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CRT: Analysis Gives Aggrastat Edge for Thrombus Inhibition

But what about cangrelor?

Calling a Doctor by His or Her First Name

It's different without a longstanding relationship, says James C. Salwitz, MD

Leadless Pacemaker Dangerous After Death?

Concern about explosion during cremation may be overblown, investigator says

Medicare Covers Watchman Device, Drops Some Proposed Limits

Agency apparently moved by objections to draft coverage decision

First MRI-Safe CRT-D Devices Approved

Cardiac resynchronization patients may now undergo scans

Thrombectomy Can Be Safe in Kids

But catheter size and smaller burst time are important, case-series suggests

Tricuspid Valve Surgery Risk Predictor in the Works

Early model only moderately accurate

Stent for MI Linked to Subsequent Surgery Risks

More evidence supporting waiting period for noncardiac surgery

Registry Underway for Watchman CMS Coverage

But who to include and how to follow them are still fluid issues

CardioBrief: 'Walking Time Bombs'

Is this fear mongering or effective communication of risk?

TCT: Valve Leaflet Thrombosis 'Not Stent Thrombosis All Over Again'

Keep calm and leave it to the researchers, panel says

TCT: Drug-Coated PAD Balloon Results Durable

Superiority maintained at 2 years in IN.PACT SFA trial

TCT: Radial Access Safer in Ad Hoc PCI

Randomized trial shows similar efficacy, less bleeding

CardioBrief: Dollars for Heart Docs

Analysis of CMS database shows some docs pocketed millions from drug and device makers.

10 Questions: Michael R. Jaff, DO

'If we dont do something, U.S. will no longer be world's best healthcare system.'

Smoking After Stenting Ups Chest Pain

Post-PCI angina more common among smokers.

Cardiac Device Explant Clears Nickel Allergy Reactions

Case series suggests skin tests before atrial septal closure device implant.

CardioBreak: Modern Bloodletting, a New Statin Strategy

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine.

FDA Panel Torn on Watchman Device

Calls the device safe, but splits on its efficacy.

TCT: PFO No Panacea for Migraine

WASHINGTON -- Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure did not significantly reduce the number of monthly migraine days compared with medical treatment, researchers reported here.

ESC: Will CvLPRIT Change Practice?

BARCELONA -- Cardiologists react to findings from the CvLPRIT study, which challenge not only traditional thinking but also existing guidelines from both the U.S. and Europe, all of which say that treating nonculprit arteries in STEMI patients may be harmful.

Doctor's Memoir Exposes Dark Side of Medicine

Sandeep Jauhar puts his life on stark display to illustrate harmful financial intrusions into medicine in his newest book.

CCSVI Practices Suboptimal but Patients Don't Mind

DALLAS -- Canadian multiple sclerosis patients who left the country to undergo the controversial procedure called chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) often received poor pre- and postoperative care, but most were still relatively satisfied overall, a researcher reported here.

Real-Time Monitoring Cuts Cardiac Cath Radiation

LAS VEGAS -- A radiation detector that emits audible beeps might help interventional cardiologists and others in the cardiac catheterization laboratory reduce their exposure, researchers found.

How To Get Medicare To Cover A Spa Trip

Good news for doctors who think their patients need a trip to the spa: Medicare will reimburse, with only two catches.

ACC: Metformin No Help in MI Recovery

WASHINGTON -- Metformin started soon after reperfusion in the acute setting didn't help cardiac function recover in nondiabetic heart attack patients, a trial showed.

ACC: Still No Clear CHOICE for TAVI

WASHINGTON -- Head-to-head comparison of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) devices favored the second-generation Sapien XT over CoreValve, although the trial was criticized on several fronts.

ACC: CoreValve Bests Surgery

WASHINGTON -- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with the CoreValve device improved survival compared with surgery in the high-risk pivotal trial cohort.

TCT: Tablet Experiment Lightens Load at Meeting

SAN FRANCISCO -- Welcome to medical meeting 2.0: where the program is delivered via "App" displayed on Samsung tablets that come with the price of admission -- it's TCT 2013.

TCT: Removing Clot During PCI Fails in NSTEMI

SAN FRANCISCO -- Aspiration thrombectomy during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) did not improve outcomes in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), a randomized trial showed.

Sleep Problems, Poor Angioplasty Outcomes Linked

Disturbed sleep is common in heart patients following coronary angioplasty and is an independent risk factor for poor cardiac outcomes, researchers reported.

Zilver Stent Recalled, System May Break

Cook Medical's Zilver PTX drug-eluting stent for peripheral artery disease has been recalled because of a defect in its associated delivery system, the company and the FDA said.

Cardio Notes: Stress Test Finds Heart Disease in Seniors

Researchers are taking a second look at the accuracy of treadmill exercise testing for women over 65. Also this week, the birth of a subspecialty for adults with congenital heart disease and leg artery stenting.

Cardio Notes: Sex Improves with Stenting

Opening the arteries of those with stable coronary disease also opens the door to an improved sex life. Also this week, bariatric surgery helps remodel the heart.

Engineers Turn Fat into Blood Vessels

Liposuction can provide the raw materials for growing new small-diameter blood vessels in the lab, researchers found.

Doctors Say 45 Common Tests 'Overused'

Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as antibiotics for sinus attacks and CT scans for low back pain, in the first phase of a long-term project.

Cheney's Heart Makes Him a Million Dollar Man

Keeping former Vice President Dick Cheney's heart beating probably will cost the healthcare system at least a million dollars, cardiac transplantation experts told 麻豆传媒.

FDA Adds Diabetes Warning to Statin Label

WASHINGTON -- The FDA is changing the labeling on statins to include a warning about increased risks of hyperglycemia and transient memory problems, but the agency is no longer recommending routine liver function testing.

Go With the Flow When Treating LAD Stenosis

Medical treatment was as effective as surgery for patients with moderate to severe isolated stenosis in the proximal left anterior descending artery who had fractional flow reserve of 0.80 or greater, according to results from a single-center study.

Cordis to Stop Making Cypher, Nevo Stents

Cypher, the first drug-eluting coronary stent to receive FDA approval, will be discontinued at the end of the year, according to manufacturer Cordis.

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