VANISH Trial: 3 Year Follow Up Data Shows No Difference in Myocardial Blood Perfusion With Bioresorbable Stents Compared to Drug-Eluting Stents After Sympathetic Stimulation
A clinical trial led by Dr. Wijnand J. Stuijfzand published in JACC…
Cohort Study with 27 Years of Follow Up Shows Oral Infections in Children Is Associated with Sub-clinical Atherosclerosis
A study led by Dr. Pirkko Pussinen demonstrated that clinical signs of…
Recently Released Joint Statement Proposes New Model of Care for Patients with Valvular Heart Disease
A joint report that proposes an integrated model of care for patients…
Depression Is Associated with More Severe Angina and Dyspnea in Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion
A study led by Dr. Robert Yeh that was published in JACC:…
Study Suggests ICU Care May Be Overutilized in Stable STEMI Patients
A study led by Dr. Jay S. Shavadia published in JACC: Cardiovascular…
New Study Reports That 13% of an Internal Medicine Intern’s Time Spent in Direct Patient Care
In an observational study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Dr. Krisda H. Chaiyachati…
Genetic Epidemiological Study Provides Conflicting Evidence Regarding Protective Effect of Moderate Alcohol Consumption
An article published in the Lancet by Dr. Millwood provided conflicting evidence…
TAVR Using Balloon Expandable Valve Superior To Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement In Low Risk Patients With Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis
A randomized multi-center trial which enrolled 1000 patients from 71 centers around…
High-Sensitivity Troponin I Can Predict Mortality in Stable Patients Suspected to Have CAD
Heightened levels of high sensitivity troponin I (hsTnI) can predict the near-term…
Administration of Cangrelor In Addition to Crushed Ticagrelor Bridges Gap of Antiplatelet Inhibition in Patients Undergoing Primary PCI
According to a new study, Cangrelor could serve to bridge the gap…
2018: Cardiology News at A Glance
COAPT trial This prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized trial aimed to assess the…
Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring: A Screening Tool For Statin Prescription In the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease?
According to a new study published in the Journal of American College…
Does One Need A Parachute While Jumping From An Aircraft? A Clinical Trial Addresses the Question
Parachute use on jumping from an aircraft does not reduce death or major…
Chronic Red Meat Consumption Associated With Increased TMAO Concentrations
A recent study published in the European Heart Journal showed that chronic…
Saphenous Vein Graft Harvesting for CABG: Endoscopic Vs Open Technique
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed…
Endogenous Fibrinolysis Measurement as a Predictive Test for Recurrent Cardiovascular Events
A prospective cohort study that was conducted by Mohamed Farag et al.…
Does a Low Salt Diet Improve Heart Failure Prognosis?
A systematic review conducted by Kamal R. Mahtani et al in JAMA…
Does the Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Benefit MI Patients?
In patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and a left ventricular ejection…
Highlights of TCT 2018
The results of many interesting trials were presented at the TCT conference…
ESC at a Glance: The Trials Were Largely Negative, The Science Was Positive
The Canadian SCAD Study The Canadian SCAD study investigated the risk factors…