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Apr 27, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

Lipid-lowering and baseline LDL-C, the CV safety of NSAIDs, 'metabolically healthy' obesity, PCI for chronic total occlusions, and wearable tech are discussed in this week's podcast.

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After Stroke, Delaying SAVR Cuts Risk for New Stroke

The recurrent-stroke risk truly spikes at surgical aortic valve replacement within 3 months of a prior stroke, say researchers of a cohort study, cautioning that such SAVR be delayed 'at least 3 or 4 months.'

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Tenecteplase: Thrombolytic of Choice in Stroke?

The EXTEND-IA TNK trial suggesting better outcomes with tenecteplase than alteplase in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke has now been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Pets, the not-so-secret weapon to help patients recover from what ails them

By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS When Scott Vande Zande had a serious stroke 15 years ago, his beloved golden retriever Hollie was key to his recovery. “I had to learn to speak again, but there were times I couldn’t talk,” said the Seattle engineer. “I’d come home, and I was […]

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PROGRESS CTO: PCI Successful in Nearly 9 of 10 CTOs

The results may provide important benchmarking for discussion about the risk:benefit ratio of the procedure, which has been called the last frontier of PCI and has yet to win over critics.

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How black cardiologists are combating a heart problem affecting millions

By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS Doctors and African-American communities are obligated to learn more about heart valve disease and the lifesaving procedures available to treat it, according to a report from the Association of Black Cardiologists. “It is incumbent upon us as health care providers [to] do a better job […]

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CV Safety of Celecoxib Similar to Naproxen, Ibuprofen, FDA Panels Say

Two FDA panels jointly voted by a large margin that the cardiovascular safety of celecoxib is comparable to naproxen and ibuprofen.

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FDA Expands Indication for IN.PACT Admiral Balloon in PAD

The IN.PACT Admiral DCB is now indicated to treat long superficial femoral artery lesions up to 360 mm in patients with peripheral artery disease.

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Incentivizing Cardiologists to Do the Right Thing

Drs Harrington and Joynt Maddox discuss the move from volume-based to performance-based payment models and how to develop evidence-based quality metrics that make clinical sense.

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Pets and heart health

Owning a pet could help lower your risk of heart disease.

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State-by-State Stats Show Disparities, Lost Ground in CVD

The burden of cardiovascular disease has increased in several states in recent years, suggesting that the long-term decline in CVD may be ending, researchers warn.

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Infections could trigger stroke in pregnant women during hospital delivery

By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS Pregnant women who have an infection when they enter the hospital for delivery might be at higher risk of having a stroke during their stay, according to new research. The study, published Friday in the journal Stroke, tried to determine if infections contribute to stroke […]

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Prior Silent MI Linked to Tripling of Risk in Acute MI Patients

Silent MIs predicted major adverse events and death in patients presenting with their first clinical acute MI, independent of common clinical, angiographic, and functional variables.

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Life and Times of Leading Cardiologists: Robert Guyton

The son of famed 'Medical Physiology' textbook author Arthur Guyton tells Dr Ohman about his journey to cardiothoracic surgery and the rivalry among his nine physician siblings.

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TLR, Even With Modern Stents, Can Raise MI, Mortality Risk

Interventionalists may downplay PCI's higher target-lesion revascularization risk, but to surgeons it 'isn't as trivial as we sometimes make it sound. And they might be on to something,' says an expert.

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Apr 20, 2018 This Week in Cardiology

Ambulatory BP measurements, advanced practice providers, medical marijuana for sleep apnea, Barbara Bush's comfort care, and apixaban for cardioversion are the topics discussed in this week's podcast.

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Real-World Data Back Coronary Sinus Stent in Refractory Angina

About 80% of patients with chronic, refractory angina appear to respond to the novel stent, but its path to US approval is unsettled.