COVID Vax & Myocarditis; Ejection Fractions on EKG; Southerners Still Unwell Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine May 10, 2021
Surgical Repair: A Newcomer in Aortic Valve Disease In this podcast, Andrew Perry and Chris Burke tackle the current state of aortic valve repair May 07, 2021 podcast
What's Behind the Mysterious Chest Pain in Bladder Cancer Patient? Cardiomyopathy risks interrupting cancer treatment, worsening prognosis May 03, 2021
Farxiga Gets FDA Greenlight for CKD SGLT2 OK'd to prevent chronic kidney disease progression and cardiovascular risks Apr 30, 2021
Low Radiation Possible During Cardiac Cath in Children NYC center reports encouraging results with ALARA radiation protocol Apr 30, 2021
Endocarditis After Low-Risk TAVR: Different Trajectory, Problem Organisms Low-risk patients "not immune" to rare infection, LRT studies show Apr 30, 2021
Heart Pump Protocol Makes a Dent in Cardiogenic Shock Mortality NCSI algorithm includes early hemodynamic support Apr 29, 2021
Post-MitraClip Gradients Not So Dangerous After All COAPT analysis suggests benefit of MR reduction offsets risk of mitral stenosis Apr 19, 2021
CaMKII Inhibitor Disappoints in Post-MI Cardioprotection First agent of its kind to test the waters in heart disease Apr 14, 2021
Donor Heart Preserver Survives Review by FDA Advisors Panel had many bones to pick with the Transmedics OCS device Apr 07, 2021
Stripped of Hospital Privileges, St. Louis Cardiologists Go to Court Suit against SSM Health seeks $50 million if former status not restored Apr 02, 2021
Harmony Pulmonary Valve Gets FDA Nod Transcatheter valve implantation approved for people without surgical RVOT conduits Mar 26, 2021
DOAC After Heart Valve Procedure? Registry defines prevalent use with mechanical and bioprosthetic valves Mar 08, 2021
Pre-TAVR Leaflet Cut Backed by Registry BASILICA procedure for people at risk of coronary obstruction Mar 06, 2021
Universal Definition of Heart Failure Proposed U.S., European, and Japanese societies seek to standardize classifications Mar 02, 2021
Low-Risk TAVR at 2 Years: Thrombosis Concerns Creep In PARTNER 3 showing trends toward convergence of outcomes with surgery Mar 01, 2021
White Bread or White Rice? Glycemic Index Telling of CVD Risk Across Borders Observational study suggests role of diet in primary, secondary prevention alike Feb 24, 2021
Drinks, Drugs and Smokes Spell Early Heart Disease Amphetamines, cannabis, and cocaine posed the greatest ASCVD risk in the young Feb 16, 2021
First Drug Approved for Some HFpEF FDA doesn't set hard limits on ejection fraction in expanded indication Feb 16, 2021
Heart Failure Drug Tempers Heart Rate, Symptoms in POTS Promising results for people with hyperadrenergic subtype of the complex disorder Feb 16, 2021
HIIT for HFpEF? Results Mixed in Exercise Trial Boosting intensity not obviously helpful Feb 09, 2021
Nutrition Status Tied to TAVR Outcomes Data support pre- and post-TAVR dietary interventions for the elderly Feb 05, 2021
The Physical Exam: Mitral Regurgitation This podcast episode tackles ascultation, vein inspection, heart palpation, pulse, and more Feb 05, 2021 podcast
Promising Tissue Valve Tech Blocks Calcium Buildup Zero structural valve deterioration at 5 Years in the COMMENCE study Feb 01, 2021
Some of Last Year's Deferred Cardiac Surgeries Likely Still in Backlog Report describes effect of COVID on surgical case volumes, outcomes Jan 31, 2021
Combined Cath Approach No Match for Surgery for Aortic Stenosis, CAD Pacemakers increasingly an issue in TAVR plus PCI Jan 30, 2021
CMS Expands MitraClip Coverage by Medicare Transcatheter mitral valve repair for secondary mitral regurgitation can now be reimbursed Jan 20, 2021
Ventricular Tachycardia: The Cause Is the Key to Management Andrew Perry, MD, tackles the heterogeneity of VT with Melissa Robinson, MD Jan 15, 2021 podcast
Growth Hormones in Childhood Tied to Heart Problems Later On Women, those who were small for gestational age at highest risk Dec 21, 2020
New Valve Disease Guideline: Rethinking TAVR vs SAVR, MitraClip Indications PARTNER 3, Evolut Low Risk, COAPT trials make their mark Dec 17, 2020
FDA Panel Backs Entresto, Spironolactone for Broader HF Use But committee stops short of advocating categorical approval for HFpEF Dec 16, 2020
FDA Review Gives Rosy Outlook for What Could Be First HFpEF Drugs Advisory committee weigh unusual moves for Entresto and spironolactone Dec 14, 2020
Adult Complications of the Fontan Procedure This AP Cardiology podcast episode tackles cirrhosis, arrhythmias, and pregnancy risks Nov 25, 2020 podcast
COVID's Heart Complications Modest in Large Registry Obese and minority groups at higher risk, though, analyses affirm Nov 18, 2020
AHA: Highlighting Effective 'Real-World' Heart Tx Strategies Studies on overcoming GDMT underuse, improving self-care education, creating new settings for care delivery Nov 17, 2020
Sotagliflozin Prevents Heart Events in Acute HF, Chronic Kidney Disease Two trials show some tantalizing signals for HFpEF and stroke Nov 17, 2020
VITAL-AF, mSToPS: Mixed Results in Afib Screening A signal that screening by continuous ECG monitoring leads to better outcomes Nov 16, 2020
Omega-3s Humbled by Corn Oil Placebo in Two Trials Implications for REDUCE-IT's icosapent ethyl unclear Nov 15, 2020
Omecamtiv's Benefit in HFrEF Trial Gets Lukewarm Reception Can novel oral drug stand out from the crowd? Nov 13, 2020
