Among patients with STEMI who underwent complete revascularization, a fractional flow reserve-guided strategy did not improve outcomes compared with an angiography-guided strategy, according to results of the FLOWER-MI trial.

Sacubitril/valsartan drastically reduced triglycerides compared with valsartan in patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction, according to a presentation at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Around 10% of patients hospitalized for influenza and community-acquired pneumonia also had a community-onset bacterial coinfection, and these patients experienced worse outcomes and higher costs, according to a large U.S. study.

The SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin did not significantly reduce risk for organ failure or death or improve recovery among adults hospitalized with COVID-19 vs. placebo, though data showed lower event numbers among treated patients.

Sometime last year, several Medicare Administrative Contractors, the companies that administer Medicare benefits, randomly and arbitrarily declared that LipiFlow was a “covered procedure” with a per-eye payment of $38.

In a phase 2 study, evinacumab reduced triglyceride levels in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia but not familial chylomicronemia syndrome, a speaker reported at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Adults with prediabetes were more likely to have an MI and other CV events compared with those who had normal blood glucose levels, according to a presentation at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Among patients with CVD living in the U.S., only half reported they received an influenza vaccine in the past year, according to data presented at the virtual American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Pawel Kalinski, MD, PhD, has been promoted to Jacobs family endowed chair of immunology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Pixee Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Knee+ augmented reality, surgical navigation device for knee arthroplasty, according to a press release.