Multifaceted Interventions Delivered by Rural Physicians Significantly Reduce Hypertension Rates in Rural China: CRHCP
Key Points Rural areas represent particularly vulnerable areas for the control of cardiovascular disease, due to the lack of data to identify at-risk populations... Read more.
Remotely-delivered algorithmic care pathways reduce key cardiovascular risk factors.
Key Points The rates of control of key cardiovascular conditions like hypertension and hyperlipidemia remain low (~50%) across the US, even if these conditions could... Read more.
Aortic Valve Replacement can be considered in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis: AVATAR finds.
Key Points Severe aortic stenosis is associated with high mortality once patients become symptomatic. There is equipoise, however, as to whether patients with severe... Read more.
Earlier CABG after Ticagrelor administration found to be safe: RAPID CABG Trial
Key Points Current US Guidelines recommend a 5- day waiting period for non-urgent CABG after cessation of ticagrelor to prevent high bleeding rates; European guidelines... Read more.
Intrepid Transseptal TMVR: No Mitral Regurgitation at 30 days
Key Points Many patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation are not candidates for surgical valve replacement or transcatheter edge to edge repair due to anatomical... Read more.
Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve shows sustained improvement in Triscuspid Regurgitation at 6 months: TRISCEND
Key Points Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement with the EVOQUE valve is being studied in the TRISCEND study Patients with symptomatic, moderate to severe tricuspid... Read more.
One-year outcomes of two RCTs of sirolimus-coated and paclitaxel-coated balloons in coronary in-stent restenosis lesions
Key Points: Patients undergoing PCI for in-stent restenosis (ISR) were treated with either SeQuent paclitaxel-coated balloons (the current standard of care) or SeQuent... Read more.
CardioMEMS helps decrease Heart Failure events in specific populations: GUIDE-HF substudy shows
Key Points: In this follow-up study to GUIDE-HF, HF patients with hemodynamic-guided therapy using a CardioMEMS device were compared to those with standard care.... Read more.
Less GI injury and bleeding after six months of SAPT compared to DAPT: OPT-PEACE
Key Points: In the OPT-PEACE trial, patients undergoing complete revascularization with current generation stents received 6 months of DAPT with aspirin and clopidogrel... Read more.
SWISS-APERO: better rates of device-related leak with AMULET, but higher procedural complications when compared to WATCHMAN FLX.
Key Points To determine success of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), residual patency of the appendage is assessed at 45 days, either via transesophageal... Read more.