Novel Score May Help Clinicians Determine Suitable Candidates for Extended DAPT
New dual antiplatelet score may help clinicians determine which patients are suitable candidates for extended DAPT therapy.
AHA Meeting Highlights
Point-of-Care Troponin May Reduce Time to Final Emergency Room Disposition
Drawing and analayzing troponin in ambulance may reduce to time final emergency room disposition for patients with suspected acute cardiovascular disease.
IVUS-Guided Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation Outperformed Angiography Guidance in Long Lesions
IVUS-guided drug-eluting stent implantation outperformed angiography guidance in long coronary lesions.
Non-Severe Adverse Events With Ticagrelor Led to Premature Discontinuation in Patients With Previous Myocardial Infarction
In a PEGASUS-TIMI 54 substudy, ticagrelor was discontinued due to non-severe adverse events.
Initiating Varenicline After ACS in Hospital Is Effective for Smoking Cessation
EVITA trial results show varenicline helps patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome cease smoking.
Ranolazine for Incomplete PCI Revascularization Did Not Benefit Angina or QOL vs Placebo
Ranolazine did not benefit angina or quality of life in patients who had incomplete percutaneous coronary intervention revascularization.
Omecamtiv Mecarbil May Improve Cardiac Function in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
COSMIC-HF, designed to evaluate omecamtiv mecarbil, met its primary end point.
Telemonitoring Heart Failure Patients Does Not Significantly Lower All-Cause Readmission and Mortality Rates
Results from the BEAT-HF study showed a lack of significant reduction in readmission and mortality for heart failure patients.
Two-Year Survival and Left Ventricular End-Systolic Volume Index Comparable for Mitral Valve Repair, Replacement
Two-year survival rates for patients with severe ischemic mitral regurgitation were similar between mitral valve repair and replacement procedures.
Isosorbide Mononitrate Did Not Improve Activity Level in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction
Patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction were less active with nitrate therapy.
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