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New Study: Much-Maligned Equation Accurately Assesses ASCVD Risk in Real-World Practice

Oct 02, 2023 by
Jason Wermers, CRTonline.org

A new study shows that the oft-questioned pooled cohort equation (PCE) accurately assesses the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in a community cohort representing real-world clinical practice.

Echocardiography-Based System Shows Promise in Predicting CV Events in Fabry Disease

Oct 02, 2023 by
Jason Wermers, CRTonline.org

A new system that divides the extent of cardiac damage associated with Fabry disease into stages shows potential in predicting cardiovascular events in patients with the disease.

DCD, DBD Heart Recipients Show Similar 1-Year Survival Rates: Registry Study

Oct 02, 2023 by
Bailey Salimes, CRTonline.org

Patients who underwent heart transplantation using donation after circulatory death (DCD) hearts showed noninferior outcomes, including 1-year survival, compared with patients who received donation after brain death (DBD) hearts, a new study shows.

US Study: Non-Obstructive CAD Prevalent in Patients with T2MI

Sep 29, 2023 by
Bailey Salimes, CRTonline.org

Most patients with type 2 myocardial infarction (T2MI) have non-obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), as opposed to obstructive CAD, a new study shows.

Race-Agnostic Assessment More Accurately Predicts Post-PCI AKI Risk in Black Patients: Analysis

Sep 25, 2023 by
Dan Haberman, MD, CRTonline.org

Incorporating a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimate without a Black race term into the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) CathPCI acute kidney injury (AKI) risk prediction model yielded more accurate prediction of AKI risk for Black patients, a new analysis concludes.

Updated AKI Risk Model Aims to Improve Patient Care Post-PCI

Sep 25, 2023 by
Lior Lupu, MD, MBA, CRTonline.org

The updated National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) risk model is a tool built to refine the prediction of AKI after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), aiming to facilitate patient care, benchmarking, and quality improvement.

Observational Study: Advanced HF, SCD Account for 18% of Mortality at 2 Years Post-TAVR with Newer-Generation Devices

Sep 25, 2023 by
Kalyan R. Chitturi, DO, CRTonline.org

Advanced heart failure (HF) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) accounted for nearly a fifth of deaths at a median 2-year follow-up after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with newer-generation devices, according to a multicenter prospective cohort study, although HF-related death was reduced compared to a previous study of TAVR with older-generation devices.

TMVR with Balloon-Expandable Aortic Valve Has Favorable 5-Year Outcomes in ViV, ViR, ViMAC Patients, Trial Shows

Sep 25, 2023 by
Abhishek Chaturvedi, MD, CRTonline.org

In high-surgical-risk patients, mitral valve-in-valve (MViV), valve-in-ring (MViR), or valve-in-mitral annular calcification (ViMAC) procedures are associated with long-term improvement in heart failure symptoms and quality of life among survivors, according to findings from the MITRAL trial.

COAPT Post-Approval Study Shows Safety, Effectiveness of M-TEER with MitraClip

Sep 18, 2023 by
Lior Lupu, MD, MBA, CRTonline.org

The largest real-world prospective outcome study to date, including 5,000 consecutive heart failure (HF) patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR), reinforces the safety and effectiveness of transcutaneous edge-to-edge repair (TEER) using the MitraClip System (Abbott).

Lower eGFR Predicts Increased Risk of MACE in Young Adults: Large Canadian Database Analysis

Sep 18, 2023 by
Bailey Salimes, CRTonline.org

Lower estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs) were associated with an increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and MACE plus heart failure (MACE+) in young adults between the ages of 18 and 39, a new study shows.

High Postoperative hs-cTnT Associated with Higher 30-Day Mortality After Cardiac Surgery – Single-Center Retrospective Study

Sep 18, 2023 by
Waiel Abusnina, MD, CRTonline.org

Perioperative myocardial injury (PMI) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and other cardiac surgeries reflected by high perioperative high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) is associated with high 30-day mortality, a new study shows.

Chronic Medication Usage Burdens Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: New York Retrospective Analysis

Sep 18, 2023 by
Bailey Salimes, CRTonline.org

An increasingly high medication burden plagues children who undergo cardiac surgery, a new analysis shows.

IVL Beats POBA in Treating Calcified Coronary Lesions – Cadaver Study

Sep 11, 2023 by
Abhishek Chaturvedi, MD, CRTonline.org

In calcified coronary lesions, treatment with intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) has superior efficacy compared with conventional plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA), a finding confirmed by histological analysis and dedicated intravascular imaging, according to a study of cadaver hearts.

Functional SYNTAX Score Predicts Similar Outcome with PCI, CABG for Half of 3-Vessel CAD Patients – FAME-3 Substudy

Sep 11, 2023 by
Kalyan R. Chitturi, DO, CRTonline.org

Measuring functional SYNTAX score (FSS) in patients with angiographic three-vessel coronary artery disease (3VD) can predict half of patients who would have similar 1-year clinical outcomes whether they underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to a subgroup analysis of the FAME 3 trial.

DIRO Trial: RA Shows Better Results vs. OA in OCT-Guided PCI

Sep 11, 2023 by
Waiel Abusnina, MD, CRTonline.org

Rotational atherectomy (RA) is associated with larger stent expansion and favorable tissue modification compared to orbital atherectomy (OA) in optical coherence tomography (OCT)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to a new randomized trial.

Retrospective Study: Better Long-Term Survival Rates in Patients with Biventricular CHD vs. No CHD who Survive First Year Post-Heart Transplantation

Sep 11, 2023 by
Bailey Salimes, CRTonline.org

In patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) who undergo heart transplantation, single-ventricle physiology is associated with higher short-term mortality rates, a new study shows.

Pre-TAVR Workup PCI Increases Risk for Late Bleeding Events – Multicenter Study

Sep 11, 2023 by
Dan Haberman, MD, CRTonline.org

Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during preprocedural transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) workup are at higher risk for late bleeding events (LBEs), defined as >30 days after TAVR, a new study shows.

Observational Study: High CAC Associated with Increased Risk of All-Cause Death, Cardiovascular Outcomes

Sep 11, 2023 by
Bailey Salimes, CRTonline.org

Outside traditional risk prediction methods, patients with coronary artery calcium (CAC) ≥100 are at an increased risk of all-cause death and adverse cardiovascular outcomes, a new study shows.

Women With HF Less Likely Than Men to Receive Standard of Care: REPORT-HF Registry

Sep 05, 2023 by
Will Chu, CRTonline.org

A new study suggests that women with heart failure (HF) are less likely to be on life-saving treatments for HF and ischemic heart disease than men and even more likely to receive medications exacerbating HF.

Registry Analysis: Risk-Standardized OHCA Survival Rates Lower in Black and Hispanic EMS Catchment Areas

Sep 05, 2023 by
Bailey Salimes, CRTonline.org

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients have 1.9% lower risk-standardized survival rates at emergency medical service (EMS) agencies centered in Black and Hispanic catchment areas, compared with white catchment areas, a new study shows.

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