Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (ViV-TAVR) is associated with fewer periprocedural cardiovascular complications and similar rates of all-cause mortality, compared with redo-surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), a new retrospective analysis shows.
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) depots, highly specialized adipose tissue (AT) depots, are an important contributor to the development of heart failure (HF), and show a distinct response to obesity, a new state-of-the-art review shows.
A scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) shows that addressing cardiovascular health earlier in life can reduce the risk of stroke and prevent earlier onset or progression of later-life cognitive impairment.
Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 are at greater risk for coronary artery disease, and patients with non-O blood types are at an additional risk for post-acute myocardial infarction and stroke, a new analysis from the UK Biobank shows.
External validation of the BRIGHT-4 results shows that patients with ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI) who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) who receive bivalirudin plus a high-dose infusion 2- to 4-hours post-PCI have reduced cardiac mortality and major bleeding, and no increase in ischemic events, compared with patients who receive heparin monotherapy with provisional glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (GPI) use.
Findings from a new study reveal an association between higher guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) score at discharge with lower mortality, hospitalization, more home time and lower costs.
Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) was a risk factor for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a new international retrospective cohort study shows.
Well-being is inversely related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, according to results from a UK Biobank analysis.
A case report of a woman presenting with electrocardiogram (ECG) shark-fin phenomenon caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage “underscores the significance of meticulous clinical assessment” for ST-segment changes and the inclusion of intracranial pathology in the differential diagnosis, warns a new case report.
A newly-published review is calling for more randomized trials to be carried out in order to further strengthen the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular mortality.
Bailey G. Salimes, CRTonline.org
Will Chu, CRTonline.org
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