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Five risk factors may predict thrombus on LAA occlusion implants

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: July 21, 2021

With a new clinical risk score, patients deemed at high risk showed a twofold increased rate of this worrisome complication.

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Statin safety, low muscle pain risk upheld in ‘reassuring’ study

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: July 16, 2021

The potential harms are small and the benefit-to-harm balance generally “favorable” for statin use in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease...

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FDA okays 1-month dual antiplatelet therapy for Abbott’s Xience stents

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: July 7, 2021

The new labeling, similarly granted in Europe for as little as 28 days, gives the Xience stents the shortest DAPT indication in the world, Abbott...

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Reversal agents curb DOAC-related bleeding but deaths still high

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: June 17, 2021

The meta-analysis of more than 4,000 patients also showed thrombotic events were more frequent with andexanet than with 4PCC or idarucizumab.

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First risk score to predict bleeding risk after TAVR

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: June 11, 2021

PREDICT-TAVR was developed and validated in two national registries in Europe and outperformed existing risk scores developed outside TAVR.

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Evidence builds for iPhone 12 interference with cardiac devices

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: June 11, 2021

Greater public awareness is needed, as are further studies to confirm the results, including differences in susceptibility among devices, the...

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Medtronic yanks Heartware VAD, calls for halt to new implants

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: June 3, 2021

The decision comes as little surprise for the troubled device, which has been the subject of several Class I recalls and linked to an increased...

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PASCAL mitral valve repair shines at 2 years in CLASP

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: June 1, 2021

Follow-up is still ongoing but existing data show sustained favorable outcomes for the system – already approved in Europe and the subject of an...

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Single subcutaneous shot offers fast, potent platelet inhibition in STEMI

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: June 1, 2021

The effect was seen within 15 minutes of receiving RUC-4, an investigational glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor, with no thrombocytopenia, in a phase...

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Full 2-year follow-up vindicates EVOLUT Low-Risk TAVR data

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: June 1, 2021

Bayesian estimates reported in 2019 based on 12-month data generated questions and had some crying foul over use of that statistical method.

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LAAOS III: Surgical LAA closure cuts AFib stroke risk by one-third

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Patrice Wendling

The finding ‘opens a new paradigm’ for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation and should change clinical guidelines, experts say.

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Cell phone, smart watch magnets can affect medical devices, FDA says

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: May 14, 2021

The agency issued the warning after its own testing confirmed that magnets in some electronic devices can...

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ACC 21 looks to repeat success despite pandemic headwinds

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: May 13, 2021

Plans for a hybrid meeting this year have pivoted again to fully virtual, but the focus on connection, education, and late-breaking science...

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VARC-3 sets goalpost for future aortic valve trials

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: May 7, 2021

The new definitions and endpoints have gotten pushback from surgeons who say they will tip the balance in favor of transcatheter approaches.

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Patchy growth of TAVR programs leaves poorer communities behind

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Patrice Wendling
Publish date: May 3, 2021

Hospitals in metropolitan areas and those serving wealthier patients were more likely to start programs, according to a new cross-sectional...

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