Aortic Regurgitation Device Passes in Pivotal Trial JenaValve device hits benchmarks with improvement in pacemaker rates Oct 25, 2023
Combining TAVR, LAA Closure in Same Procedure Safe, Trial Says WATCH-TAVR suggests percutaneous approach can follow surgical pattern in not staging procedures Oct 25, 2023
Amulet vs Watchman Comparison Still Muddy Any Which Way LAA Leaks Are Defined The two devices continue to lead to similar clinical outcomes Oct 24, 2023
Low-Risk TAVR Converging or Diverging With Surgical Outcomes, Depending on the Valve Intermediate-term reports from PARTNER 3 and Evolut Low Risk trials Oct 24, 2023
PCSK9 Inhibitor Passes Muster for LDL Reduction in Acute Coronary Syndrome Question now is whether routine early treatment will translate to better clinical outcomes Sep 20, 2022
Brief Anticoagulation Preserves Radial Artery After Catheter Access Trial shows promise of a short course of direct-acting oral anticoagulant Sep 20, 2022
PCI vs CABG: Does Age Inform Choice for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease? Swedish registry study contributes to ongoing controversy Sep 19, 2022
RDN Powers Through Another Off-Med Trial, Clinical Benefits Still Untested Plus, an apparent magnification of effect in SYMPLICITY HTN-3 Sep 19, 2022
PCI Not (Much) Worse Than CABG for Multivessel Disease Long Term Extended follow-up of BEST trial appeared unlikely to change minds, though Sep 19, 2022
Ultrasound Guidance No Advantage for PCI Access But randomized trial still suggests some reasons to consider this readily available intervention Sep 18, 2022
MitraClip G4 Sets the Bar Higher for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Post-approval study suggests growing pool of TEER-suitable patients Sep 18, 2022
Clot Grabber Safe, Promising in Intermediate-Risk PE Registry supports expanding use of interventional treatment Sep 18, 2022
Post-MI Ventricular Septal Defect Repair Strategies: Each Has Its Place for Now Registry study compares percutaneous vs surgical outcomes in real-world practice Sep 18, 2022
Is TAVR in Small Aortic Annuli Better With Self-Expanding Valves? Registry supports mortality impact of patient-prosthesis mismatch Sep 17, 2022
Mitral Valve Repair Devices Go Head-to-Head, and the Top Spot Belongs to... CLASP IID trial crowns no winner but champions expanding choices Sep 17, 2022
Presumed Clinical Benefits of TAVR Cerebral Protection Remain Unproven Large trial comes up short in proving a definitive benefit to debris filters Sep 17, 2022
DCBs for the Coronaries: Early Victories for New Drug Coatings Researchers eye next gen drug-coated balloons despite lack of FDA OK for use in PCI Nov 07, 2021
Gastrointestinal Damage Nearly Universal With Antiplatelet Use After PCI Noninvasive endoscopy in OPT-PEACE reveals surprises about GI effects of antiplatelets Nov 07, 2021
Pulmonary Pressure Monitoring Helps HFpEF Too GUIDE-HF substudy supports similar benefits across the ejection fraction spectrum Nov 07, 2021
Is LAA Closure With Amulet Less Leaky? Two studies, IDE and SWISS-APERO, come to disparate conclusions Nov 07, 2021
Short DAPT Just as Good for High-Bleeding Risk Stenting After MI MASTER-DAPT is "good news" on a the key clinical concern Nov 07, 2021
Longstanding Vascular Closure Technique Triumphs Over Collagen Plug Manta versus ProGlide after transfemoral TAVR in CHOICE-CLOSURE Nov 06, 2021
TAVR Chugging Along at 5 Years in SURTAVI Trial Plus, data suggest that it is probably cost-effective in low-risk patients Nov 06, 2021
LAA Closure Holds Up Against NOACs Longer-term follow-up from the PRAGUE-17 trial reassures Nov 05, 2021
TAVR Operators Divided on Need for Bicuspid RCT Odds of a study coming to fruition are low Nov 05, 2021
Adenosine-Free Alternative to FFR Bolstered by Longer-Term Data Physiological index boasts good 5-year results in iFR-SWEDEHEART Nov 05, 2021
No-Pressure-Wire Physiology Boosts PCI Outcomes Chinese trial shows advantage over visual assessment alone Nov 04, 2021
Surgery Keeps Edge Over Contemporary Stenting for Multivessel CAD Large noninferiority margin still not enough in FAME 3 trial Nov 04, 2021
Novel Stent Gets 'Sweet' Victory in Diabetes Patients SUGAR trial shows superiority of polymer-free stent eluting fatty acid-bound sirolimus Nov 04, 2021
No Aspirin Post-STEMI Stent; Sapien 3 Stroke Risk; and More It's a TICO-STEMI, SOLVE-TAVI, FLASH, and IREMMI trial data round-up Oct 19, 2020
'Drug-Based Therapy is Here to Stay' in Angioplasty for PAD TCT Connect studies report reassuring safety data, promise in challenging segments Oct 18, 2020
TAVR For Failing TAVR Doesn't Impress in Registry Data 5 year data for TAVR after SAVR looks "more optimistic" Oct 17, 2020
Sobering Efficacy Data for TriGuard 3 Deflector in TAVR Randomized trials on embolic protection devices are ongoing Oct 16, 2020
COVID Heart Autopsies Point More to Clot Damage Than Myocarditis Results bolster case for anticoagulation in hospitalized patients Oct 15, 2020
ACS Patients Benefit From Bivalirudin During PCI, Pooled Data Show Risks can be mitigated with infusion strategy, patient-level meta-analysis finds Oct 14, 2020
Registry: Door-to-Balloon Times No Slower in COVID-19 Patients North American registry shows worse outcomes even so Oct 14, 2020
Is PCI the Answer to Vulnerable Plaques That Don't Limit Flow? Some success with BVS placement in PROSPECT ABSORB Oct 14, 2020
OCT Vs FFR: Which Is the Better Guide for Revascularization? Optical coherence tomography goes up against physiological guidance in angiographically intermediate coronary lesions Sep 30, 2019
TAVR at 5 Years: Paravalvular Regurgitation is Key "No matter what you're using, you have to decrease PVR" Sep 29, 2019