Inotrope Showdown Leaves No Winner in Cardiogenic Shock Long-awaited head-to-head comparison of milrinone and dobutamine Aug 04, 2021
TAVR Debris Deflector Doesn't Fly With FDA Advisory Panel TriGuard 3 met with skepticism in its bid for approval Aug 04, 2021
Start Rhythm Control Early for Afib With Heart Failure EAST-AFNET 4 trial finds similar benefits across ejection fraction ranges Jul 31, 2021
DOAC Reduces Stroke Risk After Ventricular Ablation Study treatment superior to aspirin, STROKE-VT trial shows Jul 29, 2021
SGLT2 Inhibitor Adds Years of Life to Patients With Heart Failure DAPA-HF group makes projections as long-term data are lacking Jul 28, 2021
Epic's AI Fail; Controversial Alzheimer's Marketing; No Good COVID Drugs This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 28, 2021
Changes in Epicardial Fat May Drive SGLT2 Inhibitor Benefits More insight into mechanisms behind empagliflozin's cardioprotection Jul 26, 2021
Stroke Thrombectomy: Strict Mismatch Criteria Not Necessary After 16 Hours? Looser imaging criteria would open door to wider eligibility Jul 26, 2021
Surprising Tradeoffs of Valve-in-Valve TAVR vs Redo Surgery Observational study suggests excess readmissions with less invasive procedure Jul 23, 2021
Watchman FLX Stays on Track for Stroke Prevention Next-generation LAA occluder maintains good results at 2 years Jul 22, 2021
Does COAPT Change the Need to Try Foundational HF Drugs in Functional MR? Current GDMT titration approach under fire during TVT debate Jul 21, 2021
Staying on Pimavanserin Cut Dementia-Related Psychosis Relapse However, late-stage trial couldn't separate efficacy in dementia subtypes Jul 21, 2021
After Some Early Successes for Bicuspid TAVR, a Randomized Trial May Be Unlikely Are observational data on highly selected patients good enough? Jul 21, 2021
CV Risk in PsA: Do Drugs Matter? Study weighs in on heart safety of TNF inhibitors versus other biologics Jul 19, 2021
Are Patients Spreading SARS-CoV-2 to Their Hospital Roommates? A new study explores the data and implications Jul 17, 2021
Scarring on an Otherwise Normal Heart: Reassuring Data Emerge Phenomenon tied to very low burden of major arrhythmic events Jul 14, 2021
Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties Jul 12, 2021
FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist Jul 09, 2021
Awaited Ivermectin Review Is Out Findings are positive, but critics still want a large randomized controlled trial Jul 08, 2021
Skin Rash Should Be a Huge Red Flag for LVAD Recipients, Group Says New phenomenon suggests perils of not performing biopsy in time Jul 07, 2021
Missouri Health System CEO Calls Out for Help Amid COVID Surge Makes plea on Twitter for respiratory therapists during local uptick in cases Jul 07, 2021
Regenerative Therapy Makes Headway in HF ... in the Right Patients Study of autologous skeletal cell-patch implantation in Japan Jul 02, 2021
A Day in the Life of a Doctor: ICU Night Shift Follow YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, as she navigates a patient's cardiac arrest. Jul 02, 2021
Cases of Rare Liver Complication Seen With Severe COVID-19 Higher prevalence of condition in COVID patients than influenza patients, researcher says Jul 01, 2021
I Have a Disability Too, I Told My Patient Disclosure can benefit patients and the healthcare system alike Jun 30, 2021
First TTS Case After mRNA Shot; Fake Fellow Strikes Out; Disappearing Pacemaker Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 29, 2021
Who Are the COVID Vaccine 'Holdouts'? Public health experts explain the chief concerns among those who still don't want a shot Jun 29, 2021
Should a 'Three Strikes' Rule Apply to Stroke Thrombectomy? Reconsider forging ahead with repeated clot retrieval attempts, study suggests Jun 23, 2021
Houston Methodist Ousts Over 150 Workers for Refusing COVID Vax Employees either resigned or were terminated, in line with the system's vaccine policy Jun 23, 2021
First Close Look at Presumed Myocarditis Cases After COVID Vaccination Case reports suggest a favorable clinical course after hospitalization Jun 17, 2021
Cooling Strategy After Cardiac Arrest Dealt Another Blow No improvement over standard care with early treatment of fever, TTM2 group finds Jun 16, 2021
Best MIS-C Treatment? Murky Picture Emerges Large U.S. and international surveillance data series come to conflicting conclusions Jun 16, 2021
Early Vax Myocarditis Data; Novel RAAS Inhibitor; Star Athletes Collapse Mid-Game Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 14, 2021
Docs, Scientists Call on FDA to Delay Approval of COVID Vaccines Data should be from completed phase III trials, not interim results, group says Jun 10, 2021
Physicians Are Fed Up With Inconsistent Hospital Visitation Policies Keeping strict rules in place is "anti-medicine," critical care expert says Jun 10, 2021
3,000 Indian Doctors Who Quit COVID Front Lines Are Back on the Job Week-long strike ends with pay raise; doctors resigned when court ordered them back to work Jun 10, 2021
