New Two-Tier System to Weed Out Some Pediatric Heart Surgery Centers Low-volume congenital and pediatric heart programs may be cut in national reorganization Sep 29, 2023
New Cardiology Board to Come; 2nd Pig-Heart Xenotransplant; Uric Acid as Stroke Tx? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 26, 2023
Reassuring Registry Data on Going Into TAVR Sans Symptoms Would intervention beat watchful waiting for asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis? Sep 20, 2023
Link Between Psoriasis, Heart Disease Tracks to Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Lower coronary flow reserve associated with severity, duration of psoriasis Sep 20, 2023
Should Surgical AVR for Aortic Regurgitation Happen Earlier in Young Adults? Waiting to meet standard criteria less likely to lead to LV normalization Sep 19, 2023
FXI Inhibitor Cuts Bleeds in Afib; COAPT Extends to Real World; AI Stroke Triage Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 19, 2023
No Avoiding Mitral Valve Implant Obstruction With Preemptive Ablation LVOT obstruction remains thorn in the side of TMVI in small case series Sep 15, 2023
FDA Panel Reluctantly Backs Patisiran for ATTR Cardiomyopathy Clinical meaningfulness is a different question, however Sep 13, 2023
Upfront Ezetimibe in ACS; New Watchman LAA Occluder OK'd; Low-Cost FH Genotyping Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 12, 2023
Beneficial Produce Scripts; Aortic Dissection Deaths Up; New Opioid & Cardiac Arrest Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 05, 2023
Novel Amyloid Drug Improves Mid-Term Outcomes in ATTR Cardiomyopathy Pivotal trial "suggests the tantalizing possibility of genuine clinical improvement" Aug 29, 2023
OCT Angioplasty Win; Congenital Defect Found in Bronny James; Gene Tx for Angina Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Aug 29, 2023
'Big Win' for Anti-Obesity Medication in Heart Failure Semaglutide led to meaningful reductions in symptoms, weight in patients with obesity and HFpEF Aug 29, 2023 video
Immune Suppressant Stumbles for Acute Myocarditis in Early Data Phase II trial might not end the story for anti-inflammatory approach, though Aug 28, 2023
Afib Ablation Exceeds Expectations in Sickest Heart Failure Patients Death and surgeries delayed in end-stage heart failure Aug 28, 2023
CRT-D Upgrade Suits Patients With Pacing-Related Heart Failure BUDAPEST-CRT Upgrade is the first major trial on upgrade strategy Aug 27, 2023
Iron Infusions Narrowly Miss the Mark for Clinical Benefit in Heart Failure Hard endpoints do not favor IV ferric carboxymaltose in well-powered HEART-FID Aug 26, 2023
SGLT2 Inhibitors, Rapid Titration, IV Iron Get a Boost in New European HF Guideline Other recommendations also released for endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, ACS, and more Aug 25, 2023
Wegovy Reduces Heavy Symptom Burden of Obesity-Related Heart Failure Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity becoming more common Aug 25, 2023
Recreational Drug Use More Common in Intensive Cardiac Care Than Many Admit Routine drug screening proposed for cardiac ICUs Aug 17, 2023
Women on the Pill Have Comforting CVD Outcomes Years Down the Line Oral contraceptive use not tied to excess cardiovascular disease, mortality Aug 11, 2023
Can Aromatherapy Relax Post-Op Patients? Cardiac surgery patients report better sleep after inhaling peppermint essence Aug 03, 2023
Study Questions Relationship Between Hospital Competition and Surgical Quality Outcomes were mixed, depending on the operation Aug 02, 2023
Impella Devices Recalled After Deaths, Injuries Tied to TAVR Interactions Recall involves new instructions for use without devices needing to be returned Jul 28, 2023
PPI Still Common With Self-Expanding TAVR But rates are now "Sapien-like," editorialist says Jul 19, 2023
Autoimmune Afib; Inappropriate ICD Shocks Down; Dissolving Cardiac Sensors Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jul 11, 2023
Economical Epoprostenol Good Enough After Major Cardiac Surgery Randomized trial compared two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators Jul 06, 2023
ARNI Again Shows Modest Benefits in HF With Mid-Range EF Randomized trial suggests benefit is largely in those with 40-60% ejection fraction Jun 23, 2023
Earlier Detection of Cardiac Dysfunction Possible for Young Adult Cancer Survivors A case for monitoring global longitudinal strain despite normal LVEF Jun 20, 2023
Real-World Data Affirms Next-Gen TAVR Device Advantage TVT registry compares outcomes with Evolut FX and Pro+ Jun 11, 2023
Strategies May Cut Pacing Needs With Navitor TAVR Approval study analysis suggests best practices Jun 11, 2023
Poor Nutrition Status Linked With Survival After MitraClip But procedure no less effective for this higher risk group, COAPT trial post hoc analysis shows Jun 10, 2023
MitraClip Shines in Real-World, Core-Lab Data Benefits similar across anatomical complexity, advanced heart failure in post-marketing studies Jun 09, 2023
Full-On Reversal of Cardiac Amyloidosis Possible With Antibodies Future treatments don't have to be limited to slowing disease, case series suggests Jun 07, 2023
Sotagliflozin Gets FDA's Blessing for Heart Failure SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibitor approved on the basis of SOLOIST-WHF, SCORED trials May 27, 2023
Guidelines Weigh In on Physiologic Pacing U.S. guidelines finally address LBB pacing, His bundle pacing May 24, 2023
Farxiga's Decongestion Flop; Benefit of Strong Legs; 2,500-Mile Heart Transport Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 23, 2023
Conduction System Pacing Techniques Tied to Improved LVEF in Heart Failure Compared with biventricular pacing, increase in LVEF was found to be significant May 22, 2023
HF Shunt Results Hold Up Midterm in Early Data 6-month follow-up with investigational device gives support for pivotal trial May 19, 2023
Mitral Valve Replacement Gets a Favorable Match-Up Against GDMT in Functional MR TMVR fares at least as well as conservative treatment in observational analysis May 17, 2023
