Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
No-implant interatrial shunt remains patent at a year
A no-implant interatrial shunting procedure showed improved wedge pressure and quality of life for up to 3 months in heart failure recipients.
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Thrombolysis is safe in stroke patients on oral anticoagulants
Is it time to update current guidelines that restrict thrombolysis in patients taking oral anticoagulants?
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Voice-analysis app promising as early warning system for heart failure decompensation
It could potentially help guide heart failure therapy to avert acute decompensations, researchers say. “But of course, we have to show that now in...
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SAFE-PAD shows long-term safety of paclitaxel devices
A large study of Medicare claims found no evidence of harmful outcomes associated with drug-eluting stents and balloons for up to 6 years.
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Distal radial snuffbox technique comes up short in DISCO RADIAL
The trial missed its primary endpoint but bolsters the case for using the technique when coupled with best practices to prevent radial artery...
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Pancreatic involvement in COVID-19: What do we know?
“Our data identify the human pancreas as a target of SARS-CoV-2 infection and suggest that pancreatic beta cell involvement could contribute to...
Guidelines
SCAI issues guidelines for PFO management, makes case for expansion
Clinical guidelines address expanded indications for percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure along with antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapy...
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Combo of hypertension and advanced age linked to higher cesarean rates
About 57% of women over 35 with hypertension underwent cesarean delivery, compared with 44% of their younger counterparts, study finds.
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Advancing digital health care past pandemic-driven telemedicine
A panel discussion at a recent American Telemedicine Association conference zeroed in on the need to optimize digital health tools to meet...
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Administrative hassle hacks: Strategies to curb physician stress
There’s no doubt work life is stressful for physicians, but experts speaking at the American Telemedicine Association conference say there are...
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COVID drove telehealth forward in high gear: Now what?
Experts speaking at the American Telemedicine Association conference focused on how investment in telehealth spiked during the pandemic and what...