Tirofiban a Better Option for Ischemic Stroke When Lytics and Thrombectomy Aren't? TREND trial compares acute antiplatelet monotherapies Feb 09, 2024
Radial Access a Toss Up for Stroke Thrombectomy Small single-center trial suggests time delays will be a critical hurdle Feb 08, 2024
Fast Stroke Thrombolysis Boosts Impact of Thrombectomy Pooled trial analysis finally provides the evidence for combination approach Feb 08, 2024
Adjunctive Thrombolysis Doesn't Boost tPA Benefits Phase III trial is the "disappointing end of a long journey" Feb 08, 2024
Corticosteroid Still Doesn't Help After Stroke in the Thrombectomy Era MARVEL trial tries adjunctive therapy again with new circumstances but gets the same old answer Feb 08, 2024
Before Stroke Thrombectomy, Keep the Bed Flat, Trial Says Tilting the head of the bed up during early window in large vessel occlusion hurts outcomes Feb 07, 2024
Can a Common Diabetes Drug Turn Patients' Urine Into Alcohol? Case study highlights importance of proper urine sample storage Feb 07, 2024
Anticoagulant Falls Short for Secondary Stroke Prevention in Atrial Cardiopathy Can atrial cardiopathy really be the cause of some cryptogenic strokes? Feb 07, 2024
High-Risk HPV in Women Heightens Risk of Heart Disease Death Korean study finds over threefold greater mortality risk from ASCVD, ischemic heart disease Feb 07, 2024
Triptans Warrant Their Current Contraindication, Analysis Suggests Acute migraine drugs raised ischemic event odds for people with underlying risk factors Feb 06, 2024
Bariatric Surgery & BP Control; PFA Vasospasm Aftermath; Texas Cardiologist Arrested Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Feb 06, 2024
Even With Alzheimer's Pathology, Healthy Lifestyles May Preserve Cognition More data support the idea of "cognitive reserve" Feb 05, 2024
Tirzepatide's Association With BP Reduction Reinforced With ABPM Data Combination GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist is currently approved for T2D and weight loss Feb 05, 2024
Durable Weight Loss Follows Just a Few Injections of Novel Drug Most of the body weight reduction persisted 150 days after the last dose in an early-phase trial Feb 05, 2024
Another PCSK9 Drug Proves Its Mettle for Kids With Inherited High Cholesterol Clinical trial affirms LDL reduction atop statins in pediatric familial hypercholesterolemia Feb 05, 2024
Health Effects of Diabetes Remission; High-Deductible Plans for Cancer Patients Also in TTHealthWatch: USPSTF weighs in on screening for language disorders or delays in kids Feb 03, 2024 podcast
Health Effects of Extreme Heat, Wildfire Smoke Worse When Combined And the negative effects harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most Feb 02, 2024
First Transcatheter Tricuspid Regurgitation Treatment Approved FDA greenlights system for severe cases cleared by the heart team Feb 02, 2024
FDA OKs Farapulse Pulsed Field Ablation System for Intermittent Afib Second catheter-based system approved for paroxysmal Afib Jan 31, 2024
CABG Surgeons Link Multi-Arterial Grafts to Patient Longevity Short of a definitive trial, MAG proponents make do with national registry data Jan 31, 2024
Cardiology Ups Diversity; Universal CVD Risk Predictor; 93-Year-Old Cardiologist Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jan 30, 2024
Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
Some 'Choosing Wisely' Recs Protect Older Folks From Low-Value Care Study looked at how three recommendations changed primary care decisions Jan 29, 2024
One Class of Antidiabetic Linked With Lower Kidney Stone Risk Study compared SGLT2 inhibitors with GLP-1 agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors Jan 29, 2024
Caution Raised for Post-TAVR Cardiac Surgeries Surgeons report rise in TAVR explants and other risky procedures Jan 29, 2024
Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgery Cognitive deficits common even with less than 20 minutes of hypothermic circulatory arrest Jan 29, 2024
Surgical LAA Closure Rises to the Top in STS Guideline for Afib Society strongly endorses concomitant LAA occlusion during cardiac surgery Jan 28, 2024
FFR-Guided PCI Saves $$ Clamping Down on Unnecessary Stents in MI Patients Cost-effectiveness shown over angiographic guidance for complete revascularization Jan 26, 2024
Can the Eye Reveal Cardiac and Lung Disease -- Plus Much More? Researchers link thinner retinal layers to higher risk of multiple diseases Jan 26, 2024
Breast Cancer Drug Repurposed for Infant With Congenital Hyperinsulinism Daily treatment substantially reduced hypoglycemia over 13 weeks Jan 24, 2024
Ibuprofen Fails Another Crack at Reducing Preemie Lung Issues and Deaths A therapy to help babies with hole in heart is still lacking Jan 24, 2024
AI Tool Predicts PCI Outcomes; Shellfish Blood Clotter; Persuasive CAC Scan Images Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jan 23, 2024
Afib Detected After Stroke: Link to Recurrent Events Questioned ICM-flagged Afib not tied to repeat stroke in an already fairly anticoagulated population Jan 22, 2024
Sitting and Early Death; Dana-Farber Retracts Multiple Papers; Winter Weather Deaths Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Jan 22, 2024
Increase in Congenital Syphilis; Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality Also in TTHealthWatch: long-term heart failure outcomes Jan 20, 2024 podcast
Severe Stroke at Age 24; Nurses' $100,000 Bonus; Paxlovid Insider Trading Conviction Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Jan 19, 2024
'Tootsie Roll' Introduced for Leaky Transcatheter Heart Valves Covered stent and plug deployment to address complex paravalvular leaks Jan 18, 2024
Subclasses of Steatotic Liver Disease Can Help Determine Prognosis Risk of liver decompensation increased progressively when alcohol intake came into play Jan 18, 2024
Lives Prolonged for Longtime CRT-D Users With Heart Failure Survival benefit with cardiac resynchronization therapy durable out to 14 years Jan 17, 2024
Allogeneic Stem Cell Therapy Falls Short on Stroke Outcomes Hints at improvement for younger patients, those with larger infarct size Jan 17, 2024
