<ѻý>Stopping Beta-Blockers Did Not Go as Planned for Long-Time Usersѻý> No benefit to beta-blocker interruption among MI survivors using them for secondary prevention Aug 30, 2024
<ѻý>Wegovy Protects Against Deadly COVID Casesѻý> Non-cardiovascular benefits observed in SELECT trial Aug 30, 2024
<ѻý>No Aspirin After PCI? Extended P2Y12 Monotherapy? Trials Weigh Inѻý> Two trials read out, but generalizability is the question Aug 29, 2023
<ѻý>Cancer Therapy's Lower-Limb Blood Clots Better Treated With Long Anticoagulationѻý> A year of DOAC therapy did not result in significantly more bleeds in ONCO DVT trial Aug 29, 2023
<ѻý>Novel Amyloid Drug Improves Mid-Term Outcomes in ATTR Cardiomyopathyѻý> Pivotal trial "suggests the tantalizing possibility of genuine clinical improvement" Aug 29, 2023
<ѻý>Compound in Beetroot Juice Fends Off Contrast-Induced AKIѻý> "Provocative" results for inorganic nitrate pill shown in NITRATE-CIN trial Aug 29, 2023
<ѻý>Less Atrial Pacing Doesn't Cut Afib in Sinus Node Dysfunctionѻý> Trial debunks strategy for higher-risk group Aug 28, 2023
<ѻý>Immune Suppressant Stumbles for Acute Myocarditis in Early Dataѻý> Phase II trial might not end the story for anti-inflammatory approach, though Aug 28, 2023
<ѻý>STEMI Complete Revascularization: No Point in Waitingѻý> MULTISTARS AMI trial helps answer the timing question in multivessel disease treatment Aug 28, 2023
<ѻý>Rush to DOACs Spells Trouble for Frail Warfarin Usersѻý> Lower bleeding risk of new blood thinners did not extend to this older subgroup Aug 28, 2023
<ѻý>Ambulance Routing Might Not Matter After Cardiac Arrestѻý> Trial in best-case scenario setting shows sending patients to specialty centers doesn't help Aug 28, 2023
<ѻý>Pulsed Field Ablation Measures Up in Head-to-Head Trialѻý> Novel catheters on par with thermal ablation, but do they meet the early high hopes? Aug 28, 2023
<ѻý>Afib Ablation Exceeds Expectations in Sickest Heart Failure Patientsѻý> Death and surgeries delayed in end-stage heart failure Aug 28, 2023
<ѻý>CRT-D Upgrade Suits Patients With Pacing-Related Heart Failureѻý> BUDAPEST-CRT Upgrade is the first major trial on upgrade strategy Aug 27, 2023
<ѻý>Trial: ECMO Doesn't Save Lives in Cardiogenic Shockѻý> ECLS-SHOCK trial challenges current practice, guidelines Aug 27, 2023
<ѻý>Complete PCI Better for Older MI Patients Tooѻý> Trial affirms advantage over culprit-lesion-only stenting in those ages 75 and up Aug 26, 2023
<ѻý>Iron Infusions Narrowly Miss the Mark for Clinical Benefit in Heart Failureѻý> Hard endpoints do not favor IV ferric carboxymaltose in well-powered HEART-FID Aug 26, 2023
<ѻý>Colchicine Stumbles for Protecting the Heart From Thoracic Surgeryѻý> Trial meets only post hoc endpoints in extending protection to non-cardiac surgeries Aug 25, 2023
<ѻý>SGLT2 Inhibitors, Rapid Titration, IV Iron Get a Boost in New European HF Guidelineѻý> Other recommendations also released for endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, ACS, and more Aug 25, 2023
<ѻý>Wegovy Reduces Heavy Symptom Burden of Obesity-Related Heart Failureѻý> Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity becoming more common Aug 25, 2023
<ѻý>Subclinical Afib Caught on Cardiac Devices Might Be Better Left Aloneѻý> Trial shows no stroke reduction with DOAC at the cost of more adverse events Aug 25, 2023
<ѻý>Full-Dose Anticoagulation Cuts VTE in Severe COVID-19ѻý> But is it worthwhile without a mortality benefit? Trials present complex picture Aug 31, 2022
<ѻý>Milestone Reached for SGLT2 Inhibitor Aimed at Heart Attack Populationѻý> Good signals in people with large acute MIs at risk of developing heart failure Aug 30, 2022
<ѻý>P2Y12 Inhibitors May Be the Better Option for Secondary Prevention in CADѻý> Meta-analysis challenges central role of aspirin, researcher says Aug 30, 2022
<ѻý>Muscle Pain in Statin Patients Is Usually Not Caused by the Drugѻý> A meta-analysis pointed to a low incidence of drug-related pain Aug 30, 2022
<ѻý>Novel Factor XIa Inhibitors Show Promise for Bleeding Riskѻý> Preventing ischemic events is a less clear benefit Aug 29, 2022
<ѻý>Transradial Access for Heart Procedures Saves Lives in Most Definitive Study Yetѻý> Approach beats coronary access through the thigh Aug 29, 2022
<ѻý>Pendulum Swings Back for FFR-Guided Complete Revascularizationѻý> Modality helps avoid unnecessary intervention in heart attack patients with multivessel disease Aug 29, 2022
<ѻý>Doubling Up on Heart Drugs May Delay Aortic Damage From Marfan Syndromeѻý> Meta-analysis settles the confusion around angiotensin receptor blockers Aug 29, 2022
<ѻý>Perfusion Tests Comparable as Second-Line Diagnostic for Chest Painѻý> Head-to-head trial finds "interchangeable" accuracy Aug 29, 2022
<ѻý>Routine Stress Testing Didn't Offer Benefits to High-Risk Patients Post-PCIѻý> South Korean trial showed no improvement in clinical outcomes at 2 years Aug 28, 2022
<ѻý>High-Dose Flu Vaccine Promising for Mortality Benefits in Older Adultsѻý> Danish pilot study lays groundwork for larger trial looking for better CV outcomes Aug 28, 2022
<ѻý>Extravascular ICD Gains Ground in Unfamiliar Territoryѻý> Inappropriate shocks among early challenges of device therapy under the sternum Aug 28, 2022
<ѻý>Xarelto Risky in Rheumatic Heart Diseaseѻý> Ischemic event prevention didn't pan out in INVICTUS trial Aug 28, 2022
<ѻý>Finally, A Foundational Heart Failure Drug That Works Across the Spectrum of EFѻý> SGLT2 inhibitor shines in landmark DELIVER trial Aug 27, 2022
<ѻý>ADVOR Backs Add-On Acetazolamide for Cutting Congestion in Decompensated HFѻý> Exclusion of patients on SGLT2 inhibitors was a major trial limitation, expert says Aug 27, 2022
<ѻý>PCI Flops for Ischemic LV Dysfunction With Coronary Artery Diseaseѻý> Randomized trial provides "definitive" evidence against revascularizing stable cases Aug 27, 2022
<ѻý>Mass Cardiovascular Testing May Add Years for Some Menѻý> Mixed results after the DANCAVAS program from Denmark Aug 27, 2022
<ѻý>After Cardiac Arrest, No 'Best' Blood Pressure, Oxygen Targetѻý> BOX trial finds targets aiming to boost perfusion held no advantage Aug 27, 2022
<ѻý>Breakfast or Bedtime BP Meds? Timing Doesn't Matter After Allѻý> TIME study supports taking antihypertensives whenever convenient Aug 26, 2022