Meta-Analysis Finds ADHD Drugs Not Linked to Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Still, authors say more research needed to rule out risk in certain groups Nov 23, 2022
Lower Triglycerides, Lower CVD Risk? Early Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Also in TTHealthWatch: rapid treatment of acute heart attacks Nov 12, 2022 podcast
Bivalirudin Crowned as Better Anticoagulant for Primary PCI in STEMI BRIGHT-4 trial hands the drug a "clear, unambiguous win" against heparin Nov 07, 2022
Intensive Patient Education Primes Care-Seeking Attitudes for Acute MI Can education help reduce prehospital delays in heart attack care? Oct 28, 2022
SCAD Heart Attacks: Outcomes Not as Bad as Previously Feared Low 3-year MACE rates seen in a more representative spontaneous coronary artery dissection cohort Oct 17, 2022
Keeping Plavix After Short DAPT: Bleeding Benefit Emerges a Few Years After PCI Antiplatelet strategy has good results in longer follow-up of SMART-CHOICE trial Sep 29, 2022
Was I Conned by a 'Grey's Anatomy' Writer? Her alleged duplicity could make things tougher for female patients Sep 27, 2022
PCSK9 Inhibitor Passes Muster for LDL Reduction in Acute Coronary Syndrome Question now is whether routine early treatment will translate to better clinical outcomes Sep 20, 2022
Post-MI Ventricular Septal Defect Repair Strategies: Each Has Its Place for Now Registry study compares percutaneous vs surgical outcomes in real-world practice Sep 18, 2022
Current Troponin Testing Approach Is a Bust for MI Diagnosis in Older People Age-adjusted cutoffs, universal rule-in threshold not helpful either Sep 16, 2022
Milestone Reached for SGLT2 Inhibitor Aimed at Heart Attack Population Good signals in people with large acute MIs at risk of developing heart failure Aug 30, 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
Novel Factor XIa Inhibitors Show Promise for Bleeding Risk Preventing ischemic events is a less clear benefit Aug 29, 2022
Pendulum Swings Back for FFR-Guided Complete Revascularization Modality helps avoid unnecessary intervention in heart attack patients with multivessel disease Aug 29, 2022
Polypill Proves Its Mettle for Heart Protection Post-MI Trial affirms benefit of single drug-combo pill compared with usual care in secondary prevention Aug 26, 2022
Heart Disease Will Surge Over the Coming Decades Worsening racial disparities are also projected Aug 01, 2022
Access to Post-Acute Care Linked to Lower Hospital Readmission Rates Fewer readmissions in areas with more primary care physicians, nursing home beds per capita Jul 07, 2022
Prediabetes May Be an Independent Risk Factor for MI Findings reinforce importance of early screening and intervention, researchers says Jun 12, 2022
Acute MI Outcomes: Mortality on the Decline, but Disparities Persist Two decades of data offer good news and not-so-good news, explains Harlan Krumholz, MD Jun 02, 2022 video
Bystander CPR More Likely in States Requiring Teen Training State laws linked with 12% higher rate of bystander CPR May 23, 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
ECMO for COVID; Heart Attack Treatment in High-Income Countries; Screen for COPD? Also in TTHealthWatch: Excess mortality from external causes during the pandemic May 14, 2022 podcast
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
Heart Attacks Follow Dirty Air Like Clockwork Vehicle and industrial emissions may be the worst pollutants for the heart Apr 22, 2022
Rash of Heart Attacks After Biden-Trump Election Do major political events factor into cardiovascular risk? Apr 20, 2022
COVID in Wastewater; PCSK9 With Statins After a Heart Attack Also in TTHealthWatch: Mild hypertension treatment in pregnancy Apr 09, 2022 podcast
Cardiac Monitoring Finds Arrhythmias, but Treatment Did Not Improve Outcomes No differences in mortality, hospitalization between monitored patients and control patients Apr 05, 2022
Heart Failure Patients Still Undertested for CAD Testing rates fall short of expectations, even among those managed by cardiologists Feb 28, 2022
Cardiac Arrest Patients Don't Necessarily Do Better With Intubation Debate on prehospital advanced airway management continues Feb 18, 2022
DAPT De-Escalation Carves Out a Role After Heart Attack PCI More to consider than standard versus short DAPT Feb 07, 2022
When COVID Pushes Other Conditions Past the 'Tipping Point' Is the patient hospitalized "for" COVID, "with" COVID, or somewhere in between? Jan 14, 2022
Clots Kept at Bay for COVID Patients on OAC After Discharge MICHELLE trial finds benefits to extended thromboprophylaxis for some after hospital stay Dec 17, 2021
Pandemic Stretches Limits of Early Discharge After STEMI PCI London center safely whittles discharge down to 24 hours Dec 13, 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
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
Adenosine-Free Alternative to FFR Bolstered by Longer-Term Data Physiological index boasts good 5-year results in iFR-SWEDEHEART Nov 05, 2021
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Takes Heavy Toll on Public Health Annual disability-adjusted life years analysis rarely applied to SCA, researcher says Nov 01, 2021
Big Endorsement of Coronary CT Angiography in Chest Pain Guidelines New guidelines widely applauded, though there is dissent Oct 29, 2021
