Cardiology

• In the Journals

• Rapid transfer program improved MI rates in elderly patients

• May 17, 2013
• Prospective data from a rapid regional transfer program showed that patients aged at least 80 years who underwent PCI for STEMI had short hospital stays...More »

• In the Journals

• Renal denervation reduced BP with few adverse effects

• May 16, 2013
• Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis have concluded that renal denervation results in a substantial reduction in mean BP out to 12 months...More »

• In the Journals

• PARTNER analysis: Assessing low flow important in severe aortic stenosis

• May 15, 2013
• Stroke volume index, a measure of low flow, should be included in the evaluation and therapeutic decision-making of patients with severe aortic stenosis...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Video-assisted sympathectomy improved outcomes in children with refractory ventricular arrhythmias

• May 15, 2013
• Video-assisted thoracoscopic left cardiac sympathetic denervation was a safe and effective procedure in children with refractory cardiac arrhythmias.
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• In the Journals

• Cardiogenic shock increased mortality risk in primary PCI

• May 14, 2013
• Thirty-day all-cause mortality was higher in patients presenting with cardiogenic shock who were treated with primary PCI for acute MI caused by an...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• Renal denervation predicted to reduce CV events across age groups

• May 13, 2013
• A model-based calculation indicates that catheter-based renal denervation can be expected to provide meaningful reductions in CV events in patients with...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Sliding-scale hydration reduced contrast-induced acute kidney injury

• May 10, 2013
• Personalized intravenous hydration significantly reduced the rate of contrast-induced acute kidney injury and major adverse cardiac events vs. standard...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• PROTECT AF: Long-term data confirm safety, sustained efficacy of Watchman device

• Cardiology Today, June 2013
• DENVER — Long-term follow-up data from the PROTECT AF trial indicate that left atrial appendage closure with the Watchman device was superior to...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• Borderline lesions may pose higher risk than previously thought

• Cardiology Today, June 2013
• Borderline lesions determined by fractional flow reserve to be between 0.81 and 0.85 were at greater risk for deferred lesion intervention than...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• CREST substudy: Angioplasty after carotid stent deployment lowers restenosis risk

• Cardiology Today, June 2013
• A CREST substudy presented as late-breaking data at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions suggests that...More »

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