<ѻý>Multi-Arterial Grafting Inches Upward in Surgeon Adoptionѻý> Learning curve holds strong in CABG technique Jan 30, 2022
<ѻý>FDA OKs Laser-Assisted IVC Filter Removalѻý> Another option for hard-to-remove filters Dec 21, 2021
<ѻý>ECG Monitoring for Post-TAVR Delayed Conduction Disturbances Put to the Testѻý> How long should monitoring last, and in whom? Dec 20, 2021
<ѻý>Bentracimab on Point as Fast-Acting Ticagrelor Reversal Agentѻý> "Immediate and sustained" benefit, interim REVERSE-IT analysis found Nov 17, 2021
<ѻý>PALACS: A Win for Posterior Left Pericardiotomy for Post-Op Afibѻý> Trial offers good news for patients getting coronary, aortic valve, and aortic surgeries Nov 14, 2021
<ѻý>Tricuspid Repair Boosts Mitral Valve Surgery Outcomesѻý> Randomized trial supports combined surgery for moderate regurgitation Nov 13, 2021
<ѻý>Delaying Surgery Hurts Patients With Silent Aortic Stenosisѻý> Early aortic valve replacement wins in AVATAR trial Nov 13, 2021
<ѻý>DCBs for the Coronaries: Early Victories for New Drug Coatingsѻý> Researchers eye next gen drug-coated balloons despite lack of FDA OK for use in PCI Nov 07, 2021
<ѻý>Gastrointestinal Damage Nearly Universal With Antiplatelet Use After PCIѻý> Noninvasive endoscopy in OPT-PEACE reveals surprises about GI effects of antiplatelets Nov 07, 2021
<ѻý>Longstanding Vascular Closure Technique Triumphs Over Collagen Plugѻý> Manta versus ProGlide after transfemoral TAVR in CHOICE-CLOSURE Nov 06, 2021
<ѻý>TAVR Chugging Along at 5 Years in SURTAVI Trialѻý> Plus, data suggest that it is probably cost-effective in low-risk patients Nov 06, 2021
<ѻý>TAVR Operators Divided on Need for Bicuspid RCTѻý> Odds of a study coming to fruition are low Nov 05, 2021
<ѻý>Surgery Keeps Edge Over Contemporary Stenting for Multivessel CADѻý> Large noninferiority margin still not enough in FAME 3 trial Nov 04, 2021
<ѻý>Signs Point to Half-Dose DOAC Route After Watchman Procedureѻý> Search continues for best antithrombotic strategy after LAA closure Oct 13, 2021
<ѻý>Study: Kids Exposed to Harmful Plastics During Heart Surgeryѻý> Are tubing and blood bags sources of trouble? Oct 09, 2021
<ѻý>Post-TAVR Pacemakers Not All Doom and Gloomѻý> A bit of reassurance from Swedish cohort study Oct 04, 2021
<ѻý>Radiation or Surgery in Early Lung Cancer: Does It Make a Difference?ѻý> Ablative radiation still noninferior to VATS after longer follow-up Sep 24, 2021
<ѻý>Low Risk and Bicuspid Anatomy: A Passable Combination for TAVR Thus Farѻý> Clinical outcomes not worse compared with tricuspid TAVR Sep 21, 2021
<ѻý>Better Late Than Never for Revascularization in STEMIѻý> Favorable outcomes for latecomers presenting up to 2 days after symptom onset Sep 20, 2021
<ѻý>More Data in Support of Surgery for Malignant Pleural Mesotheliomaѻý> Six-month improvement in overall survival with surgery plus chemotherapy versus chemo alone Sep 13, 2021
<ѻý>Triplet Therapy Proves Safe in Resectable Malignant Pleural Mesotheliomaѻý> Atezolizumab add-on offers promising outcomes in phase I trial Sep 12, 2021
<ѻý>LAA Occluder Opens Doors to Patients Who Can't Tolerate Blood Thinners Even Brieflyѻý> The Amulet IDE trial that led to Amplatzer Amulet's FDA approval Aug 30, 2021
<ѻý>Edoxaban: A Mixed Bag for TAVR Patients Needing Anticoagulationѻý> Weighing positive efficacy data against excess GI bleeds Aug 28, 2021
<ѻý>Revamped Valve Disease Guideline: Europe Sees Nearly Eye to Eye With U.S.ѻý> There is a different approach to deciding the suitability of TAVR, however Aug 28, 2021
<ѻý>Are Hemoglobin Cutoffs for Anemia Outdated?ѻý> A growing call for WHO criteria to be tightened Aug 06, 2021
<ѻý>TAVR Debris Deflector Doesn't Fly With FDA Advisory Panelѻý> TriGuard 3 met with skepticism in its bid for approval Aug 04, 2021
<ѻý>Urine Tests Before Surgery Blasted as Mostly Unnecessaryѻý> Abundance of caution is way overdone, researchers suggest Aug 02, 2021
<ѻý>Surprising Tradeoffs of Valve-in-Valve TAVR vs Redo Surgeryѻý> Observational study suggests excess readmissions with less invasive procedure Jul 23, 2021
<ѻý>Watchman FLX Stays on Track for Stroke Preventionѻý> Next-generation LAA occluder maintains good results at 2 years Jul 22, 2021
<ѻý>Does COAPT Change the Need to Try Foundational HF Drugs in Functional MR?ѻý> Current GDMT titration approach under fire during TVT debate Jul 21, 2021
<ѻý>After Some Early Successes for Bicuspid TAVR, a Randomized Trial May Be Unlikelyѻý> Are observational data on highly selected patients good enough? Jul 21, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Breaks New Ground With Transplant Drug Approvalѻý> No prospective trial offered or required Jul 19, 2021
<ѻý>Scarring on an Otherwise Normal Heart: Reassuring Data Emergeѻý> Phenomenon tied to very low burden of major arrhythmic events Jul 14, 2021
<ѻý>Trouble Looms With Pacemakers After Aortic Valve Replacementѻý> Permanent pacemaker implantation of clinical significance in cohort study Jul 13, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expandersѻý> Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist Jul 09, 2021
<ѻý>Skin Rash Should Be a Huge Red Flag for LVAD Recipients, Group Saysѻý> New phenomenon suggests perils of not performing biopsy in time Jul 07, 2021
<ѻý>Regenerative Therapy Makes Headway in HF ... in the Right Patientsѻý> Study of autologous skeletal cell-patch implantation in Japan Jul 02, 2021
<ѻý>Medtronic's LVAD Pulled From Market Due to Neurological, Mortality Risksѻý> Physicians must stop implanting the HeartWare system, says FDA Jun 03, 2021
<ѻý>Passing Early-Term Report Cards for New Mitral, Tricuspid Valve Interventionsѻý> A glance at devices coming down the structural heart pipeline in the coming years May 24, 2021
<ѻý>Navitor Shuts Out Leaky TAVR, but Pacemaker Rates a Concern?ѻý> 30-day data for a new version of the Portico valve May 20, 2021