Ablation, CRT Boost Survival in Permanent Afib With Narrow QRS APAF-CRT trial reinforces the case for expanded CRT indication Aug 28, 2021
Edoxaban: A Mixed Bag for TAVR Patients Needing Anticoagulation Weighing positive efficacy data against excess GI bleeds Aug 28, 2021
Revamped Valve Disease Guideline: Europe Sees Nearly Eye to Eye With U.S. There is a different approach to deciding the suitability of TAVR, however Aug 28, 2021
A Familiar Drug Can Keep Early-Stage HCM at Bay Treatment with valsartan most beneficial when started early? Aug 27, 2021
Empagliflozin Improves Outcomes in HFpEF Patients "A major win" for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, says editorialist Aug 27, 2021
New Heart Failure Guidelines Released, but Are They Already Out of Date? Results of EMPEROR-Preserved contradict guidance Aug 27, 2021
Milder Heart Failure Might Benefit From Implantable Monitors Randomized trial signals benefit, albeit hampered by the pandemic Aug 27, 2021
Loop Recorder Often Finds Major Arrhythmias in Risky Group Post MI Serious events common in group with an LVEF of 36% to 50% and autonomic dysfunction Aug 27, 2021
Deadly Arrhythmias Less of a Risk for HF Patients on Dapagliflozin DAPA-HF analysis further explores mechanism of SGLT2 inhibitor's heart benefits Aug 27, 2021
Heart Failure Again Takes Center Stage at ESC EMPEROR-Preserved, new guidelines, and more to come Aug 26, 2021
Illinois Doc Under Investigation for Stance on School Mask Mandate Jeremy Henrichs, MD, says probe is improper use of government pressure Aug 20, 2021
Is Delta Also More Severe in Kids? Data are in short supply, but hard-hit children's hospitals are sounding alarms Aug 10, 2021
Inotrope Showdown Leaves No Winner in Cardiogenic Shock Long-awaited head-to-head comparison of milrinone and dobutamine Aug 04, 2021
TAVR Debris Deflector Doesn't Fly With FDA Advisory Panel TriGuard 3 met with skepticism in its bid for approval Aug 04, 2021
Start Rhythm Control Early for Afib With Heart Failure EAST-AFNET 4 trial finds similar benefits across ejection fraction ranges Jul 31, 2021
DOAC Reduces Stroke Risk After Ventricular Ablation Study treatment superior to aspirin, STROKE-VT trial shows Jul 29, 2021
SGLT2 Inhibitor Adds Years of Life to Patients With Heart Failure DAPA-HF group makes projections as long-term data are lacking Jul 28, 2021
Epic's AI Fail; Controversial Alzheimer's Marketing; No Good COVID Drugs This past week in healthcare investigations Jul 28, 2021
Changes in Epicardial Fat May Drive SGLT2 Inhibitor Benefits More insight into mechanisms behind empagliflozin's cardioprotection Jul 26, 2021
Stroke Thrombectomy: Strict Mismatch Criteria Not Necessary After 16 Hours? Looser imaging criteria would open door to wider eligibility Jul 26, 2021
Surprising Tradeoffs of Valve-in-Valve TAVR vs Redo Surgery Observational study suggests excess readmissions with less invasive procedure Jul 23, 2021
Watchman FLX Stays on Track for Stroke Prevention Next-generation LAA occluder maintains good results at 2 years Jul 22, 2021
Does COAPT Change the Need to Try Foundational HF Drugs in Functional MR? Current GDMT titration approach under fire during TVT debate Jul 21, 2021
Staying on Pimavanserin Cut Dementia-Related Psychosis Relapse However, late-stage trial couldn't separate efficacy in dementia subtypes Jul 21, 2021
After Some Early Successes for Bicuspid TAVR, a Randomized Trial May Be Unlikely Are observational data on highly selected patients good enough? Jul 21, 2021
CV Risk in PsA: Do Drugs Matter? Study weighs in on heart safety of TNF inhibitors versus other biologics Jul 19, 2021
Are Patients Spreading SARS-CoV-2 to Their Hospital Roommates? A new study explores the data and implications Jul 17, 2021
Scarring on an Otherwise Normal Heart: Reassuring Data Emerge Phenomenon tied to very low burden of major arrhythmic events Jul 14, 2021
Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties Jul 12, 2021
FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist Jul 09, 2021
Awaited Ivermectin Review Is Out Findings are positive, but critics still want a large randomized controlled trial Jul 08, 2021
Skin Rash Should Be a Huge Red Flag for LVAD Recipients, Group Says New phenomenon suggests perils of not performing biopsy in time Jul 07, 2021
Missouri Health System CEO Calls Out for Help Amid COVID Surge Makes plea on Twitter for respiratory therapists during local uptick in cases Jul 07, 2021
Regenerative Therapy Makes Headway in HF ... in the Right Patients Study of autologous skeletal cell-patch implantation in Japan Jul 02, 2021
A Day in the Life of a Doctor: ICU Night Shift Follow YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, as she navigates a patient's cardiac arrest. Jul 02, 2021
Cases of Rare Liver Complication Seen With Severe COVID-19 Higher prevalence of condition in COVID patients than influenza patients, researcher says Jul 01, 2021
I Have a Disability Too, I Told My Patient Disclosure can benefit patients and the healthcare system alike Jun 30, 2021
First TTS Case After mRNA Shot; Fake Fellow Strikes Out; Disappearing Pacemaker Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine Jun 29, 2021