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... Read more.
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... Read more.
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... Read more.
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... Read more.
Febuxostat Non-Inferior to Allopurinol in Reduction of MACE but Increases Mortality
In a recent article, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the rates of major cardiovascular events with febuxosat were similar to allopurinol in patients... Read more.
CABG Versus PCI in Multivessel Disease
In a recent study published in The Lancet, it was found that there is a mortality benefit for patients with multivessel disease undergoing CABG compared to PCI.... Read more.