FDA Panel Supports More Clarity in NSCLC Perioperative Immunotherapy Trials Committee unanimously backs mandating trial design to distinguish effects of therapy phases Jul 25, 2024
Pay People, and They Will Go to Cardiac Rehab Financial rewards increase participation in guideline-recommended programs Jul 22, 2024
Novel Goalpost for PCI Excellence Is Borrowed From the Surgeons "Failure to rescue" may help with quality improvement in interventional cardiology Jul 12, 2024
Meta-Analysis Favors Complete Coronary Revascularization in a Single Go But definitive proof on timing of procedures still lacking Jul 09, 2024
Women-Specific Goalposts Urged for Coronary Bypass Surgery Smaller releases of troponin, CK-MB still associated with periprocedural heart injury Jul 05, 2024
Cardiac Shockwave Device Passes Hurdle in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Question of clinical benefit beyond LVEF improvement will require larger trials Jun 21, 2024
Established TAVR Platforms Evolving for Lifetime Management New additions to Sapien, Evolut, Navitor lines aim to ensure coronary access Jun 10, 2024
Can Mitral Valve Innovators Dig Themselves Out of a Rut? Current transcatheter mitral valve replacement devices a poor match for clinical need Jun 06, 2024
Brain-Protected TAVR Results in Fewer Real-World Disabling Strokes Also, patients with prior stroke ID'd as likely responders in TVT registry analysis Jun 05, 2024
Novel Heart Device Lead Sails Through Performance Hurdles Next-gen Medtronic ICD lead wire meets pivotal trial safety and efficacy endpoints May 18, 2024
Bicuspid Anatomy: Wrench Thrown in TAVR for Younger, Low-Risk Patients? Controversial findings of low-risk trial allowing bicuspid patients May 15, 2024
Joined Cath Procedures Turn the Table on SAVR-CABG Small trial favors percutaneous approach to concomitant aortic stenosis and coronary disease May 14, 2024
Gene Therapy Allowing Heart to Grow New Blood Vessels Supported by Early Data Researchers are eyeing catheter-based delivery for people with refractory angina May 03, 2024
If Biopsy Needed for ILD Diagnosis, Start With Less-Invasive Option, Trial Suggests Reduced patient burden using "step-up" approach with transbronchial cryobiopsy first Apr 21, 2024
Alectinib Lands FDA Approval for Adjuvant Therapy in NSCLC The ALK inhibitor reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 76% versus chemotherapy Apr 19, 2024
Evidence Strengthens for De-Escalating Axillary Surgery in Breast Cancer Trial suggests axillary dissection can be avoided in some patients with early breast cancer Apr 03, 2024
After Lariat LAA Ligater Disappoints in aMAZE, Is a Path Ahead Still Possible? Adjunctive LAA ligation did not help efficacy of catheter pulmonary vein isolation Apr 02, 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
Preemies' Hernia Surgery Can Wait Randomized study shows safety advantage to inguinal repair after initial discharge Mar 26, 2024
Do Race, Sex Factor Into Who Has Donor Heart Offers Turned Down by Transplant Docs? Black people, men receive more offers before one is accepted Mar 25, 2024
Wider Pool of Impella Heart Pumps Caught in Recall After 49 Deaths Devices require label correction for left ventricle perforation risk Mar 21, 2024
Use of Video Laryngoscopy Reduced Endotracheal Intubation Attempts Video laryngoscopy also led to fewer intubation failures, injuries versus direct laryngoscopy Mar 18, 2024
Placenta Issues Linked to Newborns' Brain Aberrations in Congenital Heart Disease Study supports hypothesis that placental abnormalities are intertwined with brain development Mar 01, 2024
Changing the Surgical Paradigm in Oligometastatic NSCLC Propensity-score matched analysis suggests survival benefit with surgery to the primary tumor Feb 23, 2024
FDA Advisors Nearly All Aboard the TriClip Train for Tricuspid Regurgitation Committee voted 13-1 that the benefits of the TEER device outweigh the risks in certain patients Feb 14, 2024
FDA Reviewers Skeptical on TriClip for Tricuspid Regurgitation Tricuspid valve repair system is up for advisory committee scrutiny on Tuesday Feb 12, 2024
Pushback on Rule for Surgical Lymph Node Sampling During Lung Resection Surgeons debate the right standard for lymph node dissection in lung cancer Jan 31, 2024
CABG Surgeons Link Multi-Arterial Grafts to Patient Longevity Short of a definitive trial, MAG proponents make do with national registry data Jan 31, 2024
Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
Caution Raised for Post-TAVR Cardiac Surgeries Surgeons report rise in TAVR explants and other risky procedures Jan 29, 2024
Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgery Cognitive deficits common even with less than 20 minutes of hypothermic circulatory arrest Jan 29, 2024
Surgical LAA Closure Rises to the Top in STS Guideline for Afib Society strongly endorses concomitant LAA occlusion during cardiac surgery Jan 28, 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
Angioplasty Redeemed for Stable Angina in Sham-Controlled ORBITA-2 Reduced angina frequency with anti-anginal meds out of the picture Nov 11, 2023
Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
EP Study During TAVR Offers Better Prediction of Late Conduction Disturbances Interventional cardiologists trained to handle His bundle recordings at one center Oct 27, 2023
Small Aortic Annuli Not Inherently More Amenable to TAVR TAVR, SAVR result in similar outcomes in female-dominated VIVA randomized trial 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
Early Experience Keeps Tendyne TMVR on Track for MR and Severe MAC Will preliminary results be confirmed by SUMMIT trial to come? 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
