Bentracimab on Point as Fast-Acting Ticagrelor Reversal Agent "Immediate and sustained" benefit, interim REVERSE-IT analysis found Nov 17, 2021
Mom's High BP Not a Driver of Offspring's Cardiometabolic Woes in Adulthood Mendelian randomization analysis supports greater role of environmental factors Nov 17, 2021
Oral Factor XIa Inhibitor Sets the Stage for a Safer Anticoagulant Milvexian shows promise in preventing vein clots after total knee replacement surgery Nov 16, 2021
Potent Antiplatelet Not a Good Idea for Moderate COVID-19 ACTIV-4a trial suggests harm for hospitalized patients outside the ICU Nov 16, 2021
Hospitalized Acute HF Patients See Clinical Benefits With Empagliflozin EMPULSE results support early start for the SGLT2 inhibitor, but more data needed, expert says Nov 16, 2021
Blood-Based Biomarkers Prove Mettle in Liver Disease Diagnosis Data part of initiative to qualify biomarkers to help diagnose fibrosis or NASH Nov 15, 2021
Peak VO2 Improved After Beta-Blocker Withdrawal in Some HFpEF Patients Beta-blockers may not benefit HFpEF patients with chronotropic incompetence Nov 15, 2021
Vascepa Succumbs as COVID Treatment in 'Underpowered' Trial Purified fish oil didn't help SARS-CoV-2-positive outpatients Nov 15, 2021
Aspirin Flops Again for Dementia Prevention ASCEND trial sides with ASPREE, but can't rule out some potential benefit Nov 15, 2021
Stem Cells Don't Prevent Acute Heart Failure Events DREAM-HF trial does hold some positive signals, though Nov 15, 2021
Some Good News for Curious Afib Patients Looking to Find Their Own Triggers Presumed Afib triggers put to the test in n-of-1 studies Nov 14, 2021
PALACS: A Win for Posterior Left Pericardiotomy for Post-Op Afib Trial offers good news for patients getting coronary, aortic valve, and aortic surgeries Nov 14, 2021
Two Anticoagulants -- When Used Correctly -- Similarly Protective Against Dementia GIRAF trial tested warfarin versus dabigatran in older Afib patients Nov 14, 2021
Coffee Causes This One Arrhythmia, Trial Shows Overall mixed results in the CRAVE randomized trial Nov 14, 2021
Tricuspid Repair Boosts Mitral Valve Surgery Outcomes Randomized trial supports combined surgery for moderate regurgitation Nov 13, 2021
Delaying Surgery Hurts Patients With Silent Aortic Stenosis Early aortic valve replacement wins in AVATAR trial Nov 13, 2021
Early CABG After Stopping Ticagrelor is Possible -- But is It Ready for Prime-Time? RAPID CABG shows non-inferority of shorter wait; expert advises caution for real-world practice Nov 13, 2021
Antibiotics Slow Down Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease in Kids GOAL trial supports screening Nov 13, 2021
Aspirin: How Low Can You Go? The Skeptical Cardiologist probes the literature on 30-mg aspirin Nov 10, 2021
Pecans Appeared to Help Control Lipids in At-Risk Patients Fasting and post-meal cholesterol showed improvement, study found Nov 10, 2021
Some Babies Get Bad Start on Obesity Risk From Mom Obesity plus comorbid conditions linked to greater adiposity, study showed Nov 08, 2021
DCBs for the Coronaries: Early Victories for New Drug Coatings Researchers eye next gen drug-coated balloons despite lack of FDA OK for use in PCI Nov 07, 2021
Gastrointestinal Damage Nearly Universal With Antiplatelet Use After PCI Noninvasive endoscopy in OPT-PEACE reveals surprises about GI effects of antiplatelets Nov 07, 2021
Pulmonary Pressure Monitoring Helps HFpEF Too GUIDE-HF substudy supports similar benefits across the ejection fraction spectrum Nov 07, 2021
Is LAA Closure With Amulet Less Leaky? Two studies, IDE and SWISS-APERO, come to disparate conclusions Nov 07, 2021
Paired Anti-Obesity Drugs May Help Teens Shed More Weight After Metabolic Surgery But phentermine/topiramate dose could be limited by side effects, researcher says Nov 07, 2021
Short DAPT Just as Good for High-Bleeding Risk Stenting After MI MASTER-DAPT is "good news" on a the key clinical concern Nov 07, 2021
More Good News for Empagliflozin in Patients With Heart Failure Slower renal function decline with SGLT-2 inhibitor in EMPEROR-Preserved trial Nov 06, 2021
Longstanding Vascular Closure Technique Triumphs Over Collagen Plug Manta versus ProGlide after transfemoral TAVR in CHOICE-CLOSURE Nov 06, 2021
TAVR Chugging Along at 5 Years in SURTAVI Trial Plus, data suggest that it is probably cost-effective in low-risk patients Nov 06, 2021
Investigational Oral CKD-Anemia Agent Effective, Safe HIF-PHI daprodustat increased hemoglobin without hurting heart Nov 05, 2021
LAA Closure Holds Up Against NOACs Longer-term follow-up from the PRAGUE-17 trial reassures Nov 05, 2021
TAVR Operators Divided on Need for Bicuspid RCT Odds of a study coming to fruition are low Nov 05, 2021
Lean Body Mass Level Predicts Cardiac Output in Women Resistance training may help improve oxygen consumption, study showed Nov 05, 2021
Diuretic Bolstered Blood Pressure Control in Advanced CKD But some safety signals did arise in 12-week trial Nov 05, 2021
Adenosine-Free Alternative to FFR Bolstered by Longer-Term Data Physiological index boasts good 5-year results in iFR-SWEDEHEART Nov 05, 2021
No-Pressure-Wire Physiology Boosts PCI Outcomes Chinese trial shows advantage over visual assessment alone Nov 04, 2021
Liraglutide After Gastric Bypass Helped Stave Off Weight Regain The GLP-1 receptor agonist kept patients closer to nadir weight versus lifestyle management alone Nov 04, 2021
Surgery Keeps Edge Over Contemporary Stenting for Multivessel CAD Large noninferiority margin still not enough in FAME 3 trial Nov 04, 2021