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AHA Statement on Managing Pregnant Women With CVD

The American Heart Association outlined several considerations for the management of pregnant women with CVD or CVD-related conditions.

BPA, Pulmonary Vasodilators Found to Improve Outcomes in Inoperable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty and pulmonary vasodilators were both found to improve functional and hemodynamic outcomes in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Left Atrial Appendage Thrombosis Frequent After Transfemoral TAVI, Particularly in Patients With AF

Left atrial appendage thrombosis was found to occur frequently in patients who undergo transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Diagnosing, Treating, and Preventing Venous Thromboembolism in COVID-19: Expert Panel Guidelines

An expert panel released a set of 22 guidelines for the prevention, detection, and treatment of venous thromboembolism.

Anticoagulation in Patients With COVID-19: Benefits and Risks

Decisions regarding anticoagulation therapy for patients with COVID-19 should take into account the risk for treatment-associated bleeding, including intracranial hemorrhage.

Clinicopathologic Case Series: Pulmonary Arterial Thrombosis in COVID-19

Patients who died from COVID-19 presented mainly with pulmonary disease involving diffuse alveolar damage that led to acute respiratory insufficiency.

Risk of Thrombosis With Treatments for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

Despite thromboprophylaxis, patients who have newly developed multiple myeloma are at an “unacceptably high VTE risk”, study results suggest.

Assessing the Safety of DOAC Plus Antiplatelet Therapy After Carotid Artery Stenting in Nonvalvular AF

Administration of DOAC in combination with an antiplatelet agent may reduce the risk for hemorrhagic and embolic events in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation following carotid artery stenting.

High Incidence of Thromboembolic Events in Patients Who Died of COVID-19

Limited tablet cardiac ultrasound was found to represent an effective alternative to standard platform imaging for the screening of COVID-19-related cardiac conditions.

Factors Predicting Noninitiation of Anticoagulation Therapy After Venous Thromboembolism

Nearly 1 in 4 patients with incident venous thromboembolism were found not to initiate prescribed anticoagulation therapy in the month following hospital discharge.