Modifiable risk factor control can eliminate excess cardiovascular risk in Type 2 Diabetes
A Swedish study has found that type 2 diabetics who have five risk-factor variables within the target ranges have little or no excess risk of death, myocardial infarction, or stroke,…
Benefit of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening In Question
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) does not contribute to a significant reduction in mortality, according to a registry study that has been recently published in The Lancet.
Adverse Change in Employment Is Related to Poor Outcomes After Acute MI
Adverse change in employment after myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with a lower quality of life, increased depression and more difficulty affording medications according to a study that has been…
Contemporary Trends in the Use of Ticagrelor in ACS Patients
According to a recent registry study published in JAHA, there is an increase in the use of ticagrelor in hospital and at discharge, with simultaneous decrease in the use of clopidogrel…
Mediterranean Diet Improves Cardiovascular Outcomes
A randomized controlled trial, originally published in 2013 which demonstrated a beneficial effect of Mediterranean diet on cardiovascular outcomes, was retracted because of randomization errors and republished in the June…
Stress Echo Is Losing Its Prognostic Value in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis
Neither increase in mean pressure gradient (MPG) nor systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) at peak exercise predicts outcomes in patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) according to a study published in…
Blood Transfusion Increases the Risk of VTE Following Surgery
Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are associated with a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after surgery according to a registry study, led by Ruchika Goel, MD, has been recently…
CTA Verified High Risk Coronary Plaque Predicts ACS
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA)-guided vulnerable plaque characteristics have predictive value for future acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in high-risk patients according to Incident COronary EveNts Identified by Computed Tomography (ICONIC) trial which…
Cardiac MRI Improves Long-Term Risk Stratification After STEMI
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging provides useful prognostic information in revascularized ST-segment elevation (STEMI) patients, according to a recent study published in June 2018, in the Journal of the American…
Catheter Ablation vs Medical Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
The CABANA trial has demonstrated that catheter ablation is not superior to medical therapy for cardiovascular (CV) outcomes at 5 years, among patients with new-onset or untreated atrial fibrillation (AF)…
Renal Denervation Is Promising for Resistant Hypertension in a Sham Controlled Trial
A recent study published on The LANCET demonstrated that renal denervation, targeting the sympathetic nervous system, significantly reduced systolic blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled hypertension who were taking antihypertensive…
Low Dose Rivaroxaban Plus Aspirin Reduces Major Adverse Limb Events in COMPASS
According to a new subgroup analysis of the COMPASS trial published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the prevention of Major Adverse Limb Events (MALE) is of…
Five year follow up on FFR guided PCI for Stable CAD – What Did We Learn From FAME2?
In the final follow up of the FAME 2 study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, five year outcomes were reported comparing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) guided by…
Discharging Patients Is Safe, the Next Day After Minimalist TAVR
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), it was found that patients undergoing uncomplicated TAVR have a safe next-day discharge (NDD) profile…
Greater Cholesterol Variability Is a Predictor for Atheroma Progression
"The variation in cholesterol levels is associated with an increase in the percentage of atheroma volume and worse clinical outcomes," says a new meta-analysis in the European Heart Journal.
Peripheral Arterial Disease: MACE and MALE Including Leg Amputation
Dr. Campia Speaks at Brigham and Womens' Hospital