PCI vs CABG: Does Age Inform Choice for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease? Swedish registry study contributes to ongoing controversy Sep 19, 2022
P2Y12 Inhibitors May Be the Better Option for Secondary Prevention in CAD Meta-analysis challenges central role of aspirin, researcher says Aug 30, 2022
Pendulum Swings Back for FFR-Guided Complete Revascularization Modality helps avoid unnecessary intervention in heart attack patients with multivessel disease Aug 29, 2022
PCI Flops for Ischemic LV Dysfunction With Coronary Artery Disease Randomized trial provides "definitive" evidence against revascularizing stable cases Aug 27, 2022
Mass Cardiovascular Testing May Add Years for Some Men Mixed results after the DANCAVAS program from Denmark Aug 27, 2022
Should You Really Eat Two Servings of Fatty Fish a Week? The Skeptical Cardiologist weighs the science behind the recommendation Aug 25, 2022
USPSTF Keeps Status Quo for Primary Prevention Statins Guidelines maintain a relatively higher risk threshold for statin initiation Aug 23, 2022
How to Avoid the Unnecessary Cardiovascular Operations of Philip Roth's 'Everyman' The Skeptical Cardiologist discusses the book's lessons for patients Aug 21, 2022
Stenting Hits Another Wall in Intracranial Stenosis Stroke Trial disappoints, but another hints at benefit for tirofiban in this stroke population Aug 09, 2022
Potent DAPT After CABG Halves Vein Graft Failure Meta-analysis finds significant value, but is it enough to outweigh the risks? Aug 09, 2022
Heart Disease Will Surge Over the Coming Decades Worsening racial disparities are also projected Aug 01, 2022
Bye-Bye, 'Life's Simple 7': AHA Redefines Cardiovascular Health by Adding Sleep New metrics and scoring algorithm for heart health in children and adults Jun 29, 2022
Chronic Total Occlusion PCI Is Getting Safer -- At Least Until the Pandemic Registry illuminates trends in success, complications May 21, 2022
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
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
Good News About Cognition for Those Predisposed to High Cholesterol How do statins factor between familial hypercholesterolemia and dementia risk? Apr 19, 2022
Two PCI Guidance Strategies on Par for Intermediate Coronary Stenosis FLAVOUR trial weighs in on FFR versus IVUS Apr 05, 2022
Higher-Dose ANGPTL3 Inhibitor Cuts Lipids but With Questionable Safety Significant safety signals in dose-ranging trial may end drug's future in CV prevention Apr 03, 2022
Gauging Cardiovascular Risk in Psoriatic Disease: It's Complicated Framingham scores may not tell the whole story Mar 09, 2022
Heart Failure Patients Still Undertested for CAD Testing rates fall short of expectations, even among those managed by cardiologists Feb 28, 2022
More Evidence for Prehab Before Cardiac Surgery One center's initial experience suggests good perioperative results Feb 02, 2022
Multi-Arterial Grafting Inches Upward in Surgeon Adoption Learning curve holds strong in CABG technique Jan 30, 2022
Novel Krill Oil Cuts Severe High Triglycerides Post-hoc pooled analysis of phase III trials favors omega-3 fatty acid formula Jan 06, 2022
FDA Approves Cholesterol-Lowering siRNA Therapy PCSK9 inhibitor inclisiran to become available in early 2022 Dec 22, 2021
Give Women, Minorities a Fair Chance on Coronary Revascularization, Guidelines Urge Updated recommendations also include revisions on short DAPT and radial access Dec 09, 2021
Mind-Heart Health Connection; 100,000 Genome Project Also this week in TTHealthWatch: Seropositivity, COVID-19, and persistent symptoms Nov 13, 2021 podcast
Adenosine-Free Alternative to FFR Bolstered by Longer-Term Data Physiological index boasts good 5-year results in iFR-SWEDEHEART Nov 05, 2021
A Way to Funnel Patients From ER Discharge to Further Coronary Testing Study supports expanded role of hs-cTn when myocardial infarction is ruled out Sep 27, 2021
Warning on Tylenol in Pregnancy; Multi-Dose Vial Flaw; Angiographic Catheter Recall A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Sep 24, 2021
Early Cholesterol Levels Matter for Later-Life Events Four cohort studies together add to evidence for "pack-year"-like risk Sep 22, 2021
'Self-Service' Statin Prescribing? Study Suggests It's Possible Good accuracy found in discriminating statin candidates Sep 07, 2021
ADT Options for Prostate Cancer Come Out Even for Heart Safety But low enrollment brought PRONOUNCE trial to an early close Aug 31, 2021
Stenting or Surgery for Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis? No differences in outcomes seen between groups Aug 30, 2021
European CVD Prevention Guide Leans on Age Stratification Update has new risk assessment score but goes easy on blood pressure Aug 30, 2021
Mineral Oil Likely Accounts for Some -- But Not All -- of Vascepa's ASCVD Benefit Danish study fans the flames of REDUCE-IT controversy 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
Pictures of Diseased Arteries Spur Action on Lipid Lowering Carotid ultrasonography made a difference in Swedish county Aug 19, 2021
Statin Users See Good Changes in Atherosclerotic Plaques Plaques undergo metamorphosis toward harder, denser composition Aug 18, 2021
Tackle the Triglycerides to Reduce ASCVD Risk, ACC Says Guidance on triglyceride risk-based therapies in persistent hypertriglyceridemia Jul 28, 2021
