ABLATION Trial – Biatrial Ablation During Mitral Valve Surgery Better than LA Ablation Alone
Key Points: Persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) is common among patients with rheumatic…
PCSK9-inhibitors Do Not Reduce Early Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: The CAVIAR Trial
Key Points The CAVIAR trial enrolled recent heart transplant recipients to receive…
RAPCO: Radial artery grafting is superior to both RITA and SVG in patients undergoing CABG
Key Points: Recent guidelines have supported the use of arterial grafts over…
Recently Released Joint Statement Proposes New Model of Care for Patients with Valvular Heart Disease
A joint report that proposes an integrated model of care for patients…
Randomized Trial Shows That Transcatheter Aortic-valve Replacement is Non-inferior to Surgery in Low Risk Patients
A study by Dr. Jeffrey Popma and colleagues published in the New…