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TAVR ‘a viable option’ for patients with bicuspid valve disease
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a safe, effective treatment for patients with bicuspid valves, according to research published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
Source: Cardiovascular Business
28 May 2020
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TAVR in Bicuspid Anatomy: Good Safety So Far With Evolut Devices
People with bicuspid anatomy had favorable outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with self-expanding transcatheter heart valves, according to data from the STS/ACC TVT Registry.
Source: MedPage Today
28 May 2020
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Opinion: Voices from the front lines
Tariq Ahmad MD, MPH, shares his perspective on heart failure treatment in the time of COVID-19 at Yale New Haven Health.
Source: Yale New Haven Health
28 May 2020
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Good Results With Next-Gen, Self-Expanding TAVR in Bicuspid Valves
There are caveats to this new registry analysis, but mortality and stroke rates were in line with TAVR outcomes in tricuspid AS.
Source: TCTMD
27 May 2020
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Outcomes Similar After TAVR in Bicuspid, Tricuspid Anatomy
All-cause mortality and stroke are comparable at 30 days and one year after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) among patients with bicuspid and tricuspid valve stenosis, according to a study published online May 27 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
Source: HealthDay
27 May 2020
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Opinion: Hydroxychloroquine And Azithromycin For COVID-19: Benefits TBD, Risks Clear
In the midst of a pandemic, lots of people have ideas for cures. We are desperate for therapies and the virus can be deadly. The problem is that the presumptive cure can add danger to the disease, rather than mitigate it.
Source: Forbes
10 Apr 2020
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Coronavirus infection may cause lasting damage throughout the body, doctors fear
For a world grappling with the new coronavirus, it’s becoming increasingly clear that even when the pandemic is over, it won’t really be over. Now doctors are beginning to worry that for patients who have survived COVID-19, the same may be true.
Source: Los Angeles Times
10 Apr 2020
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CABG Over PCI for Severe HFrEF Patients With Complex CAD: Observational Data
The STICHES trial made the case for CABG in severe ischemic heart failure, but the role for PCI remains unclear and untested.
Source: TCTMD
9 Apr 2020
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ERs are seeing up to 60% fewer heart attack patients as coronavirus patients fill their beds
Emergency rooms across the US are seeing less than half of usual number of heart attack patients as beds are filled by those infected with coronavirus.
Source: Brinkwire
9 Apr 2020
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Long Term Results Favor CABG—Is This Surprising?
Ever since the first interventional cardiologist threaded a catheter into an occluded artery in the heart and inflated a balloon to widen the narrowed artery, a turf war has ebbed and flowed between interventionalists and surgeons over the best way to treat CAD.
Source: Physicians Weekly
9 Apr 2020
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ERs have been quiet during COVID-19. What happens when the patients come back?
Among the unexpected phenomena of the COVID-19 crisis: Emergency departments have seen their volumes plummet.
Source: FierceHealthcare
8 Apr 2020
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50 Warning Signs You Have Heart Disease
There are a variety of signs, symptoms and risk factors that can help identify heart disease before it becomes life-threatening. Here are 50 of them, courtesy of several top cardiovascular experts across the world.
Source: Eat This, Not That!
7 Apr 2020
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ERs are seeing up to 60% fewer heart attack patients as those infected with coronavirus fill hospital beds but cardiac emergencies mysteriously 'disappear'
Emergency rooms across the U.S. are seeing less than half of usual number of heart attack patients as beds are filled by those infected with coronavirus.
Source: Mary Kekatos
7 Apr 2020
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Registry data show lower event rates vs. trial data for LAA closure device
Patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent left atrial appendage occlusion with an FDA-approved device had lower rates of major in-hospital adverse events compared with previous trials assessing the device.
Source: Healio
7 Apr 2020
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Hospitals seeing ‘a previously unimaginable shift’ due to COVID-19—are patients afraid to seek medical attention?
As COVID-19 continues to keep healthcare providers busy, fewer patients appear to be seeking care for other serious issues, including cardiovascular complications such as heart attack and stroke.
Source: Cardiovascular Business
7 Apr 2020
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Opinion: Where Have All the Heart Attacks Gone?
Except for treating Covid-19, many hospitals seem to be eerily quiet.
Source: New York Times
6 Apr 2020
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LAAO Registry: Safety of Watchman Looks Good in First Years of Rollout
In the first 3 years of the LAAO Registry, the Watchman left atrial appendage closure device was implanted with rates of in-hospital safety outcomes that were comparable to those seen in the pivotal trials, despite being used in higher-risk patients, new data show.
Source: TCTMD
6 Apr 2020
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ASNC Announces New Educational Resources for Trainees
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has created two complimentary educational programs for trainees: ASNC Virtual Nuclear Cardiology Elective d Online Nuclear Cardiology Curriculum: Open Access.
3 Apr 2020
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WATCHMAN atrial occlusion device shows favorable safety record in U.S. clinical practice
Procedures to implant the WATCHMAN left atrial occlusion device had a high implant success rate and a low rate of in-hospital complications in an analysis of more than 38,000 procedures presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology (ACC.20/WCC).
Source: Medical Xpress
30 Mar 2020
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LAAO Registry Shows Higher Success Rates, Lower Adverse Outcomes Than Clinical Trials
Patients undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) experienced higher success rates and lower rates of in-hospital major adverse events, compared with those reported in randomized clinical trials.
Source: American College of Cardiology
29 Mar 2020