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
Meticulous Slicing No Better Than Stenting at Axing Feared TAVR Complication Comparing leaflet splitting vs conventional stenting to avoid coronary obstruction May 16, 2023
EVAR vs Aneurysm Activity; Carotid Stenosis Inaccuracy; More PAP in Heart Failure? Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 16, 2023
Multimodal Evaluations May Flag Cardiac Allograft Problems Earlier Study underscores importance of anatomical, physiological parameters May 11, 2023
Farxiga OK'd for All EF; Older Donor Hearts; Cardiologist Arrested for Deaths Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 09, 2023
Lower BP Might Mean Less Cardiac Conduction Disease SPRINT post hoc analysis suggests a means for prevention May 03, 2023
The Worst Redo Option After TAVR? Choose the first procedure wisely, because repeats have mortality implications, researchers say Apr 24, 2023
Electric Vehicle Chargers & CIEDs; Deadly Fistulas After Afib Ablation; Bony Strokes Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Apr 18, 2023
Common Diuretic Pauses Atherosclerosis in CKD, T2D If finerenone isn't available, try spironolactone, said researcher Apr 15, 2023
Low-Potassium Diet Not Enough to Stave off Recurrent Hyperkalemia Consider adding a potassium binder to the mix, researcher suggests Apr 14, 2023
Certain Painkillers Linked to Heart Failure in Type 2 Diabetes Population-based study shows older patients with poorly controlled diabetes at particular risk Apr 10, 2023
ECMO Therapy Out of Reach for Multiple Socioeconomic Groups Sex, insurance status, and income all factors in access to advanced critical care therapy Apr 07, 2023
Timing of Pacemaker, ICD Infections Suggests Closer Wound Checks for Some Researchers stress early detection and treatment of CIED infection Apr 05, 2023
Entresto for Pre-Heart Failure; Afib and Dementia; DIY 12-Lead ECG for Patients Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 14, 2023
Hep B Prior to Pregnancy Tied to Congenital Heart Diseases in Infants Higher risks tied to both infected women and men Mar 13, 2023
More Sophisticated Imaging Doesn't Necessarily Mean Better Outcomes in Ischemic HF But cardiac MRI, PET may still have value in some patients, per AIMI-HF trial Mar 09, 2023
Adaptive Pacemaker Fails in HFpEF Improvement in oxygen consumption response to physical exertion not observed in a small trial Mar 09, 2023
Virtual Care Team Optimized Heart Failure Medications During Hospitalization Trial shows modest effect with daily recommendations to the treating team Mar 07, 2023
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Earns Confidence in Expert Hands Decision for mini thoracotomy may rest on patient preference, expert operator availability Mar 06, 2023
Hunt for Hibernating Myocardium Doesn't Help PCI for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy REVIVED-BCIS2 challenges long-held beliefs about myocardial viability Mar 05, 2023
TEER Improves Quality of Life With Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation Pivotal trial is first to evaluate "impact of TR reduction on long-term effects on survival" Mar 04, 2023
Atorvastatin Tied to Cardioprotection for Lymphoma Patients on Anthracyclines STOP-CA deemed "an impactful study that will lead to more prescription of statins in patients." Mar 04, 2023
Women Still Face Higher Risks for Mortality After CABG Sex disparities in adverse outcomes, including death, didn't change in the last decade Mar 01, 2023
Omecamtiv Mecarbil for Heart Failure Turned Down by FDA End of the road for cardiac myosin activator Mar 01, 2023
Weight Loss Pill Warning; Very Low LDL-C Stays Course; Fungal Growth on TAVR Valve Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Feb 14, 2023
Arrival of TEER Has Helped Surgeons' Track Records Nationwide analysis of technology's effect since FDA approval 10 years ago Feb 06, 2023
Yelp Reviews in Cardiology; Viagra's Unfulfilled Promise; Catheter RDN at 10 Years Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jan 31, 2023
Change Coming for Bloated Congenital Heart Surgeon Workforce Subspecialty seeks to reinvigorate congenital heart training, early careers Jan 23, 2023
Fixing Heart Failure Workforce Issues: Baby Steps Start This Year Pay, curriculum changes proposed to attract more doctors Jan 05, 2023
Cardiologists' Mental Disorders; NFL Player's Cardiac Arrest; Red Flag for Turmeric Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jan 03, 2023
The Year SGLT2 Inhibitors Became Full-Fledged Heart Failure Drugs Treatment no longer limited by ejection fraction Dec 27, 2022
Rare Shark Fin ECG Pattern Seen in 55-Year-Old Patient Pattern should trigger urgent cardiac catheterization to diagnose or rule out acute STEMI Dec 19, 2022
No Blaming Common Antihypertensives for Pancreatic Cancer, Study Suggests Some reassurance on widely prescribed dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers Dec 15, 2022
TAVR at 20: How Much Longer Will Medicare Mandate a Registry? Change is a-comin' but interventionalists debate just how soon that should be and what comes next Dec 08, 2022
Heart Failure From Meth Use: Growing Beast Lurks in the Shadows Exact scope of problem still unknown due to low clinician awareness Dec 02, 2022
Early Cardiac Amyloidosis Still Bad News Without Treatment Observational study supports treating even asymptomatic patients Nov 16, 2022
Upfront ECMO Disappoints for Cardiogenic Shock High-cost procedure not yet justified as an early strategy Nov 07, 2022
Moving Fast on HF Drugs After Acute Hospitalization Holds Big Outcome Benefit Randomized trial shows advantages across heart failure spectrum Nov 07, 2022
Experts Agree Intravenous Iron Shows Promise for Heart Failure Patients While findings were not significant, the study was impacted by COVID lockdowns, researcher says Nov 07, 2022
Decision-Support Tool Enhances Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients in the ED Pathways for HF patients picked for early discharge versus admission Nov 06, 2022
