JAMA Cardiology, found that elevated…
KCEA-APO(a)-LRx Trial: Anti-sense Oligonucleotide Shows Promise in Reducing Blood Lipoprotein(a) Levels in Patients With Established Cardiovascular Disease
A study led by Dr. Sotirios Tsimikas published in the New England…
Left Ventricular Myocardial Stiffness, an Early Sign of Stage B HFpEF, Is Observed in Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Elevated Cardiac Biomarkers
A study led by Dr. Michinari Hieda published in Circulation showed that…
Study Shows Heart Transplants From Hepatitis C Positive Donors Safe; Potential for Expanding Donor Pool and Shortening Wait-Times
In an observational case series of 80 patients who underwent heart transplant…
SYNTAX III REVOLUTION Trial: Non-invasive CT Scanning as a Potential Alternative to Invasive Coronary Angiography for Treatment Decision-Making in Patients with Complex Coronary Artery Disease
A cross-sectional observational study enrolling 223 patients with 3-vessel coronary artery disease,…
Persistently Elevated Neuropeptide Y, a Sympathetic Neurotransmitter, is Found to be Associated with Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Myocardial Infarction
The sympathetic drive leading to the release of arrhythmogenic agents after myocardial…
385,000 Patient Study Shows Poor Sleep Behavior Associated With Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke
A study led by Dr. Mengyu Fan published in the European Heart…
TIM-HF2 Trial: Morbidity and Mortality Benefit of Remote Telemedical Interventional Management In Heart Failure No Longer Observed 1 Year After End of Trial
The positive effect of the remote patient management (RPM) intervention on morbidity…