Chest Pain in the ED: More Referrals for Cardiac Tests Not Tied to Better Outcomes No significant decrease in MACE for intermediate and high referral groups vs low referral group May 23, 2024
Step-Down Antiplatelet Strategy Pairs Well With DCB Angioplasty REC-CAGEFREE II is the first randomized trial on antiplatelet strategies after DCB therapy May 15, 2024
Liver Disease, High Lipoprotein(a) Tied to Higher MI Risk in Diabetes Patients Sixfold increased risk of non-fatal MI among patients with highest levels of Lp(a) May 13, 2024
Transradial PCI Finally Normalized in the U.S., Though Holdouts Remain Adoption approached 60% as recently as 2022 May 02, 2024
Is Industry Influence Driving LVAD Use by Cardiologists? Clinical treatment decisions should be based on the best available evidence Apr 26, 2024
FFR-Guided Complete Revascularization Did Not Improve Outcomes in MI Patients Compared with PCI of the culprit lesion, no difference in death, MI, unplanned revascularization Apr 10, 2024
Impella Pump Improves Survival in STEMI-Related Cardiogenic Shock First trial in a quarter-century to show mortality benefit in this desperately ill group Apr 09, 2024
Early Win for Preemptive Stents on Vulnerable Coronary Plaque Clinical benefit observed years after preventive PCI on non-flow-limiting plaque in PREVENT trial Apr 08, 2024
Apolipoprotein A1 Infusions After Acute MI Disappoint in Phase III Trial HDL therapeutic failed to reduce risk of MI, stroke, or cardiovascular death in high-risk group Apr 08, 2024
Chelation Flops for Cardio Health After Heart Attack TACT2 trial fails to confirm benefits in subgroup that gained the most in initial trial Apr 08, 2024
Beta-Blockers Fail to Deliver Secondary Prevention Benefit in Key MI Patients Standard medications losing appeal amid more modern heart attack treatments Apr 08, 2024
Proof of Benefit in Acute MI Again Evades an SGLT2 Inhibitor Yet empagliflozin gets a boost from a lower risk of total HF events in EMPACT-MI Apr 07, 2024
ACC Meeting to Make Noise on Beta-Blockers, SGLT2i, Chelation Therapy for Acute MI Plus an update on the new cardiovascular board at Atlanta meeting Apr 04, 2024
Culprit Lesion PCI Before Diagnostic Angiography for Faster STEMI Reperfusion Strategy for shorter needle-to-balloon time appeared safe in preliminary data Mar 29, 2024
Expanded Label Officially Makes Bempedoic Acid a CVD Prevention Medication New indications supported by CLEAR Outcomes trial Mar 22, 2024
Graphic Images on Cigarettes of Smoking's Harm Are Constitutional, Court Rules Partial victory for federal regulators seeking to toughen warning labels Mar 22, 2024
Medicare to Cover Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy for Certain Patients News comes in the wake of FDA approval to reduce risk of heart attacks, stroke Mar 21, 2024
Heart Disease Outcomes Better When Anxiety, Depression Are Treated Benefits associated with psychotherapy, antidepressants seen in analysis of Medicaid records Mar 21, 2024
Don't Drive on These Meds; Darryl Strawberry's Heart Attack; CDC Airport Screening Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Mar 13, 2024
Deaths Due to Alcohol Use; Steps for the Sedentary Also in TTHealthWatch: microplastics in arteries, and worldwide obesity and diabetes risk Mar 09, 2024 podcast
CVD Risks Tied to Teeny-Tiny Plastics Lodged in Atherosclerotic Plaque And the prevalence of microplastics and nanoplastics is only increasing Mar 06, 2024
I Never Expected to Run a Code While Running the NYC Marathon It turns out we were all in the right place at the right time Feb 13, 2024
FFR-Guided PCI Saves $$ Clamping Down on Unnecessary Stents in MI Patients Cost-effectiveness shown over angiographic guidance for complete revascularization Jan 26, 2024
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Plus Nitrates Still a Losing Combination, Study Shows Cardioprotective effect of PDE5 inhibitors did not pan out with anti-anginals in the picture Jan 16, 2024
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissections: Treatment Recommendations Still Unheeded Assessing global care quality for a condition disproportionately affecting young women Dec 08, 2023
Early Interventions for Autism; Imaging After Stenting Also in TTHealthWatch: Clamping the umbilical cord in premature infants Nov 25, 2023 podcast
Transfusion Thresholds Square Off in Acute Myocardial Infarction For patients with anemia, trial suggests the commonly used restrictive strategy might not be best Nov 11, 2023
Chinese Compound for MI?; Knee Pain Management Also in TTHealthWatch: a new colorectal cancer screening test Oct 28, 2023 podcast
Retinal Artery Occlusion Tied to Higher Risks of Death, Vascular Events Risk appeared at 2 weeks and remained at 1 year and beyond Oct 26, 2023
Targeting Collaterals During Primary PCI Disappoints in Trial Pressure-controlled intermittent coronary sinus occlusion appears safe in acute MI, though Oct 26, 2023
Drug-Coated Balloon Answers 'Embarrassing' Need for In-Stent Restenosis in U.S. Agent device avoids additional layer of stenting in patients with recurrent blockages Oct 25, 2023
Hold Off a Bit Before Operating on Broken Hips, Study Suggests Older patients on anticoagulants benefit from modest delay Oct 16, 2023
Is Being a Night Owl Unhealthy? CRC Screening Not Recommended Enough Also in TTHealthWatch: CVD death and obesity Sep 16, 2023 podcast
Optimal BP After Stroke; Psilocybin for Depression Also in TTHealthWatch: culprit vessel or complete revascularization? Sep 09, 2023 podcast
Nurse Suspected of Poisoning; Hospital Mask Mandates Return; Congressman's Cancer Dx Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Aug 30, 2023
Compound in Beetroot Juice Fends Off Contrast-Induced AKI "Provocative" results for inorganic nitrate pill shown in NITRATE-CIN trial Aug 29, 2023
STEMI Complete Revascularization: No Point in Waiting MULTISTARS AMI trial helps answer the timing question in multivessel disease treatment Aug 28, 2023
SGLT2 Inhibitors, Rapid Titration, IV Iron Get a Boost in New European HF Guideline Other recommendations also released for endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, ACS, and more Aug 25, 2023
Recreational Drug Use More Common in Intensive Cardiac Care Than Many Admit Routine drug screening proposed for cardiac ICUs Aug 17, 2023
Impella Devices Recalled After Deaths, Injuries Tied to TAVR Interactions Recall involves new instructions for use without devices needing to be returned Jul 28, 2023
