Bariatric Tx Rejuvenates Heart, Cuts CV Risk Ethnicity a factor in degree of cardiovascular benefit but not for weight loss Apr 08, 2019
Bariatric Tx Linked With Better Cardiac Outcomes Obese patients who underwent surgery had lower rates of MI, PCI, and more Apr 07, 2019
Genetic Variant Tied to Stroke After Brain Irradiation Tripled stroke risk in survivors of childhood cancers Apr 04, 2019
Allergy to Heart Device Can Be Overcome Small study shows diagnosis, reimplantation can yield good outcome Apr 03, 2019
Aggressive Tx Remains Common for Adults, Children Near Death Many patients continue with treatments they probably don't need Mar 30, 2019
No Support for Pre-Op Antibiotics in Chest Port Placement But other factors correlate with infection risk Mar 28, 2019
Emilia Clarkeβs Battle for Her Life "Game of Thrones" star opens up about brain aneurysm Mar 28, 2019
Lead Glasses Offer 'False Sense of Security' Against Radiation Study reinforces need to take all safety measures possible Mar 25, 2019
HIV Exposure in Womb Tied to Metabolic Disease in Later Life Upped risk for immune dysfunction as well, possibly due to inflammation Mar 25, 2019
Aortic Stenosis: Watchful Waiting Works Only for So Long Study supports timely aortic valve replacement in asymptomatic patients Mar 22, 2019
Not OK: When Patients Sexually Harass Physicians A common yet rarely discussed abuse Mar 21, 2019 video
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
Concussions in Sports: Don't Neglect Rugby Most playing for more than a few years suffer head trauma, and few get adequate treatment 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
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
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
COPD Tied to Higher MI Risk in HIV-Positive People Higher risk seen for supply-demand mismatch as with sepsis, though mechanisms of association unclear Mar 06, 2019
Leaflet Laceration Promising to Prevent Valve Complications New techniques tackle obstruction risk in TMVR, TAVR Mar 04, 2019
Extra Pounds May Boost Stroke Survival Study adds to literature supporting obesity paradox 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
Mixed Results for AngelMed Guardian in Acute MI Detection Some value seen in notification of silent MIs Mar 03, 2019
Sleep Deprived-Patients in ICU May Fail to Get Off Ventilation Pathological wakefulness in ICU could predict ventilator dependence Mar 02, 2019
Sepsis and Death; Bag Mask Ventilation: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics also include complications of shoulder surgery and induction of labor Mar 02, 2019 podcast
Preventing Stroke After Cervical Artery Dissection Antiplatelets, anticoagulants show similar outcomes at 1 year Feb 25, 2019
How Best to Monitor Critically Ill Patients? Continuous surveillance achieved through EHR data could provide key insights Feb 21, 2019
Similar Endotypes Identified for Pediatric ARDS and Sepsis Shared biology between children with sepsis, respiratory failure could predict mortality risk, study shows Feb 21, 2019
Antibiotics Rx Common, but Variable, in Pediatric ICU Children given antibiotics were on mechanical ventilation for fewer days Feb 20, 2019
Peripheral Perfusion Fails to Cut Septic Shock Mortality But showed improvements over lactate-guided resuscitation for some outcomes Feb 19, 2019
CDC May Have a Better Mousetrap for Sepsis Surveillance Researchers compare the CDC's simplified criteria against SOFA criteria Feb 19, 2019
Risky Antibiotics Still Widely Prescribed at Hospital Discharge Programs aimed at reducing fluoroquinolone use fail to address discharge practices Feb 13, 2019
Lytics Help Imaging-Selected Patients Beyond 4.5-Hour Window EXTEND trial shows less disability after use in 4.5-to-9-hour window Feb 09, 2019
Andexanet Holds Strong as Antidote to Apixaban, Rivaroxaban Reversal agent for factor Xa inhibitors soon to be subject to a randomized trial Feb 08, 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
