<ѻý>REALITY Check: Stricter RBC Transfusion Safe for Anemic MI Patientsѻý> Restrictive strategy makes sense for clinical outcomes, costs Sep 01, 2020
<ѻý>Aspirin Alone Best Bet for Majority of Post-TAVR Patientsѻý> Lessons from DAPT in PCI do not translate to TAVR, researchers find Aug 30, 2020
<ѻý>Novel Tx Turns in Favorable Performance in Obstructive HCMѻý> Mavacamten tackles underlying pathophysiology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Aug 29, 2020
<ѻý>Medicare to Broaden Coverage for LVADs, Artificial Heartsѻý> CMS would drop requirement for clinical trial enrollment Aug 12, 2020
<ѻý>New-Onset Arrhythmia After TAVR: How New, Really?ѻý> Study assesses pre-existing arrhythmic burden of TAVR candidates Jul 15, 2020
<ѻý>ViV TAVR: Device, Implantation Choices Matter Long Termѻý> Worse outcomes tied to smaller original surgical valve, TAVR valve type, existing severe PPM Jun 26, 2020
<ѻý>Satisfactory Progress Reports for MitraClip Alternativesѻý> Mitral valve replacement, repair devices under ongoing study Jun 25, 2020
<ѻý>TEE-Related GI Injuries Commonplace During Structural Cardiac Interventionsѻý> Even the most complex complications could be managed conservatively, however Jun 22, 2020
<ѻý>Sapien 3 TAVR On Par with Surgery at 5 Yearsѻý> Differences observed in stroke and pacemaker rates Jun 21, 2020
<ѻý>No Clarity on Clinical Impact of Post-TAVR Leaflet Thrombosisѻý> Cases of HALT, RLM largely limited to one leaflet Jun 21, 2020
<ѻý>S3 Ultra Valve Cuts TAVR Paravalvular Regurgitationѻý> Data reassuring for newer device, TVT registry analysis shows Jun 20, 2020
<ѻý>For Amy Grant, 'Every Heartbeat' Has New Significanceѻý> Singer undergoes surgery for newly discovered congenital defect Jun 09, 2020
<ѻý>Promising Data for Transcatheter Pulmonary Valves Old and Newѻý> Is a new TPV approval on the horizon? May 17, 2020
<ѻý>S-ICD Pulls Even With Conventional ICDsѻý> PRAETORIAN head-to-head trial shows an even tradeoff in outcomes May 08, 2020
<ѻý>One Weird Trick to Rule Out Post-TAVR Pacemakerѻý> Rapid RA pacing to predict a person's need for PPI or extended monitoring Apr 16, 2020
<ѻý>Metformin Appears to Shield Diabetic Patients From Post-Op Deathѻý> Similar to statins, with anti-inflammatory properties suggested as explanation Apr 09, 2020
<ѻý>ISCHEMIA Trial Puts Big Question Mark on Implications of Ischemiaѻý> Subanalyses of the landmark trial show lack of correlation to outcomes Apr 01, 2020
<ѻý>TAVR: Promising in Low-Risk Patients With Bicuspid Anatomyѻý> However, pacemaker rate still high in experienced hands, according to early data Mar 29, 2020
<ѻý>Organ Transplant: 'Essential' Surgery in a Time of Pandemicѻý> Centers describe the tough choices, strategies, and outcomes they're seeing Mar 26, 2020
<ѻý>First 'Single Match' Pushes Residency Placements to New Recordѻý> Finally a unified Match Day for DO and MD grads Mar 20, 2020
<ѻý>A Real Pain in the Neck: Surgeons' Postureѻý> Wearable tech confirms ergonomic stress of surgery Mar 11, 2020
<ѻý>Surgical Attire Changes a Bust for Infection Control?ѻý> One center reports what happened with shift to bouffants, surgical jackets Feb 12, 2020
<ѻý>SAVR Dominates in Younger Patients, but TAVR's Share Is Growing Fastѻý> Trends observed for those with or without congenital heart disease Jan 28, 2020
<ѻý>Study: Short Hospital Stays OK After Cardiac Surgeryѻý> 3 days or less "very safe," one center reports Jan 28, 2020
<ѻý>How Thoracic Surgeons Can Keep Their Piece of the Pieѻý> Opportunities in aortic valve replacement, formalized training in structural heart Jan 27, 2020
<ѻý>Should Addicts Get Repeat Valve Surgeries for Endocarditis?ѻý> MAT should be part of the equation in patients with opioid addiction, STS debaters agree Jan 26, 2020
<ѻý>Plavix Efficacy Blunted With Opioid in the Pictureѻý> More ischemic events seen with drug combo for heart attacks managed invasively Jan 20, 2020
<ѻý>ISCHEMIA for the Real Worldѻý> Robert Harrington, Jennifer Robinson, and Jay Giri weigh in Nov 20, 2019 video
<ѻý>Oversupply of Congenital Heart Surgery Programs Slammedѻý> Researchers call for fewer hospitals in an organized, regionalized system Nov 18, 2019
<ѻý>Post-ISCHEMIA: Focus Turns to Testing for Stable Anginaѻý> Stress test no longer enough to send most stable cases to cath lab? Nov 17, 2019
<ѻý>Novel TAVR Technique: Single-Side Vascular Accessѻý> Better prep for complications at access site? Nov 04, 2019
<ѻý>TAVR at 5 Years: Paravalvular Regurgitation is Keyѻý> "No matter what you're using, you have to decrease PVR" Sep 29, 2019
<ѻý>Post-AVR Leaflet Thrombosis Often Vanishes Sans Treatmentѻý> Even so, PARTNER 3 substudy found more clinical events with leaflet thickening Sep 27, 2019
<ѻý>Study: LVAD Surgical Technique Can be Further Refinedѻý> Left ventricular assist device outflow cannula angulation, anastomosis size may be important Sep 15, 2019
<ѻý>Post-MI Survival Better With ICD for Some, Troubled Trial Suggestsѻý> Potential benefit in STEMI survivors with severe LV dysfunction, other risk factors soon after PCI Sep 04, 2019
<ѻý>SYNTAX at 10 Years: Bypass vs PCI Still a Toss-Up Overallѻý> But CABG beats stenting for important subgroups Sep 03, 2019
<ѻý>COMPLETE Revascularization Gets Its Win for Hard Outcomesѻý> Investigators obtain missing piece of the puzzle Sep 01, 2019
<ѻý>STICH: CABG Survival Benefit Doesn't Hinge on Myocardial Viabilityѻý> Is viability testing now unnecessary for CAD patients with low LVEF? Aug 21, 2019
<ѻý>Wait, What? Neil Armstrong Died From Botched Surgery!?ѻý> Hospital paid $6 million to astronaut's family, newly revealed documents showed Jul 25, 2019