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Defibrillator Positioning; PFA for PVC Ablation; Harvey Weinstein's Heart Surgery

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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TAVR's Win in Women; Chest Pressure During Cardioversion; Doc Goes to Space

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Invasive Strategy for NSTEMI in the Elderly: Fears Don't Pan Out in SENIOR-RITA

Trial paints a fuller picture of risk-benefit in complex patient population

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Drug-Coated Balloon Flops for De Novo Coronary Lesions

First adequately powered randomized trial suggests larger vessel disease isn't the right fit

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Stenting, TAVR Make Sense Packaged Together for Some Patients

NOTION-3 trial informs care for those with severe AS and stable CAD

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Stopping Beta-Blockers Did Not Go as Planned for Long-Time Users

No benefit to beta-blocker interruption among MI survivors using them for secondary prevention

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Clot Grabber IFU Recall; Free Cholesterol Tests at CVS; Naloxone for Cardiac Arrests

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Marked Cognitive Decline in Husbands After a Spouse's CVD Event?

Researchers suggest various explanations for provocative finding

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Cardiologist鈥檚 Date Rape Verdict; Feds Come Down on DOAC Price; POC Test for HF?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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SGLT2 Hesitance; Furosemide's Indication Grows; Legal Fight Over Entresto Generic

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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These Metals in Urine Predict Heart Disease and Death

Exposure may come from food, water, and air

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Sticky Patch Defibrillator; State Telehealth Laws and BP Meds; Ketones and HFpEF?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Statin Candidate Pool Shrinks if PREVENT Risk Calculator Is Put to Current Practice

Fewer people using primary prevention medications expected to result in more CVD

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Antiretroviral Abacavir Linked With Cardiovascular Events in REPRIEVE Trial

Clinicians should consider other options for ART, researcher says

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Sirolimus Balloons Show Promise in Treating Coronary In-Stent Restenosis

Can this safer drug be delivered reliably to reduce target lesion revascularization?

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Mainstream Medicine Still Reluctant to Order Lipid Panels for Kids

Stagnant screening practices reflect controversy over practice

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Preeclampsia Blood Marker? Pediatric Cardiac Doc Arrested; Afib-Detecting Ring

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Industry $$ for New Cardiologists; Strokes After Falls; Self-Cleaning TAVR Valve?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Novel Goalpost for PCI Excellence Is Borrowed From the Surgeons

"Failure to rescue" may help with quality improvement in interventional cardiology

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Worse-Rated Cardiologists; Afib Pulsed Field Ablation Safety; Healthy Gut Microbe?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Meta-Analysis Favors Complete Coronary Revascularization in a Single Go

But definitive proof on timing of procedures still lacking

Avoiding Neuropathy From Chemo; Predictive Value of Screening EKGs

Also in TTHealthWatch: OUD medication use, and heart disease trends in the U.K.

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Women-Specific Goalposts Urged for Coronary Bypass Surgery

Smaller releases of troponin, CK-MB still associated with periprocedural heart injury

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Potassium Chloride Recall; Exercise vs Valve Disease; Cuffless Continuous BP Monitor

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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RNAi Win in ATTR-CM; HF Congestion Monitor Approved; Lp(a) & In-Stent Restenosis

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Cardiovascular Risks Established in Childhood Don't Just Go Away

Childhood BMI nearly as important as adult BMI

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Major Heart Events Down With Metabolic Surgery for Apnea Patients With Obesity

All-cause mortality also lower compared with nonsurgical controls

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Use This Common Cardiac Test in RA Patients, Study Suggests

Identifies heart risks not captured by conventional risk factors

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Cardiology's Private Equity Hot Spots; Statin Overuse; Type B Blood & Heart Injury

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Heat Exposure & Heart Stress; 2-Hour POC Troponin Assay; Colchicine After Stroke?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Increased Heart Risks With Newer Prostate Cancer Drugs, Meta-Analysis Shows

Adding ARSIs to ADT for advanced disease doubled the risk of high-grade CV events, death

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MDMA's Cardiac Safety Concerns; Entresto Generics; Heart Disease 'Older Than Moses'

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Most Heart Disease Deaths Still Occur in Cold Weather, but Heat Is a Growing Problem

Rising mortality burden from high ambient temperatures around the world

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Fish Oil Benefits or Harms; Statins at Age 85+; Doc's Hunger Strike for Bed Space

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Chest Pain in the ED: More Referrals for Cardiac Tests Not Tied to Better Outcomes

No significant decrease in MACE for intermediate and high referral groups vs low referral group

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New PAD Guidelines; AHA on Postpartum Care; Exercise Didn't Stop CAC Progression

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Step-Down Antiplatelet Strategy Pairs Well With DCB Angioplasty

REC-CAGEFREE II is the first randomized trial on antiplatelet strategies after DCB therapy

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Balloon Pump Warning; Afib Rhythm Control vs Dementia; Doc's Sex Crime Charges

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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SGLT2i for Mitral Regurgitation; Mining Angiograms With AI; Melatonin and CVD Risk?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Transradial PCI Finally Normalized in the U.S., Though Holdouts Remain

Adoption approached 60% as recently as 2022

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