Author: Alberto Castro Molina MD

CORALreef Add-on Shows Oral Enlicitide Lowered LDL-C More Than Guideline Recommended Oral Non-Statin Comparators
ACC 2026, News

CORALreef Add-on Shows Oral Enlicitide Lowered LDL-C More Than Guideline Recommended Oral Non-Statin Comparators

Key Points • In the phase 3 CORALreef Add-on trial, oral enlicitide decanoate added to background statin therapy produced a significantly greater reduction in... Read more.
IVUS-guided PCI was not Associated with Lower Risk of Target-Vessel Failure vs Angiography-guided PCI alone in High-risk Patients: OPTIMAL trial
ACC 2026, News

IVUS-guided PCI was not Associated with Lower Risk of Target-Vessel Failure vs Angiography-guided PCI alone in High-risk Patients: OPTIMAL trial

Key Points • In the randomized OPTIMAL trial, IVUS-guided PCI did not reduce the risk of the primary patient oriented composite endpoint compared with angiography-guided... Read more.
Tirzepatide Lowers MACE vs Dulaglutide in SURPASS-CVOT Patients With Heart Failure
AHA 2025, News

Tirzepatide Lowers MACE vs Dulaglutide in SURPASS-CVOT Patients With Heart Failure

Key Points In SURPASS-CVOT, tirzepatide was previously shown to be non-inferior to dulaglutide for 3-point major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE-3) in adults... Read more.
Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate Enables MRA Optimization in HFrEF with Hyperkalemia: Insights from the REALIZE-K Trial
AHA 2024, News

Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate Enables MRA Optimization in HFrEF with Hyperkalemia: Insights from the REALIZE-K Trial

Key Points: REALIZE-K trial was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized withdrawal study investigating SZC’s ability to maintain normokalemia (NK) and... Read more.