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Evolocumab benefits accrue with longer follow-up: FOURIER OLE
Chief among the benefits was a reduction in cardiovascular mortality not observed in the pivotal trial that led to U.S. approval of evolocumab.
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Rivaroxaban outmatched by VKAs for AFib in rheumatic heart disease
A striking and unexpected reduction in death with the use of predominantly warfarin was just one of the many surprises delivered by the INVICTUS...
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PCI fails to beat OMT in ischemic cardiomyopathy: REVIVED-BCIS2
The surprising results of REVIVED-BCIS2 are likely to leave in place current guidelines for heart failure and revascularization.
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Multibiomarker risk score predicts complex revascularization
The findings provide insight into the relationship between cardiovascular biomarkers, coronary anatomical complexity, and incident clinical events...
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Barcelona beckons for first hybrid ESC Congress
Cardiologists have an in-person option again, with a full slate of sessions ahead for the 70th European Society of Cardiology Congress.
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Early LV recovery after TAVR tied to 5-year mortality
A new study found that the relationship between early left-ventricular recovery after TAVR and improved mortality was robust and durable.
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CV admissions on the rise in Americans with cancer
“I would say that this increase in cardiovascular admissions, that’s a failure from a preventative perspective.”
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RADIANCE II: Positive signal for ultrasound renal denervation
Top-line results from the pivotal trial add to two earlier successes notched by the investigational Paradise system in the treatment of...
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Exceeding exercise guidelines boosts survival, to a point
“I think we’re worried more about the lower end and people that are not even doing the minimum.”
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Pig heart transplants and the ethical challenges that lie ahead
Keeping a deceased recipient in a brain-dead state is part of xenotransplantation research, but experts debate the question: For how long, and...
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Overly tight sodium restriction may worsen HFpEF outcomes
Results of a new TOPCAT analysis point to the need to determine the optimal salt restriction range for patients with heart failure with preserved...
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Interventional imagers take on central role and more radiation
A new study found higher exposures during two increasingly common structural heart procedures, compared with their colleagues in the room at the...
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The heartache of bereavement can be fatal in heart failure
“Having an awareness of the risk and trying to follow patients or at least not let them fall out of usual care, asking questions, trying to...
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Women benefit but lag behind in intracoronary imaging in PCI
Despite guideline recommendations advocating for intracoronary imaging, adoption in women is actually slowing.
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Meta-analysis points to safety of acetylcholine coronary testing
Experts hope the study will provide assurance and prompt greater adoption of invasive functional angiography to diagnose and treat coronary...