Trials Back Shorter DAPT After Stenting Dropping aspirin after a few weeks found non-inferior to standard yearlong regimen Mar 19, 2019
Non-STEMI Cardiac Arrest May Not Require Immediate Cath COACT trial not favorable on immediate coronary angiography Mar 18, 2019
Prescription Fish Oil Goes Beyond Preventing First CV Events New REDUCE-IT data point to secondary prevention benefit Mar 18, 2019
Bicuspid Anatomy Not Necessarily a Disadvantage for TAVR Do these registry findings warrant a randomized trial? Mar 18, 2019
HeartMate 3: 'A Much More Forgiving Pump' Final data from MOMENTUM 3 still shine for safety Mar 18, 2019
Trial Sheds Light on Oral vs IV Antibiotics for Left-sided Endocarditis But researchers caution that more research is needed before changing practice Mar 18, 2019
CV Primary Prevention Guidelines Updated Aspirin, diabetes, team-care recommendations revised Mar 17, 2019
Ticagrelor Antidote Clears Phase I Trial Quick reversal of P2Y12 inhibitor possible in healthy participants Mar 17, 2019
Glowing Reviews for Low-Risk TAVR Trials at ACC But is TAVR really the right procedure for every AS patient going forward? Mar 17, 2019
Antibacterial Envelope Cuts Heart Device Infections Adjunctive use resulted in 40% lower incidence of major cardiac implantable electronic devices infection versus only standard care Mar 17, 2019
MitraClip Better for Secondary MR Quality of Life COAPT analysis affirms advantage over meds alone Mar 17, 2019
Apple Watch Pulse Warnings Fairly Accurate But Apple Heart Study authors, and other experts, say more research needed Mar 16, 2019
Low-Risk TAVR at Least as Good as Surgery in Pivotal Trials Evolut, PARTNER 3 trials called "game changers" Mar 16, 2019
Low-Risk TAVR in Spotlight at ACC Prevention guidelines, Apple Watch also on parade in New Orleans Mar 14, 2019
Novel Drug Reverses Anticoagulation in Emergencies Andexanet stops 90% of action of factor Xa inhibitors Mar 13, 2018
Barbershops Trim Blood Pressure among Blacks One-stop shopping for haircut and hypertension treatment Mar 13, 2018
Low-Dose Combo Pill Successfully Takes Down High BP Fixed dose initial treatment gets 70% of patients at hypertension goal Mar 13, 2018
Mixed Results for Shorter DAPT in ACS Patients Shorter regimen non-inferior to standard care, but not ready for prime-time Mar 13, 2018
Gene Therapy Flops for Critical Limb Ischemia Non-viral biologic agent didn't improve wound healing Mar 12, 2018
Gout Drug Raises Safety Concerns With Death Excess in Trial Febuxostat linked especially to sudden cardiac deaths in CARES trial Mar 12, 2018
Perioperative Beta Blockers Trade Fewer MIs for More Deaths Issue of safety highlighted again in POISE analysis Mar 12, 2018
P2Y12 Tx Subsidy Yields Positive Response from Docs, Patients Ticagrelor vouchers boost use, but clinical outcomes unchanged Mar 11, 2018
Newer HeartMate LVAD Better for Longer-Term Use 2-year MOMENTUM 3 results set a 'new standard for pump failure' Mar 11, 2018
NOAC Helps Stem Consequences of Cardiac Damage After Surgery Fewer major vascular events with therapy after myocardial injury Mar 11, 2018
Inhaled Nitrite Flops as HFpEF Therapy Optimal duration and mode of delivery remain open questions Mar 11, 2018
Ticagrelor Can Safely Follow Lytic Tx for STEMI Bleeding similar upon delayed adminstration of ticagrelor versus clopidogrel Mar 11, 2018
Praluent Price to Drop for Insurers That Ease Rx Restrictions Sanofi/Regeneron announced plan to bring PCSK9 drug within cost-effective range Mar 10, 2018
Praluent Delivers CV Event Prevention in ODYSSEY Second PCSK9 outcomes trial comes out like FOURIER -- but with mortality reduction Mar 10, 2018
Mixed Results with LifeVest for Post-MI Prevention No reduction in sudden deaths, but benefit in secondary outcomes with external defibrillator Mar 10, 2018
Open Mic at ACC: Tribal Diet; 'Jeopardy!'; How to Retire In this video, cardiologists share favorite moments from the meeting Apr 06, 2017
ACC: Another HDL Therapy Crashes and Burns Failure of pre-beta HDL mimetic puts another nail in the HDL coffin Mar 19, 2017
ACC: FOURIER Substudy May Help Refute 'Dr. Google' No neurocognitive adverse effects linked to very low LDL levels Mar 19, 2017
ACC: Novel Drug Fails to Reduce Post-Op Risks A calcium sensitizer flops in study aimed at cutting post-op risks Mar 19, 2017
ACC: Medicine Needs Art to Flourish "Science is not enough to solve the world's thorniest problems" Mar 18, 2017
ACC: Medical Tx Comparable to Stenting for CTOs Intention-to-treat analysis of DECISION-CTO trial Mar 18, 2017
ACC: Online Videos Help HTN Adherence Blood pressure, Framingham risk improved in small trial Mar 18, 2017
ACC: Novel Drug Delivers Long-Term Cholesterol Reduction RNA interference drug inhibits synthesis of PCSK9 Mar 18, 2017
ACC: Even Very Low Dose Rivaroxaban Prevents Recurrent VTE Results from EINSTEIN CHOICE point to new clinical pathway Mar 18, 2017
