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Five risk factors may predict thrombus on LAA occlusion implants
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The finding ‘opens a new paradigm’ for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation and should change clinical guidelines, experts say.
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ACC 21 looks to repeat success despite pandemic headwinds
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
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
Hospitals in metropolitan areas and those serving wealthier patients were more likely to start programs, according to a new cross-sectional...