Into the Arteries With No Operator in Sight: Tech Leads the Way Virtual reality CT angio, robot-assisted radial access being tested Mar 27, 2019
Lead Glasses Offer 'False Sense of Security' Against Radiation Study reinforces need to take all safety measures possible Mar 25, 2019
Aortic Stenosis: Watchful Waiting Works Only for So Long Study supports timely aortic valve replacement in asymptomatic patients Mar 22, 2019
Morning Break: Safe-Enough Losartan; 'Dirty' Kale; Governor's Pox Party Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Mar 21, 2019
Radial vs Femoral; P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy; PCI With Microbubbles Advances in interventional cardiology at ACC 2019 Mar 20, 2019
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
Bicuspid Anatomy Not Necessarily a Disadvantage for TAVR Do these registry findings warrant a randomized trial? Mar 18, 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
FDA Says Use Paclitaxel PAD Device Alternatives Interventional cardiologists weigh in Mar 17, 2019 video
MitraClip Better for Secondary MR Quality of Life COAPT analysis affirms advantage over meds alone Mar 17, 2019
Low-Risk TAVR at Least as Good as Surgery in Pivotal Trials Evolut, PARTNER 3 trials called "game changers" Mar 16, 2019 video
Low-Risk TAVR in Spotlight at ACC Prevention guidelines, Apple Watch also on parade in New Orleans Mar 14, 2019
Leaflet Laceration Promising to Prevent Valve Complications New techniques tackle obstruction risk in TMVR, TAVR Mar 04, 2019
Biodegradable-Polymer DES Still Not Better Than Durable DES Data offer a look at what happens after Orsiro sheds its polymer Mar 03, 2019
Benefit of Endovascular Therapy Dwindles With Large-Core Strokes But is thrombectomy still better than medical management alone for these cases? Feb 08, 2019
TAVR Learning Curve May Fade With Newer Device Volume-outcomes relationship not evident with Sapien 3 valves Jan 28, 2019
Revascularization for Silent Ischemia Linked to Better Outcomes Registry suggests much lower MI risk for asymptomatic stable disease Jan 17, 2019
Biodegradable-Polymer DES No Better at 10 Years Clinical benefit elusive long after polymer should have disappeared Nov 11, 2018
TCT: Lab Study Questions Washing Protocols for Bioprosthetic Heart Valves Suggests increased leaflet thrombosis risk when storage solutions are rinsed away pre-implant Sep 26, 2018
TCT: Studies Bolster Argument for Protected TAVR Positive data ahead of CMS reimbursement decision Sep 26, 2018
TCT: Yet More Bad News on Absorb BVS No advantage in angina and still more risk in further trials Sep 25, 2018
TCT: IVUS Tops Angiography Guidance for Stent Implantation Intravascular ultrasound-guidance cut TVF in all-comers trial Sep 25, 2018
TCT: 10 Years On, Surgery for Left Main Disease Edges Stenting Separate studies suggest some groups do better with CABG Sep 25, 2018
TCT: Near-Infrared Spectroscopy IDs Plaques Likely to Cause Problems Non-culprit lesions with large lipid core associated with events Sep 24, 2018
TCT: Stopping Antiplatelets 1 Year Post-Stent Risky for Afib Patients? Underpowered trial suggested oral anticoagulation alone isn't enough Sep 24, 2018
TCT: TAVR's Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch Problem Gets Airing It's not just a surgical issue, according to TVT Registry data Sep 24, 2018 video
TCT: Mitral Valve Device Promising for Milder Functional Cases Novel transcatheter valve reduced regurgitation versus sham in small trial Sep 24, 2018 video
TCT: Sapien 3, CoreValve Evolut R on Par for Aortic Stenosis Head-to-head trial also shows local, general anesthesia outcomes similar Sep 23, 2018 video
TCT: MitraClip Saves Lives in Functional Mitral Regurgitation Positive COAPT results may overwrite neutral MITRA-FR findings Sep 23, 2018 video
TCT: Studies Suggest Thin May Not Always Be in for DES Resolute Onyx, BioFreedom on par with ultra-thin Orsiro stent Sep 22, 2018
TCT: Femoropopliteal Stents On Par in First Head-to-Head Trial Primary patency, major adverse events at least as good with Eluvia as Zilver PTX Sep 22, 2018
TCT: Orsiro Stent has Its Day in BIOFLOW V Trial Does this mean superiority over Xience? Sep 22, 2018
TCT: Spotlight on Novel Heart Tech Polymer valves, leaflet laceration, and more could help solve some persistent problems in valve procedures Sep 22, 2018
TCT: Second Chance for MitraClip in Functional Mitral Regurgitation? COAPT takes the spotlight in San Diego Sep 19, 2018
10-Minute Headstart for the Cath Lab Helps in STEMI Emergencies Quicker revascularization, possibly better survival seen in registry Sep 18, 2018
ESC: DCB Works for De Novo Stenoses in Small Coronary Vessels Established for in-stent restenosis, DCBs make their way to native coronary arteries Aug 28, 2018
ESC: ACS Outcomes the Same for High-Sensitivity vs Standard Troponin Tests No reduction in later events with more sensitive assay Aug 28, 2018
ESC: Short DAPT with Ticagrelor Doesn't Improve Outcomes Antiplatelet strategy safe, but misses superiority to standard DAPT after stenting Aug 27, 2018 video
