SPRINT: African Ancestry Not an Innate CVD Risk in Blacks Study refutes genetic basis for racial disparities in hypertension, CVD Nov 13, 2020
Non-Cardiac Surgery Poses 'Sobering' Risks for People With LVADs MACE rate reached as high as 16.9% after some procedures Nov 12, 2020
Bariatric Surgery in Heart Failure Andrew Perry, MD, delves into its role with Radha Gopalan, MD Nov 02, 2020 podcast
Cardiac ICU: AHA Drafts Guidance for Best Practices Scientific statement aims to optimize specialized critical care, pending more rigorous evidence Oct 29, 2020
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
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
Virtual Heart Failure Care No Substitute for the Face-to-Face Visit? Reduced GDMT titration suggests a dip in quality of care Oct 05, 2020
Phrenic Nerve Stimulation Holds Up for Central Sleep Apnea Apnea indices, daytime sleepiness improved over 5 years Oct 05, 2020
New Recovery Programs Target COVID Long-Haulers Pulmonologists, cardiologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, and more join to get patients on their feet for good Sep 10, 2020
The Real Reason Post-COVID Myocarditis Is a Worry Sorry, it's not all about football, cardiologist argues Sep 08, 2020
Does Ejection Fraction Matter Anymore? Experts debate whether familiar metric still has a place in heart failure management Sep 02, 2020
'Definitive Data': Continuing ACE/ARB Tx Safe in COVID-19 Randomized trial affirms no harm in mild to moderate coronavirus cases Sep 01, 2020
SGLT2 Inhibitor Wows in Chronic Kidney Disease DAPA-CKD shows fewer renal events, prolonged overall survival Aug 30, 2020
PARALLAX Trial: Mixed Results With Entresto in HFpEF No boost in 6-minute walk test, but some heart failure biomarkers did improve Aug 30, 2020
Aspirin Alone Best Bet for Majority of Post-TAVR Patients Lessons from DAPT in PCI do not translate to TAVR, researchers find Aug 30, 2020
Novel Tx Turns in Favorable Performance in Obstructive HCM Mavacamten tackles underlying pathophysiology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Aug 29, 2020
Second SGLT2 Drug Scores for HFrEF, Regardless of Diabetes Status EMPEROR-Reduced trial "exceptionally concordant" with DAPA-HF results Aug 28, 2020
Can KCCQ Replace Flawed NYHA System in Heart Failure? Developer's study finds better classification of patients' capabilities Aug 28, 2020
Post-COVID Heart Problems Are Real, Despite Study Corrections Conclusions still stand, group says after fixing a raft of data errors Aug 25, 2020
Diabetes Drugs Looking for Broad Role in COVID-19 The mechanisms check out and trials are underway Aug 24, 2020
Medicare to Broaden Coverage for LVADs, Artificial Hearts CMS would drop requirement for clinical trial enrollment Aug 12, 2020
Jardiance Wins for HFrEF, Farxiga for CKD; COVID Carditis Lingers Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Aug 04, 2020
ACC: Recovered LVEF Is Not Out of the HF Woods Guidance on treatment after "remission" from heart failure Aug 03, 2020
COVID-19 May Plant Seeds of HF, Cardiomyopathy Studies raise concern of chronic CV complications post-pandemic Jul 27, 2020
The Physical Exam: Aortic Stenosis In this podcast episode, it's likelihood ratios, heart murmurs, and more Jul 23, 2020 podcast
New-Onset Arrhythmia After TAVR: How New, Really? Study assesses pre-existing arrhythmic burden of TAVR candidates Jul 15, 2020
Sobering Data on Risks of Short-Term Oral Corticosteroids Short steroid bursts linked to serious adverse events within a month Jul 06, 2020
ViV TAVR: Device, Implantation Choices Matter Long Term Worse outcomes tied to smaller original surgical valve, TAVR valve type, existing severe PPM Jun 26, 2020
Satisfactory Progress Reports for MitraClip Alternatives Mitral valve replacement, repair devices under ongoing study Jun 25, 2020
TEE-Related GI Injuries Commonplace During Structural Cardiac Interventions Even the most complex complications could be managed conservatively, however Jun 22, 2020
Sapien 3 TAVR On Par with Surgery at 5 Years Differences observed in stroke and pacemaker rates Jun 21, 2020
No Clarity on Clinical Impact of Post-TAVR Leaflet Thrombosis Cases of HALT, RLM largely limited to one leaflet Jun 21, 2020
S3 Ultra Valve Cuts TAVR Paravalvular Regurgitation Data reassuring for newer device, TVT registry analysis shows Jun 20, 2020
Ertugliflozin Tx: Safe for the Heart in Patients With T2D Phase III VERTIS-CV trial meets primary endpoint of MACE non-inferiority Jun 17, 2020
Access Uneven for 'Most Expensive Cardiac Medication in History' Insurance doesn't bring costs down enough for many patients, center finds Jun 17, 2020
Recovered Cardiomyopathy: More Like Remission Than Cure Andrew Perry, MD, interviews Jane Wilcox, MD Jun 07, 2020 podcast
Remdesivir Safety Forecast: Watch the Liver, Kidneys Data remain sparse, but a few risks are emerging May 19, 2020
Promising Data for Transcatheter Pulmonary Valves Old and New Is a new TPV approval on the horizon? May 17, 2020
Do You Believe in HCQ for COVID-19? It Will Break Your Heart Milton Packer believes advocacy of the drug is practicing politics, not medicine May 06, 2020
