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Does Hemodynamic-Guided Management of Heart Failure Improve Outcomes?

Hemodynamic-guided management of heart failure (HF) may not correlate with lower composite mortality or total HF events compared with controls, according to a study recently published in The Lancet. The study did find, however, a potential...

source: The Cardiology Advisor

Echocardiography May Not Improve Accuracy of Acute MI Diagnosis in the Presence of LBBB

Early echocardiography for suspected acute MI in the presence of left bundle branch block may not increase diagnostic accuracy in differentiating chest pain from other causes in hemodynamically stable patients, researchers reported.

source: Cardiology Today

In Patients With TAVR, Outcomes Similar in Bicuspid, Tricuspid Aortic Valves

In patients at low surgical risk who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a balloon-expandable valve, those with bicuspid aortic valves had no excess death and stroke risk compared with those with tricuspid aortic valves.

source: Cardiology Today

FDA Clears TAVR System to Treat Aortic Valve Disease

Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company's Portico with FlexNav transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system to treat people with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis who are at high or extreme risk for open-heart surgery....

source: Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

JAMA: New Cedars-Sinai Study Shows Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Can Help Patients With Broad Range of Heart Conditions

After reviewing national data from nearly 160,000 patients, Cedars-Sinai researchers found that transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, could be a favorable option for some low-risk patients...

source: Cath Lab Digest

PCI Before TAVR? New Study Provides Answers, But Questions Remain

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) does not appear to lower the risk of death or rehospitalization among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to new findings published in JACC: Cardiovascular...

source: Cardiovascular Business

DCB Match DES for Treating Coronary In-Stent Restenosis: European Registry

For coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR), drug-coated balloons (DCB) appear to perform just as well over the long term as thin-strut drug-eluting stents after accounting for differences in patient characteristics, Polish registry data suggest.

source: TCTMD

Valve-in-Valve TAVI Bests Redo SAVR in Short Term

Valve-in-valve (ViV) transcatheter procedures for a failed aortic bioprosthesis are associated with a lower risk of in-hospital mortality compared with a repeat surgical aortic valve replacement, but that benefit is offset slightly by a higher risk of hospital readmission...

source: TCTMD

Left Ventricular Assist Devices Improve Survival, QoL in Elderly

Elderly heart failure patients gain quality-of-life benefits with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), according to a study published in the Aug. 31 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

source: HealthDay News via The Cardiology Advisor

Transplant Docs Are Sticking With Invasive Biopsies After Heart Transplants

Endomyocardial biopsies (EMBs) may be losing favor as non-invasive alternatives improve, but the gold standard for routine surveillance of heart transplant rejection isn't going away anytime soon, transplant cardiologists agreed.

source: MedPage Today

The Utility of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index To Predict Outcomes in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

The objective was to assess geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI).

source: Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions

The Hemodynamic Spectrum of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis From Fibrosing Mediastinitis

A 63-year-old man presented with hemoptysis and progressive dyspnea. His echocardiogram was concerning for pulmonary hypertension (PH) and CT chest showed fibrosing mediastinitis with possible cardiac involvement. Right heart...

source: Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions

SCAI WEBINAR: Exploring Renal Denervation for Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension (Free Registration), September 30, 2021

Presented in partnership with the National Kidney Foundation, this event follows the recent publication of SCAI and NKF's Proceedings from Expert Consensus Roundtable on Renal Denervation Treatment for...

source: SCAI

JOIN THE SCAI PAC Fundraising Drive to Fight Proposed Medicare Payment Cuts to Interventional Cardiologists

As the lone voice representing interventional cardiologists, SCAI's Political Action Committee (SCAI PAC) has launched a campaign on behalf of members to fight proposed Medicare payment cuts that would harm patients...

source: SCAI

SCAI Membership — Do You Qualify to Become a Fellow of SCAI (SCAI)?

As the only interventional cardiology society in the U.S., SCAI is dedicated to equipping our members with the tools and resources to succeed and deliver top-notch care to improve the patient experience. SCAI Membership is based on...

source: SCAI

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Does Hemodynamic-Guided Management of Heart Failure Improve Outcomes?

Echocardiography May Not Improve Accuracy of Acute MI Diagnosis in the Presence of LBBB

In Patients With TAVR, Outcomes Similar in Bicuspid, Tricuspid Aortic Valves

FDA Clears TAVR System to Treat Aortic Valve Disease

JAMA: New Cedars-Sinai Study Shows Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Can Help Patients With Broad Range of Heart Conditions

PCI Before TAVR? New Study Provides Answers, But Questions Remain

DCB Match DES for Treating Coronary In-Stent Restenosis: European Registry

Valve-in-Valve TAVI Bests Redo SAVR in Short Term

Left Ventricular Assist Devices Improve Survival, QoL in Elderly

Transplant Docs Are Sticking With Invasive Biopsies After Heart Transplants

The Utility of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index To Predict Outcomes in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

The Hemodynamic Spectrum of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis From Fibrosing Mediastinitis

SCAI WEBINAR: Exploring Renal Denervation for Patients with Uncontrolled Hypertension (Free Registration), September 30, 2021

JOIN THE SCAI PAC Fundraising Drive to Fight Proposed Medicare Payment Cuts to Interventional Cardiologists

SCAI Membership — Do You Qualify to Become a Fellow of SCAI (SCAI)?

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