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Predicted risk of cardiac complications varies among risk calculators
September 4, 2019
How frequently is there concordance between three recommended risk calculators in categorizing a patient as low risk for major adverse cardiac event (MACE)?
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POP AGE shakes up DAPT in elderly
September 1, 2019
PARIS – Clopidogrel hailed as P2Y12 inhibitor of choice in older patients with non-ST-elevation ACS.
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FDA’s low-risk TAVR okay set to propel case volume
August 27, 2019
The FDA’s approval of TAVR for low-risk patients should boost both case numbers and U.S. TAVR sites.
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Anticoagulant therapy for AFib in patients with end-stage renal disease
August 23, 2019
Apixaban may be safer than warfarin for patients who have ESRD and who plan for anticoagulation because of AFib.
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Treating children with Kawasaki disease and coronary enlargement
August 22, 2019
An important new study reveals a treatment protocol that decreases the rate of aneurysm enlargement.
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Dapagliflozin meets primary endpoint in the DAPA-HF trial
August 21, 2019
AstraZeneca announces preliminary results in first heart failure trial in an SGLT2 inhibitor.
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New biomarker model outmatches conventional risk factors for predicting mortality
August 20, 2019
Although the majority of these biomarkers have been associated with mortality before, this is the first study that shows their independent effect when combined into one model.
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Post-TAVR anticoagulation alone fails to cut stroke risk in AFib
August 19, 2019
By contrast, antiplatelet therapy linked to reduced risk of stroke, whether or not oral anticoagulation was used in this PARTNER II substudy.
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Study: Cardiac biomarkers predicted CV events in CAP
August 13, 2019
The results suggest a change in usual practice is needed to reduce cardiovascular community-acquired pneumonia complications, according to a study author.
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Algorithm boosts MACE prediction in patients with chest pain
August 12, 2019
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin measurements combined with ECG and clinical assessment can help rule out MACE and unstable angina.