Special Shielding Could Fix Cath Lab Staff's Radiation and Orthopedic Issues "Like walking on the moon," researcher says of doing cases without lead aprons May 21, 2022
Fancy Coronary Access Technique Disappoints in Preventing Radial Artery Occlusions Distal radial approach did result in easier hemostasis, however May 18, 2022
Seven Factors Account for 85% of Acute MI Risk in Young Americans Some factors were sex-specific, highlighting need for targeted interventions, say investigators May 03, 2022
Rash of Heart Attacks After Biden-Trump Election Do major political events factor into cardiovascular risk? Apr 20, 2022
Overall, Post-COVID Vax Myocarditis Rates Similar to Other Vaccines 75-year literature review finds incidence comparable to non-COVID vaccines Apr 11, 2022
Two PCI Guidance Strategies on Par for Intermediate Coronary Stenosis FLAVOUR trial weighs in on FFR versus IVUS Apr 05, 2022
Cardiac Monitoring Finds Arrhythmias, but Treatment Did Not Improve Outcomes No differences in mortality, hospitalization between monitored patients and control patients Apr 05, 2022
Cardiologist Sues Epic Over Copyright Infringement John Spertus, MD, alleges EHR vendor knowingly distributed his work without permission Mar 31, 2022
Cranberry's Vascular Effects; Cardioprotective Penile Vibrations; EHR Score for CAD Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 22, 2022
AirPods-Pacemaker Risk; Not Enough Valve Interventions; Baby-Shaking Cardiologist Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Mar 01, 2022
Salt in Fizzy Tablets Linked to Heart, Death Risk Warning signals seen for fast-acting acetaminophen and other drugs Feb 24, 2022
Cardiac Arrest Patients Don't Necessarily Do Better With Intubation Debate on prehospital advanced airway management continues Feb 18, 2022
Intensive Dental Care on Shaky Footing for Cardiovascular Prevention Stroke survivors fared similarly with regular treatment for gum disease Feb 09, 2022
DAPT De-Escalation Carves Out a Role After Heart Attack PCI More to consider than standard versus short DAPT Feb 07, 2022
Gestational Diabetes Tied to Long-Term Cardiovascular Risks Chronic comorbidities partly explain risk, researcher says Feb 04, 2022
Caution: Paxlovid Interacts With Many Heart Meds The Skeptical Cardiologist asks clinicians and patients to take note Jan 17, 2022
AHA Abstract Under Fire; Cardiology Bullies; An Acupuncture Needle Where?! Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Dec 07, 2021
Early CABG After Stopping Ticagrelor is Possible -- But is It Ready for Prime-Time? RAPID CABG shows non-inferority of shorter wait; expert advises caution for real-world practice Nov 13, 2021
Aspirin: How Low Can You Go? The Skeptical Cardiologist probes the literature on 30-mg aspirin Nov 10, 2021
DCBs for the Coronaries: Early Victories for New Drug Coatings Researchers eye next gen drug-coated balloons despite lack of FDA OK for use in PCI Nov 07, 2021
Gastrointestinal Damage Nearly Universal With Antiplatelet Use After PCI Noninvasive endoscopy in OPT-PEACE reveals surprises about GI effects of antiplatelets Nov 07, 2021
Short DAPT Just as Good for High-Bleeding Risk Stenting After MI MASTER-DAPT is "good news" on a the key clinical concern Nov 07, 2021
Adenosine-Free Alternative to FFR Bolstered by Longer-Term Data Physiological index boasts good 5-year results in iFR-SWEDEHEART Nov 05, 2021
Surgery Keeps Edge Over Contemporary Stenting for Multivessel CAD Large noninferiority margin still not enough in FAME 3 trial Nov 04, 2021
A CAC Score of 0 Is Not a Clean Bill of Heart Health Plaques can still be present if symptoms are involved, especially in young people and women Oct 27, 2021
FDA Probes LAAO; Dairy Fat's Heart Benefit; Repatha OK'd for Pediatric HeFH Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Sep 28, 2021
Better Late Than Never for Revascularization in STEMI Favorable outcomes for latecomers presenting up to 2 days after symptom onset Sep 20, 2021
DAPT for 1 Month Falls Short in Acute Coronary Syndrome STOPDAPT-2 ACS results can't match positive findings from earlier trials Aug 31, 2021
Good Results When Giving Flu Shots to MI Survivors Still in the Hospital Vaccination prior to discharge linked to heart benefit Aug 30, 2021
Faster Not Better in Getting Cardiac Arrest Patients to the Cath Lab Brain injury is the bigger worry for most people, trial finds Aug 30, 2021
Add FFR to Diagnostic Angiography? Don't Bother RIPCORD2 gives resounding "no" on all counts Aug 29, 2021
Polypills Ready for Prime Time in Large Swaths of People, Researchers Say Question now is how to implement fixed-dose combo therapy in clinical practice Aug 29, 2021
One Month of DAPT Reasonable in Patients at High Bleeding Risk MASTER DAPT trial included "all-comer HBR population," but results were with one specific stent Aug 28, 2021
Heart Failure Again Takes Center Stage at ESC EMPEROR-Preserved, new guidelines, and more to come Aug 26, 2021
Kidney Disease No Barrier to Effient Benefit in ACS Trial analysis supports superiority over ticagrelor regardless of eGFR Aug 23, 2021
Sorensen's PFO Closure Saga; Long QT and Pregnancy Loss; Another LAA Occluder OK'd Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Aug 17, 2021
Pot Smokers Face Distinct Risks After Coronary Procedures But could marijuana use be associated with fewer cases of acute kidney injury? Aug 16, 2021
Another Bioresorbable Stent Hits a Snag Did troponin elevations affect performance of Svelte stent? Aug 06, 2021
Are Hemoglobin Cutoffs for Anemia Outdated? A growing call for WHO criteria to be tightened Aug 06, 2021
