Lung Impedance–Guided Therapy Reduces Hospitalizations and Mortality in HFpEF: Results from the IMPEDANCE-HFpEF Trial
Key Points: Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are often marred by significant morbidity with recurrent hospitalizations. A critical... Read more.
Transcutaneous Autonomic Neuromodulation Is Safe But Did Not Reduce BP in Uncontrolled Hypertension: SCRATCH-HTN
Key Points: Despite the availability of multiple effective antihypertensive drug classes, blood pressure (BP) control remains a persistent public health challenge,... Read more.
FFR-Guided PCI Associated with Higher Rates of MI Compared to CABG in MVD: Five-Year Results from FAME-3
Key Points: The FAME 3 trial tested whether percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) could offer comparable long-term outcomes to coronary artery bypass grafting... Read more.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Worse in Minorities Among Young Athletes: RACER Cohort from 2010–2023
Key Points: This study presents updated national data from the Race Associated Cardiac Event Registry (RACER) on cardiac arrest incidence and outcomes during long-distance... Read more.
AI Accurately Detected Severe AS on TTE but Uptake Low Amongst Clinicians: Insights from a Randomized Crossover Study
Key Points: In a randomized crossover study, authors assessed whether artificial intelligence (AI) can improve accuracy of cardiologists when evaluating echocardiograms... Read more.
Routine Cerebral Embolic Protection Did Not Reduce Incidence of Peri-procedural Stroke in TAVI: BHF PROTECT-TAVI
Key Points: Stroke remains one of the most feared complications of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), prompting interest in cerebral embolic protection... Read more.
TAVR with Trilogy System Safe and Effective for Aortic Regurgitation: Updated Results from ALIGN-AR
Key Points: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for aortic valve disease has largely focused on those with aortic stenosis. In pure, native-valve aortic regurgitation,... Read more.
Bentracimab Significantly Restored Platelet Function in Patients Taking Ticagrelor and Undergoing Urgent Surgery
Key Points: A major limitation of antithrombotic therapy is the risk of bleeding if a patient requires urgent surgical or invasive procedures as well as the risk... Read more.
Reconditioned Pacemakers Non-Inferior To New Pacemakers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Preliminary Results from My Heart Your Heart Trial
Key Points: Many patients in low- and middle-Income countries are unable to obtain new pacemaker devices. It is unknown if reconditioned pacemakers are as effective... Read more.
Linear Ablation Combined with EIVOM Provides Additional Benefit in Rhythm Outcomes for Persistent AF Ablation: PROMPT-AF Trial
Key Points: It is unknown if linear ablation with ethanol infusion of the vein of Marshall (EIVOM) in addition to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) improves outcomes... Read more.