Study Demonstrates Decreasing Medical Therapy Utilization Among Veteran Patients Treated with PCI Over 5 Years
11/6/2019- Joe X. Xie et. al recently published the results of a…
Registry Data Demonstrates No Difference in Survival Between Extracorporeal CPR and Conventional CPR in Patients With Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
A study led by Dr. Wulfran Bougouin published in the European Heart…
Blinded Post-PCI Physiologic Assessment Detected Residual Ischemia After Angiographically Successful Result
The result of a study, presented at ACC 2019 in March, 2019…
20,000 Patient Randomized Trial Shows Ingestion of Anti-hypertensive Medication at Night Associated with Better Blood Pressure Control and Improved Cardiovascular Outcomes
A randomized trial, led by Dr. Ramon Hermida, revealed that the routine…
Cardiac Rehabilitation Is Associated With Decreased Hospitalization and Mortality After Cardiac Valve Surgery
Cardiac rehabilitation after cardiac valve surgery is associated with lower hospitalizations and…
Treatment with Statins, RAAS Inhibitors and Platelet Inhibitors After CABG is Essential, While the Use of Beta-blockers is Questionable: Swedish Study
In a recent study published in the European Heart Journal, Erik Björklund…
New-Onset AF After TAVR linked To Worse Long-Term Outcomes Compared With Patients With Pre-Existing AF and No AF
A registry-based cohort study including 72,660 Medicare patients with and without atrial…
20-Year Study Shows Statin Use Associated with Reduced Cardiovascular Event Rate in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia
A study led by Dr. Ilse Luirink published in the New England…
11-Year Follow-Up Study Shows Drug Eluting Devices Safe in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease
The results of a real-world safety analysis showed that over a follow-up…
17 Year Study Shows Changes in Income Can Influence the Occurrence of Cardiovascular Disease
A study led by Mr. Stephen Wang, published in JAMA Cardiology, showed…
ORION-1: 1-Year Follow-Up Data Affirms 2-dose Regimen Using 300 mg of Inclisiran For Persistent LDL-C Lowering
A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, phase II clinical trial studying the effect…
New 21,000 PCI Study Shows Same-Day Discharge Associated with Reduced Costs But No Difference in Mortality or Readmission Rates in Patients Undergoing Elective PCI
A study led by Dr. Jennifer Rymer published in the American Heart…
COAPT: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Is a Cost Effective Treatment In Patients with Heart Failure and Secondary Mitral Valve Regurgitation
New findings from the COAPT study were just published in Circulation and…
PARTNER 3: TAVR Associated with Better Health Status At 12 Months As Compared to SAVR in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Low Surgical Risk
Findings from the ongoing PARTNER 3 trial were published in the Journal…
REMEDIAL III: Urine Flow Rate Guided Hydration Is Superior to Left Ventricular End‐Diastolic Pressure Guided Hydration for Preventing Renal And/Or Pulmonary Edema in Interventional Cardiology
Findings of an ongoing REMEDIAL (REnal Insufficiency Following Contrast MEDIA Administration triaL)…
EXCEL Trial: Five-Year Data Suggests PCI Non-Inferior to CABG in Patients with Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
The results of a randomized controlled trial led by Dr. Gregg W.…
The COMPLETE Timing Substudy: A Randomized Trial of Complete Staged Revascularization Vs. Infarct Artery PCI Alone in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Multivessel Disease – Importance of Revascularization Timing
The results of a substudy of the COMPLETE Trial were presented at…
AUGUSTUS Trial: Dual Therapy with P2Y12 Inhibitor and Apixaban Safer Than Triple Therapy or Dual Therapy with Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Acute Coronary Syndrome or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
The results of a randomized controlled trial led by Dr. Renato Lopes…
New 1,500 Patient Study Demonstrates Favorable 1-Year Mortality Rate in Mitral Valve-In-Valve Implantation in Patients With Failed Mitral Valve Surgery
The results of a combined analysis of the STS/ACC/TVT Registry and the…
SCOPE I: ACURATE Neo (Self-Expanding TAVR System) Struggles to Have An Edge On SAPIEN 3 (Balloon-Expandable TAVR System)
Results of a randomized trial presented at TCT 2019 and simultaneously published…