Study Shows Inconsistency in Identifying the Infarct Related Artery by Angiography When Compared to Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
A new study led by Dr. John Heitner, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, suggests that Delayed-enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (DE-CMR) can be helpful in identifying the infarct-related artery (IRA) in…
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 Cardiovascular Interventions showed that when compared to drug-eluting stents, bioresorbable everolimus-eluting stents (BVS) did not lead to improved…
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 oral infection during childhood were associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in adulthood. The paper published in JAMA Network Open…
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 with valvular heart disease (VHD) was recently released by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), American College…
Nationwide Study Shows Pharmacy Closure Associated with Significant Decrease in Adherence to Cardiovascular Medications
According to a new national study led by Dr. Dima M. Qato that was recently published in JAMA Network Open, among 3.1 million Americans 50 years and older filling cardiovascular medications…
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: Cardiovascular Interventions showed that in the setting of chronic total occlusion (CTO), patients with depression had more significant…
Study Suggests ICU Care May Be Overutilized in Stable STEMI Patients
A study led by Dr. Jay S. Shavadia published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions showed that although more than 80% of stable patients with an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) were treated…
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 showed that first-year internal medicine residents spent 66% of their time involved in indirect patient care, this included interacting with…
Study in China Indicates Current Practice of Lipid-Lowering Treatment Needs Improvement
In an article published in the American Heart Journal, Dr. Yueyan Xing emphasized the need to improve on current lipid-lowering treatment practices in patients with a history of myocardial infarction…
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 regarding the apparently protective effect of moderate alcohol consumption and cardiovascular risk. Many conventional epidemiological studies have associated…
A Systematic Analysis Attributes Eleven Million Deaths in 2017 to Dietary Risk Factors
A systematic analysis by Dr. Ashkan Afshin and the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 Diet Collaborators published in the Lancet showed that in 2017, 11 million deaths and 255…
Randomized Trial Shows That Transcatheter Aortic-valve Replacement is Non-inferior to Surgery in Low Risk Patients
A study by Dr. Jeffrey Popma and colleagues published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) was non-inferior to surgery with respect to death…
Transcranial Ultrasound Used As an Adjunct to tPA Fails To Improve Functionality in Ischemic Stroke Patients
A randomized, mutilcenter, placebo-controlled, phase 3 clinical trial which enrolled 676 patients (aged 18-80 years) presenting to the ER with acute ischemic stroke assessed the efficacy and safety of transcranial…
AHA Releases a Scientific Statement Regarding Patients with Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
The American Heart Association (AHA) released a scientific statement that aims to provide a formal and updated definition for Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (MINOCA).…
Meta-Analysis Affirms Safety and Efficacy of Catheter-Based Renal Denervation for Blood Pressure Reduction
A meta-analysis conducted by Sardar et al. evaluated the change in blood pressure in response to catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation (RSD). The data, published in the Journal of the American College…
New Study Suggests That Compression Only CPR Is Better Than No CPR
A study by Gabriel Riva and his colleagues published in Circulation assessed the rates of different forms of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during three different guideline periods. They showed that there…
A 5% Absolute Increase in Influenza Activity Associated with a 24% Increase in Heart Failure Hospitalizations, According to New Study
A study conducted by Sonja Kytömaa and Sheila Hegde of the cardiovascular division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, reported that influenza activity was temporally associated with an increase in…
STOPDAPT-2 Explores Safety and Efficacy of 1-month DAPT Followed by Clopidogrel Monotherapy vs Standard 12-month DAPT After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
The results of the STOP-DAPT 2 randomized controlled trial were presented by Dr. Hirotoshi Watanabe at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session (ACC 2019), at New Orleans, LA.…
Dapagliflozin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Prior MI
According to a presentation by Dr. Marc P. Bonaca at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session (ACC 2019), New Orleans, LA on March 18, 2019, patients with type…
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 the world has shown that in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at low surgical risk, the…