Interventional Cardiology & Surgery
From the Journals
Emergency angiography for cardiac arrest without ST elevation?
Patients successfully resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation did not benefit from emergency coronary...
Guidelines
New guideline for in-hospital care of diabetes says use CGMs
Patients with diabetes or newly recognized hyperglycemia get admitted to every patient service in the hospital, and their glycemic management can...
Conference Coverage
Harmony pulmonary valve update: Regurgitation resolved 1 year out
The Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve has been shown to largely resolve severe pulmonary regurgitation without endocarditis after a year.
Feature
Data concerns mount despite ISCHEMIA substudy correction
A second correction is forthcoming, and cardiac surgeons are calling for full disclosure of the trial’s coronary artery disease severity data for...
Conference Coverage
CTO PCI success rates rising, with blip during COVID-19, registry shows
Updated results from the PROGRESS-CTO registry of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary angioplasty cases reports improving outcomes over...
Conference Coverage
Hand outcomes similar with distal or proximal radial cardiac cath
The randomized DIPRA study reported comparable hand function 30 days after cardiac catheterization using either distal or proximal radial artery...
From the Journals
Path to parenthood in cardiology training fraught with obstacles
An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the U.S. and Asia versus...
Conference Coverage
Paradigm-challenging heart failure treatment strategy hopeful in early trial
A proposed nerve-ablation technique that questions dogma in heart failure management yielded promising short-term results in a small observational...
Conference Coverage
No-implant interatrial shunt remains patent at a year
A no-implant interatrial shunting procedure showed improved wedge pressure and quality of life for up to 3 months in heart failure recipients.
Conference Coverage
SAFE-PAD shows long-term safety of paclitaxel devices
A large study of Medicare claims found no evidence of harmful outcomes associated with drug-eluting stents and balloons for up to 6 years.
Conference Coverage
Distal radial snuffbox technique comes up short in DISCO RADIAL
The trial missed its primary endpoint but bolsters the case for using the technique when coupled with best practices to prevent radial artery...