Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
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How nonadherence complicates cardiology, in two trials
Nonadherence prevents patients from achieving treatment benefits, but it also complicates trial interpretation, suggests subanalyses of MASTER...
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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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Hot weather risk for nonfatal MI hinted for antiplatelets, beta-blockers
Why taking either drug class would promote nonfatal MIs on high-temperature days, or why it may have appeared that way, isn’t clear, but...
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‘Staggering’ CVD rise projected in U.S., especially in minorities
The estimated increases for 2025-2060 reflect a changing demographic landscape and are a call to action, say observers.
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Is Lp(a) a marker for aortic calcium onset?
A link between elevated lipoprotein(a) and new-onset aortic valve calcification is found, but not necessarily calcium progression.
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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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‘Case closed’: Bridging thrombolysis remains ‘gold standard’ in stroke thrombectomy
Two new noninferiority trials support the continued use of intravenous thrombolysis followed by endovascular thrombectomy for large-vessel...
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‘Stunning variation’ in CV test, procedure costs revealed at top U.S. hospitals
Should an echocardiogram cost $200 or $2,500? Such costs varied more than tenfold in some cases, not only among hospitals but also at individual...
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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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Cardiologists’ incomes bounce back from pandemic: Survey
The survey reveals good news about income, but cardiologists still face challenges.
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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...