Findings From a Randomized Controlled Trial May Usher the Adoption of Angiotensin–Neprilysin Inhibition to the Heart-Failure Armamentarium
The results of a trial presented by Dr. Adam DeVore at the…
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…
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,…
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…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Continues To Investigate Recall of Contaminated Blood Pressure Medication
The US food and drug Administration (FDA) has recently been conducting an…
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…
Anti-Inflammatory Therapy May Not Prevent Atherosclerotic Events
A randomized double-blinded trial called Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial (CIRT) recently published…
Nationwide Comparison of Oral Anticoagulants in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients of Low Body Weight
The first nationwide comparison of the effectiveness and safety of warfarin and…
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…
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…
Early and Late Leaflet Thrombosis Following TAVR
A real-world multicenter study by Yanagisawa and his colleagues published in Circulation:…
Statin vs Healthy Adherer Effect On Mortality in ASCVD
In a vigorous retrospective cohort study published in JAMA, Fatima Rodriguez et…
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…
Statins Shown to Reduce Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients Older Than Seventy Five Years
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or as they are commonly known as statins have…
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…
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…
Hospitalizations for Stroke Associated With Infective Endocarditis and Opioid Use: National Trends
A recent study published in Circulation Stroke conducted by Omran et al.…
EuroCTO: A Simple Scoring System to Predict Technical Success when Performing CTO PCI
A study by Zsolt Szijgyarto and his colleagues published in JACC: Cardiovascular…
Does Aggressive Control of Blood Pressure Decrease the Risk of Cognitive Impairment?
So far, there has been no definitive treatment for dementia. There are…
Triglyceride-Lowering LPL Variants and LDL-C–Lowering LDLR Variants Are Associated With Similar Lower Risk of Coronary Heart Disease, Says a New Study
A study by Ference et al. published in JAMA showed that triglyceride-lowering…