Wegovy Helps HFpEF Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Weight and symptoms improved in STEP-HFpEF DM trial Apr 07, 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
Cardiology's Bid to Defect From ABIM Plows Ahead Application to form a new board is in, and it could be operational as soon as 2025 Apr 07, 2024
Interatrial Shunt's Prospects in Heart Failure Shrink After RELIEVE-HF Ventura device showed promise in narrower pool of HF patients with reduced EF 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
More Sophisticated Imaging Doesn't Necessarily Mean Better Outcomes in Ischemic HF But cardiac MRI, PET may still have value in some patients, per AIMI-HF trial Mar 09, 2023
Adaptive Pacemaker Fails in HFpEF Improvement in oxygen consumption response to physical exertion not observed in a small trial Mar 09, 2023
Pulsed Field Afib Ablation Hits Endpoints in Pivotal Trial Technology appears durable in most patients Mar 08, 2023
Virtual Care Team Optimized Heart Failure Medications During Hospitalization Trial shows modest effect with daily recommendations to the treating team Mar 07, 2023
Statin Users Show LDL Doesn't Come Close to Telling Whole Story of ASCVD Residual inflammation is important factor of cardiovascular risk Mar 07, 2023
Elite Athletes With Genetic Heart Disease Can Still Play Ball With a comprehensive return-to-play protocol, most athletes played again, researchers say Mar 07, 2023
Full-Dose Anticoagulation Again Favored for COVID Admissions Despite failures, FREEDOM trial supports mortality advantage in general ward use Mar 07, 2023
Sotatercept, Fixed-Dose Combo Therapy on the Right Path for PAH More therapeutic options suggested by STELLAR, A DUE trials Mar 06, 2023
Thrombectomy Linked to Better High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Outcomes Observational study suggests fewer deaths than with other approaches Mar 06, 2023
TAVR Holds Strong 3 Years Into Evolut Low Risk Trial No major widening nor narrowing of event curves yet Mar 06, 2023
No Copay Is No Help for CVD Outcomes Randomized trial showed a small bump in adherence, but didn't move the dial on outcomes Mar 06, 2023
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Earns Confidence in Expert Hands Decision for mini thoracotomy may rest on patient preference, expert operator availability Mar 06, 2023
Immediate Complete Revascularization Non-Inferior to Staged Procedure Patients with ACS and multivessel disease saw multiple outcome benefits in BIOVASC trial Mar 05, 2023
Hunt for Hibernating Myocardium Doesn't Help PCI for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy REVIVED-BCIS2 challenges long-held beliefs about myocardial viability Mar 05, 2023
Novel Antihypertensive Stumbles Over Early-Phase Hurdle Hopes remain high for baxdrostat despite trial's adherence problems Mar 05, 2023
TEER Improves Quality of Life With Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation Pivotal trial is first to evaluate "impact of TR reduction on long-term effects on survival" Mar 04, 2023
Bempedoic Acid Proves Clinical Benefits for the Statin-Intolerant Yet the good clinical data are complicated by real-world cost and access problems Mar 04, 2023
Atorvastatin Tied to Cardioprotection for Lymphoma Patients on Anthracyclines STOP-CA deemed "an impactful study that will lead to more prescription of statins in patients." Mar 04, 2023
Gender Affirmation Hormones Come With Cardiovascular Tradeoffs National hospital data add to the literature on HRT's risk-benefit profile Feb 27, 2023
Anticoagulation Goes Head-to-Head With DAPT After Valve Surgery Edoxaban not significantly better for thrombosis protection in "underpowered" ADAPT-TAVR trial Apr 06, 2022
Two PCI Guidance Strategies on Par for Intermediate Coronary Stenosis FLAVOUR trial weighs in on FFR versus IVUS Apr 05, 2022
Which Drug-Coated Balloon Proved Superior in Peripheral Artery Disease? Second-generation device goes head-to-head with popular first-gen device Apr 05, 2022
Cardiac Monitoring Finds Arrhythmias, but Treatment Did Not Improve Outcomes No differences in mortality, hospitalization between monitored patients and control patients Apr 05, 2022
TAVR Valve Outlasts Surgical Bioprostheses at 5 Years No longer assume that TAVR bioprostheses are inherently less durable Apr 05, 2022
Study Provides 'Elusive' Link Between Kids' Health and Adult Heart Events CV risk factors in childhood tied to midlife CV events and CVD Apr 05, 2022
Patiromer Limits Impact of RAAS Inhibitor-Related Hyperkalemia in HF Patients better able to achieve target dose of mineralocorticoids and angiotensin inhibitors Apr 04, 2022
Transcatheter Tricuspid Repair Shows Early Promise PASCAL device safe and linked to symptom improvement in severe tricuspid regurgitation Apr 04, 2022
Extra Warming Efforts in Surgery Turn Out to Be Hot Air PROTECT trial finds targeting body temperatures a few degrees higher is unnecessary Apr 04, 2022
Flu Vaccine Didn't Stop Vascular Events in Heart Failure Patients But study in lower income countries sees hint of benefit during peak disease season Apr 04, 2022
Shoppers Adhered to Heart-Healthy Diet in Novel Program Researchers teamed with supermarket chain to improve DASH scores Apr 04, 2022
Don't Wait, Ablate to Prevent VT Episodes After an ICD Shock? Early catheter ablation reduced deaths and ICD shocks in PARTITA trial Apr 03, 2022
EHR Pop-Ups Spur Better GDMT Implementation in Heart Failure Alert-based intervention in PROMPT-HF trial said to be low-cost, scalable Apr 03, 2022
Higher-Dose ANGPTL3 Inhibitor Cuts Lipids but With Questionable Safety Significant safety signals in dose-ranging trial may end drug's future in CV prevention Apr 03, 2022
Add-On Mavacamten Cuts Need for Septal Reduction in Obstructive HCM VALOR-HCM trial shows novel cardiac myosin inhibitor beneficial as targeted treatment Apr 02, 2022
Tide Turns on Withholding Blood Pressure Meds for Pregnant Women Antihypertensive treatment was safe for mothers and children in the CHAP trial Apr 02, 2022