In a Recent Large Cohort Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Inhibitors Were Not Associated with Increased Risk of COVID-19 and Severe Illness
Medications acting on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), such as ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, did not increase the likelihood... Read more.
TIM-HF2 Trial: Morbidity and Mortality Benefit of Remote Telemedical Interventional Management In Heart Failure No Longer Observed 1 Year After End of Trial
The positive effect of the remote patient management (RPM) intervention on morbidity and mortality, seen in the Telemedical Interventional Management in Heart Failure... Read more.
Patients with Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Treated at Teaching Hospitals Are More Likely to Survive to 30 Days, Compared with Non-Teaching Hospitals
In a large population-based study, a significant and sustained survival benefit was observed in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated at teaching... Read more.
Severe Coronary Calcification Might Delay Healing Following Implantation of Newer-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents
In an autopsy-based, histopathological analysis of stented coronary lesions, severe calcification was an independent risk factor for delayed strut coverage and healing... Read more.
One in Eight Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiac Disease Experience Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence
One in eight patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease reports medication nonadherence due to cost, according to a nationally representative survey of... Read more.
Blinded Post-PCI Physiologic Assessment Detected Residual Ischemia After Angiographically Successful Result
The result of a study, presented at ACC 2019 in March, 2019 and recently published in JACC Interventional Cardiology, showed that despite angiographically successful... Read more.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Is Associated With Decreased Hospitalization and Mortality After Cardiac Valve Surgery
Cardiac rehabilitation after cardiac valve surgery is associated with lower hospitalizations and mortality at one year. A recent cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries,... Read more.
THEMIS Study: Ticagrelor Plus Aspirin Associated with Lower Ischemic Event Rate but Higher Bleeding Rate Than Aspirin Alone in Patients with Diabetes and Stable Coronary Artery Disease
Use of ticagrelor plus aspirin in patients with stable coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes significantly lowers the risk of major adverse cardiovascular... Read more.
The COMPLETE Timing Substudy: A Randomized Trial of Complete Staged Revascularization Vs. Infarct Artery PCI Alone in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Multivessel Disease – Importance of Revascularization Timing
The results of a substudy of the COMPLETE Trial were presented at TCT 2019 by Dr. David Wood, an interventional cardiologist, and Professor of Medicine at the University... Read more.
EWTOPIA 75 Trial: Lowering LDL-Cholesterol with Ezetimibe Prevents Cardiovascular Events in the Elderly
Individuals older than 75 years treated with ezetimibe had a significantly lower risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular events over 4 years compared with standard... Read more.