VICTORIA Trial: Vericiguat Reduces Rates of Cardiovascular Death or Hospitalization Due to Heart Failure in Patients with Heart Failure
The results of the VICTORIA trial were presented at the American College of Cardiology 2020 Meeting and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.... Read more.
ORION-10 and ORION-11: Pooled Analysis of Two Phase 3 Trials Showed Sustained LDL Cholesterol Reduction with Inclisiran in Patients with ASCVD or ASCVD Risk Equivalent
The results of a pooled analysis of the ORION-10 and ORION-11 trials were recently presented at the American College of Cardiology 2020 Conference. The combined... Read more.
SOLVE-TAVI Trial: No Difference in 30-Day Outcomes Between Balloon-Expandable and Self-Expandable Aortic Valves in High Risk Patients With Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis
A trial led by Dr. Holger Thiele showed that there was no difference in outcomes by 30 days when comparing the use of self-expandable and balloon-expandable valves... Read more.
Study Shows Pre-Dilation Associated with Worse Outcomes As Compared to Direct Stenting of Saphenous Vein Graft Lesions in Patients Undergoing PCI
A post-hoc analysis of the Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Bare-Metal Stents in Saphenous Vein Graft Angioplasty (DIVA) trial was recently published in Circulation: Cardiovascular... Read more.
Study Shows Abnormalities in Both Systolic and Diastolic Echocardiographic Features Associated with Mortality in Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis
A study published by Dr. Liza Chacho published in the European Heart Journal showed that in patients with three distinct genotypes of transthyretin cardiomyopathy,... Read more.
Trial Shows OCT Does Not Reduce Incidence of Non-optimal Deployment of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold as Compared to Standard Angiography
A randomized controlled trial led by Dr. Seung-Yul Lee published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Intervention showed that in patients who required percutaneous coronary... Read more.
Left Ventricular Myocardial Stiffness, an Early Sign of Stage B HFpEF, Is Observed in Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Elevated Cardiac Biomarkers
A study led by Dr. Michinari Hieda published in Circulation showed that left ventricular myocardial stiffness is greater in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy... Read more.
385,000 Patient Study Shows Poor Sleep Behavior Associated With Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke
A study led by Dr. Mengyu Fan published in the European Heart Journal showed that a healthy sleep pattern was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease... Read more.
Study Shows High-Intensity Statin Associated With Low Risk of Death, Stroke, ACS or Bleeding As Compared to Low to Moderate Intensity Statins or No Statins
Statins, especially high-intensity statins, could reduce the risk of a composite of death, stroke, acute coronary syndrome, or major bleeding as compared to a placebo... Read more.
Lower Levels of Circulating Progenitor Cells Associated with Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Death In Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease
In patients with stable coronary artery disease, a decrease in circulating progenitor cell count during exercise is associated with worse disease prognosis compared... Read more.